Tom McArdle

American film editor

Tom McArdle
Occupation	Film Editor
Years active	1992–present

Tom McArdle is an American film editor. He is best known as the editor for the films written and directed by Tom McCarthy, including The Station Agent (2003), The Visitor (2007), Win Win (2011) and Stillwater (2021). McArdle's collaboration with McCarthy on the film Spotlight (2015), earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing at the 88th Academy Awards^[1]^[2]^[3] and also won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing.^[4]

Other notable films McArdle has edited include Marshall (2017), In a World... (2013) and Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020). He joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2016. A graduate of Dartmouth College,^[5]^{[circular reference]} McArdle grew up in Garden City, New York. In 1987, McArdle was ranked 4th among US high-schoolers in the 3200 meter run with a time of 8:55.2.^[6] He currently holds the Nassau County (Section 8) indoor record for the 3200 meter run with a time of 9:02.5^[7] from 1987.

Filmography

As an editor

Maggie Moore(s) (2023)
Stillwater (2021)
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020)
What They Had (2018)
Marshall (2017)
Spotlight (2015)
The Cobbler (2014)
God's Pocket (2014)
In a World... (2013)
Hello I Must Be Going (2012)
Win Win (2011)
Tenure (2008)
Middle of Nowhere (2008)
Heckler (2007) (Documentary)
The Visitor (2007)
The Architect (2006)
Nadine in Date Land (2005) (TV Movie)
Duane Hopwood (2005)
Killer Diller (2004)
Boys on the Run (2003)
The Killing Zone (2003)
The Station Agent (2003)
Lone Hero (2002)
Whipped (2000)
Poor White Trash (2000)
Loving Jezebel (1999)
QM, I Think I Call Her QM (1999) (Short)
Nazis: The Occult Conspiracy (1998) (Documentary)
Hi-Life (1998)
Paranoia (1998)
A Hole in the Head (1998) (Documentary)
Better Than Ever (1997)
Talk to Me (1997)
Star Maps (1997)
Twisted (1996)
Sandman (Short) (1995)
The Keeper (1995)
Hand Gun (1994)
The Occult History of the Third Reich (Video Documentary) (1992)
Laws of Gravity (1992)

Other credits

2005: The Quiet (additional editor)
2003: The Killing Zone (associate producer)
2002: The Skateboard Show (TV Movie) (additional editor)

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Type	Nominated work
2016	Academy Awards	Best Film Editing	Nominated	Spotlight
	Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Film Editing	Nominated
	Critics' Choice Awards	Best Editing	Nominated
	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Best Editing	Nominated
	Gold Derby Awards	Best Editing	Nominated
	Independent Spirit Awards	Best Editing	Won
	HPA Award	Best Editing	Nominated
	Online Film & Television Association	Best Film Editing	Nominated
2015	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Film Editing	Runner-up
	Boston Society of Film Critics	Best Film Editing	Runner-up
	Indiewire Critics Poll Award	Best Editing	3rd place
	Phoenix Film Critics Society	Best Film Editing	Nominated
	St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association	Best Editing	Nominated
	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Editing	Nominated
1998	Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival	Best Editing	Won	Paranoia

References

^ "'Spotlight' editor Tom McArdle on importance of test screenings for pacing (Exclusive Video)". GoldDerby. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
^ "On the Reserved and Refined Crafts of 'Spotlight'". Variety. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
^ "'Spotlight' Editor Tom McArdle On Reteaming With Tom McCarthy & His Traditional Working Style - AwardsLine". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
^ Independent Spirit Awards: The complete winners list
^ List of Dartmouth College Alumni
^ Track and Field News 1987
^ INDOOR Track & Field Records - by Section, CHSAA & PSAL