Maryann Brandon
Maryann Brandon "A.C.E"., is an American television and film editor. She is a frequent collaborator with J. J. Abrams. Brandon earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her editing work on the popular television series "Alias", created by Abrams. Brandon was also an associate producer on "Alias" during its final season. She has since edited almost all of Abrams' films with Mary Jo Markey, with "" being the lone exception, as she edited that film with Stefan Grube. Brandon worked with Abrams on "", which was released in December 2015. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing  for her work on the film, sharing the nomination with Mary Jo Markey. In her role editing Abrams' "Star Trek", she reported that neither editor had been told that he intended to make extensive use of lens flares and bright lighting, and they initially contacted the film developers asking why the film seemed overexposed.