The 20th American Cinema Editors Awards, which were presented on Saturday, March 14, 1970, at The Century Plaza Hotel, honored the best editors in films and television. The award was hosted by radio and television announcer George Fenneman. Producer and director John Sturges won the "ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award" for "outstanding achievements in filmmaking, climaxing a career which began in film editing.". Film producer Marvin Mirisch handed the award to Sturges. As with the previous year, clips of all the films and television series were showcased before the winners were announced.
Nominees
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Best Edited Feature Film Best Edited Television Program Hello, Dolly! – William H. Reynolds (TIE) True Grit – Warren Low (TIE) Anne of the Thousand Days – Richard Marden Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – John C. Howard and Richard C. Meyer The Secret of Santa Vittoria – Earle Herdan and William A. Lyon Marcus Welby, M.D: "A Matter of Humanities" – Gene Palmer The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO – John C. Fuller, Igo Kantor, Patrick Kennedy, Frank McKelvey Bonanza: "Dead Wrong" – Danny B. Landres The Ghost & Mrs. Muir: "The Great Power Failure" – Axel Hubert Sr. Hollywood: The Selznick Years – David Blewitt and Graham Lee Mahin The Mystery of Animal Behavior – Peter C. Johnson My World and Welcome to It: "Rally Round the Flag" – Hugh Chaloupka Room 222: "Richie's Story" – Frank P. Keller
References
External links ACE Award 1970 at the Internet Movie Database