# Tom Cross (film editor)

Tom Cross is an American television and film editor. He is known for his collaborations with Damien Chazelle including Whiplash (2014) for which he won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing as well as La La Land (2016), and First Man (2018).

## Early life

Tom has a Vietnamese mother, Mrs. Loc Vo - a painter originally from Hue, and his father is Jim Cross. In 1993, he graduated with a degree in visual arts from Purchase College, New York State.

## Career

He began his career in 1997 as an assistant editor, contributing to such diverse projects as We Own the Night (2007), Crazy Heart (2009), The Switch (2010) and the Primetime Emmy Award-winning drama series Deadwood. He came to worldwide prominence in 2015 when he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing, BAFTA Award for Best Editing and Academy Award for Best Editing (among other honors) for his work on the acclaimed film Whiplash (2014). and reunited with writer/director Damien Chazelle on the musical romantic comedy La La Land (2016).
He is also known for his work on David O. Russell's biographical drama Joy (2015), the musical The Greatest Showman (2016), Scott Cooper's western drama Hostiles (2017), and Cary Joji Fukunaga's James Bond film No Time to Die (2021).

## Influences

He has cited The Wild Bunch (1969) and The French Connection (1971) as influences.

## Personal life

Tom is married to Holly Ramos and they have two children. When Tom received his first Oscar nomination, Ramos took to her blog to congratulate her husband and share her pride, she said: ".. Tom is the personification of Conan O’Brien’s quote. “if you work really really hard and are kind, amazing things will happen”. He inspires me everyday."

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 2010 | The Space Between | Travis Fine | |
| 2012 | Any Day Now | Travis Fine | |
| 2014 | Whiplash | Damien Chazelle | |
| 2014 | Time Lapse | Bradley D. King | |
| 2015 | The Driftless Area | Zachary Slusser | |
| 2015 | Joy | David O. Russell | Co-edited with Alan Baumgarten, Christopher Tellefsen and Jay Cassidy |
| 2016 | La La Land | Damien Chazelle | |
| 2017 | Hostiles | Scott Cooper | |
| 2017 | The Greatest Showman | Michael Gracey | Co-edited with Joe Hutshing, Jon Poll, Michael McCusker, Robert Duffy and Spencer Susser |
| 2018 | First Man | Damien Chazelle | |
| 2021 | No Time to Die | Cary Joji Fukunaga | Co-edited with Elliot Graham |
| 2022 | Babylon | Damien Chazelle | |

## Accolades

Awards and nominations received by Tom Cross :
| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Academy Awards | 2015 | Best Film Editing | Whiplash | Won |
| Academy Awards | 2017 | Best Film Editing | La La Land | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2015 | Best Editing | Whiplash | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2016 | Best Editing | La La Land | Nominated |
| American Cinema Editors | 2015 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Whiplash | Nominated |
| American Cinema Editors | 2016 | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Joy | Nominated |
| American Cinema Editors | 2017 | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | La La Land | Won |
| American Cinema Editors | 2019 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | First Man | Nominated |
| American Cinema Editors | 2022 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | No Time to Die | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 2019 | Best Film Editing | First Man | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | 2016 | Best Editing | La La Land | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | 2018 | Best Editing | First Man | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2015 | Best Editing | Whiplash | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2017 | Best Editing | La La Land | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2019 | Best Editing | First Man | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2022 | Best Editing | No Time to Die | Won |
| British Film Editors Cut Above Awards | 2022 | Best Edited British Drama | No Time to Die | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2014 | Best Editing | Whiplash | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2016 | Best Editing | La La Land | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2018 | Best Editing | First Man | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2022 | Best Editing | Babylon | Nominated |
| Chicago Indie Critics | 2019 | Best Editing | First Man | Nominated |
| Chicago Indie Critics | 2023 | Best Editing | Babylon | Nominated |
| Columbus Film Critics Association | 2015 | Best Film Editing | Whiplash | Won |
| Columbus Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Film Editing | La La Land | Won |
| Columbus Film Critics Association | 2019 | Best Film Editing | First Man | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2015 | Best Editing | Whiplash | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2016 | Best Editing | La La Land | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2019 | Best Editing | First Man | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2023 | Best Editing | Babylon | Nominated |
| DiscussingFilm Critics Awards | 2023 | Best Editing | Babylon | Nominated |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2015 | Film Editing | Whiplash | Won |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2017 | Film Editing | La La Land | Won |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2019 | Film Editing | First Man | Won |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2020 | Film Editing of the Decade | Whiplash | 3rd place |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2020 | Film Editing of the Decade | La La Land | Nominated |
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | 2018 | Film Editing | First Man | Nominated |
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | 2022 | Film Editing | Babylon | Nominated |
| Hawaii Film Critics Society | 2017 | Best Editing | La La Land | Won |
| Hawaii Film Critics Society | 2019 | Best Editing | First Man | Won |
| Hawaii Film Critics Society | 2023 | Best Editing | Babylon | Nominated |
| Hollywood Film Awards | 2018 | Hollywood Editor Award | First Man | Won |
| Hollywood Professional Association | 2015 | Outstanding Editing – Theatrical Feature | Whiplash | Won |
| Hollywood Professional Association | 2022 | Outstanding Editing – Theatrical Feature | No Time to Die | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 2015 | Best Editing | Whiplash | Won |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | 2014 | Best Editing | Whiplash | Runner-up |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | 2016 | Best Editing | La La Land | 3rd place |
| International Cinephile Society | 2015 | Best Editing | Whiplash | Won |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | 2016 | Best Film Editing | La La Land | Nominated |
| Latino Entertainment Journalists Association | 2019 | Best Editing | First Man | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2015 | Technical Achievement | Whiplash | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 2016 | Best Editing | La La Land | Runner-up |
| Music City Film Critics Association | 2019 | Best Editing | First Man | Nominated |
| Music City Film Critics Association | 2023 | Best Editing | Babylon | Nominated |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | 2023 | Best Editing | Babylon | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2017 | Best Film Editing | La La Land | Won |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2019 | Best Film Editing | First Man | Runner-up |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2014 | Best Editing | Whiplash | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2017 | Best Editing | La La Land | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2019 | Best Editing | First Man | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | 2016 | Best Film Editing | La La Land | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2016 | Best Editing | La La Land | Nominated |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | 2014 | Best Film Editing | Whiplash | Nominated |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | 2016 | Best Film Editing | La La Land | Nominated |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | 2018 | Best Film Editing | First Man | Nominated |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | 2023 | Best Film Editing | Babylon | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2017 | Best Editing | La La Land | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2019 | Best Editing | First Man | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 2017 | Best Film Editing | La La Land | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 2018 | Best Film Editing | First Man | Nominated |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | 2016 | Best Editing | La La Land | Nominated |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | 2018 | Best Editing | First Man | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 2014 | Best Editing | Whiplash | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 2016 | Best Editing | La La Land | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 2018 | Best Editing | First Man | Won |