Kate Sanford, ACE, is an American television and film editor. She is best known for her work on The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Career Sanford began editing in 1994, with early work on Sex and the City. She gained significant recognition for her work on all five seasons of The Wire (2002–2008), created by David Simon, earning an American Cinema Editors Award for the episode "Boys of Summer" (2007). She also edited Treme (2010), another David Simon project, winning an American Cinema Editors Award for the episode "Do You Know What It Means", and Show Me a Hero (2015). She edited Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014), Vinyl (2016), The Deuce (2017–2019), and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–present), receiving American Cinema Editors Awards for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Her film credits include Eye of God (1997), O (2001), Brooklyn Rules (2007), Management (2008), and American Buffalo (1996). She is a member of American Cinema Editors, where she serves on the board of directors.
Select filmography Television + As Editor Year Title Notes1998 Sex and the City3 episodes2002-2008 The Wire19 episodes2010 Treme3 episodes2010-2014 Boardwalk Empire28 episodes 2015 Show Me a Hero3 episodes 2016 Vinyl4 episodes2017−2018 The Deuce3 episodes2017-2022 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel17 episodes 2024 We Were the Lucky Ones3 episodes Film + As Editor Year Title Director Notes 1996 American Buffalo Michael Corrente 1997 Eye of God Tim Blake Nelson 1999 Outside ProvidenceMichael Corrente 2001 OTim Blake Nelson 2007 Brooklyn RulesMichael Corrente 2008 ManagementStephen Belber 2024 On Swift HorsesDaniel Minahan
+ As Producer Year Title Director Notes 2017 The Surrounding Game Will Lockhart Cole Pruitt
Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2007 WonAmerican Cinema Editors AwardsBest Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial TelevisionThe Wire : "Boys of Summer"2009 NominatedThe Wire : "More with Less"2011 WonTreme : "Do You Know What It Means"2012 NominatedHollywood Post AllianceOutstanding Editing - TelevisionBoardwalk Empire : "Under God's Power She Flourishes"2019 WonAmerican Cinema Editors AwardsBest Edited Comedy Series for Non-Commercial TelevisionThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel : "Simone" NominatedPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series2020 NominatedThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel : "A Jewish Girl Walks Into the Apollo..." References
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