Kevin Tent
Kevin Tent is an American film editor and director. Tent has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors (ACE) and serves as a member of the board. Kevin Tent is best known for being Alexander Payne's go-to film editor on films such as "Nebraska", "The Descendants", "Sideways", and "Election". Tent has been nominated for an Academy Award for best editing for "The Descendants" and won an ACE Eddie award for the same film and received three other ACE Eddie Award nominations for "Election", "Sideways" and "About Schmidt". In addition to his career in editing , Tent also co-directed two films, "Ultra Warrior" (1990) and "Blackbelt II" (1993), and directed the 2017 film "Crash Pad". Early life. Tent's early life was spent near Buffalo, New York. He began his career editing educational films, then moved into the world of low-budget horror films, working on several projects with legendary producer Roger Corman. Tent has since gone on to edit many high-profile films.