# Alan Baumgarten

Alan Baumgarten (born February 1, 1957) is an American film editor. He frequently collaborates with directors Jay Roach and Ruben Fleischer having edited four of their feature films. He has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, for American Hustle (2013), together with co-editors Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers, and The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020).

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1990 | Captain America | Albert Pyun | Additional editor |
| 1991 | Kickboxer 2 | Albert Pyun | |
| 1992 | Dead On: Relentless II | Michael Schroeder | |
| 1992 | The Lawnmower Man | Brett Leonard | |
| 1993 | Excessive Force | Jon Hess | |
| 1995 | Lord of Illusions | Clive Barker | |
| 1998 | The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story | Nick Marck | |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Gary Halvorson | |
| 2003 | Monte Walsh | Simon Wincer | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | See Jane Date | Robert Berlinger | Television film |
| 2004 | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Rawson M. Thurber | Co-edited with Peter Teschner |
| 2004 | Meet the Fockers | Jay Roach | Co-edited with Jon Poll and Lee Haxall |
| 2005 | Fever Pitch | Farrelly brothers | |
| 2007 | The Heartbreak Kid | Farrelly brothers | Co-edited with Sam Seig |
| 2007 | Charlie Bartlett | Jon Poll | |
| 2007 | Mr. Woodcock | Craig Gillespie | |
| 2008 | Recount | Jay Roach | Television film ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie |
| 2009 | Funny People | Judd Apatow | Additional editor |
| 2009 | Zombieland | Ruben Fleischer | Co-edited with Peter Amundson |
| 2010 | Dinner for Schmucks | Jay Roach | Co-edited with Jon Poll |
| 2011 | The Muppets | James Bobin | Additional editor |
| 2011 | 30 Minutes or Less | Ruben Fleischer | |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Ruben Fleischer | Co-edited with James Herbert |
| 2013 | American Hustle | David O. Russell | Co-edited with Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical Satellite Award for Best Editing Nominated — Academy Award for Best Film Editing Nominated — AWFJ Award for Best Editing Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing Nominated — Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing Nominated — Gold Derby Award for Best Film Editing Nominated — Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Best Editing - Feature Film Nominated — Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Editing Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing Nominated — San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Editing |
| 2015 | Joy | David O. Russell | Co-edited with Christopher Tellefsen, Jay Cassidy and Tom Cross Nominated — ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical |
| 2015 | Trumbo | Jay Roach | |
| 2017 | Molly's Game | Aaron Sorkin | Co-edited with Elliot Graham and Josh Schaeffer Hawaii Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing Nominated — ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic |
| 2018 | The Cloverfield Paradox | Julius Onah | Co-edited with Matt Evans and Rebecca Valente |
| 2018 | Venom | Ruben Fleischer | Co-edited with Maryann Brandon |
| 2019 | Charlie's Angels | Elizabeth Banks | Co-edited with Mary Jo Markey |
| 2020 | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Aaron Sorkin | ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing Satellite Award for Best Editing Nominated — Academy Award for Best Film Editing Nominated — AWFJ Award for Best Editing Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Editing Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing Nominated — Hollywood Critics Association Award for Best Editing Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing Nominated — San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing Nominated — San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Editing Nominated — St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing |
| 2021 | Being the Ricardos | Aaron Sorkin | |

### Television

* Eerie, Indiana (1991)