- Known For
- Editing
- Born
- —
- Place of Birth
- Buffalo, New York, USA
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 President of the board. He is best known for his longstanding collaboration with Alexander Payne, having edited every feature film Payne has directed as of 2023. For his work on Payne's films, Tent has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Editing for his works in The Descendants and The Holdovers. Tent also won an ACE Eddie award for first 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.
Filmography
movieLonely Planet
2024 · Editor
movieThe Holdovers
2023 · Editor
movieSemper Fi
2019 · Editor
movieHoney Boy
2019 · Editorial Consultant
movieOtherhood
2019 · Editor
movieThe Peanut Butter Falcon
2019 · Editor
movieDownsizing
2017 · Editor
movieCrash Pad
2017 · Executive Producer, Director
movieElvis & Nixon
2016 · Executive Producer
movieParched
2015 · Editor
movieThe Audition
2015 · Editor
movieWelcome to Me
2015 · Editor
movieNebraska
2013 · Editor
movieDisconnect
2013 · Editor
movieI Don't Know How She Does It
2011 · Editor
movieThe Descendants
2011 · Editor
movieShanghai
2010 · Editor
tvHung
2009 · Editor
movieThe Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009 · Editor
movieThe Golden Compass
2007 · Editor
movieMr. Woodcock
2007 · Editor
movieRV
2006 · Editor
movieMonster-in-Law
2005 · Editor
movieSideways
2004 · Editor
movieThe Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 · Self
movieThe Clearing
2004 · Editor
movieAbout Schmidt
2002 · Editor
movieFriday After Next
2002 · Additional Editor
movieBlow
2001 · Editor
movieGirl, Interrupted
1999 · Editor
movieElection
1999 · Editor
movieSince You've Been Gone
1998 · Editor
movieCitizen Ruth
1996 · Editor
movieOne Good Turn
1996 · Editor
movieHomage
1995 · Editor
movieGuncrazy
1992 · Editor
movieRock 'n' Roll High School Forever
1991 · Editor
movieGuilty As Charged
1991 · Editor
movieSorority House Massacre II
1990 · Newscaster
movieFrankenhooker
1990 · Editor
movieUltra Warrior
1990 · Director
movieBasket Case 2
1990 · Editor
movieBlackbelt II: Fatal Force
1989 · Director
movieMoontrap
1989 · Editor
movieNot of This Earth
1988 · Editor