---
name: "Joe Walker"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joe-walker"
fi1m_id: "joe-walker"
imdb_id: "nm0907863"
tmdb_id: 999565
wikidata_id: "Q15629981"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "2 October 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-19T04:31:31.409535+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Joe Walker

## Identity

Joe Walker

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joe-walker
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joe-walker
- **IMDb ID:** nm0907863
- **TMDB ID:** 999565
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15629981
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Walker_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15629981, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0907863/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/999565

Editor. Born 2 October 1963 in UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 2 October 1963, UK
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Denis Villeneuve](https://film.one/person/denis-villeneuve.md), [Steve McQueen](https://film.one/person/steve-mcqueen.md), [Mary Parent](https://film.one/person/mary-parent.md), [Michael Fassbender](https://film.one/person/michael-fassbender.md), [Rebecca Ferguson](https://film.one/person/rebecca-ferguson.md), [Timothée Chalamet](https://film.one/person/timothee-chalamet.md), [Arnon Milchan](https://film.one/person/arnon-milchan.md), [Cale Boyter](https://film.one/person/cale-boyter.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 81 (3), 2010s 83 (6), 2020s 75 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 78 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 8 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Science Fiction 5, Adventure 3, Action 2, Crime 2, History 2
- **Screen time:** 22 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,047m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Walker_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15629981, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0907863/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/999565

## Coming up

- *Dune: Part Three* (2026-12-15), Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-three.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Dune: Part Two*](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md) (84), [*Sicario*](https://film.one/film/sicario.md) (80), [*Dune*](https://film.one/film/dune.md) (76)
- **Apple TV:** [*Arrival*](https://film.one/film/arrival.md) (86), [*Blade Runner 2049*](https://film.one/film/blade-runner-2049.md) (83)
- **AMC+:** [*Hunger*](https://film.one/film/hunger.md) (86)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Virgin Queen*](https://film.one/tv/the-virgin-queen.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Joe Walker is a British film editor. He studied music at the University of York, graduating in 1984, and trained in editing at the BBC's film department in Ealing Studios.

Walker has collaborated extensively with directors Steve McQueen and Denis Villeneuve. His credits include *Hunger* (2008), *Shame* (2011), *12 Years a Slave* (2013), *Sicario* (2015), *Arrival* (2016), *Blade Runner 2049* (2017), *Widows* (2018), *Dune* (2021), *The Creator* (2023) and *Dune: Part Two* (2024). He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for *Dune*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (12)

- *Dune: Part Two* (2024), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md)
- *The Creator* (2023), Fi1m 64, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-creator.md)
- *Dune* (2021), Fi1m 76, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/dune.md)
- *Widows* (2018), Fi1m 83, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/widows.md)
- *Blade Runner 2049* (2017), Fi1m 83, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner-2049.md)
- *Arrival* (2016), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/arrival.md)
- *Sicario* (2015), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/sicario.md)
- *12 Years a Slave* (2013), Fi1m 91, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/12-years-a-slave.md)
- *Shame* (2011), Fi1m 74, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/shame.md)
- *Hunger* (2008), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/hunger.md)
- *The Devil's Whore* (2008), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-devils-whore.md)
- *The Virgin Queen* (2006), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-virgin-queen.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Dune: Part Three* (2026), Editor — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-three.md)
- *A Life in Frames — Joe Walker* (2025), Actor
- *Dune: Part Two* (2024), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md)
- *The Creator* (2023), Editor — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-creator.md)
- *The Unforgivable* (2021), Editor
- *Dune* (2021), Editor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/dune.md)
- *Widows* (2018), Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/widows.md)
- *Blade Runner 2049* (2017), Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner-2049.md)
- *Arrival* (2016), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/arrival.md)
- *Sicario* (2015), Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/sicario.md)
- *Blackhat* (2015), Editor
- *Ashes* (2014), Editor
- *12 Years a Slave* (2013), Editor — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/12-years-a-slave.md)
- *Last Passenger* (2013), Editor
- *Shame* (2011), Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/shame.md)
- *Life in a Day* (2011), Editor
- *Brighton Rock* (2010), Editor
- *Harry Brown* (2009), Editor
- *The Devil's Whore* (2008), series, Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-devils-whore.md)
- *Slapper* (2008), Editor
- *The Escapist* (2008), Editor
- *Hunger* (2008), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/hunger.md)
- *Grow Your Own* (2007), Editor
- *The Virgin Queen* (2006), series, Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-virgin-queen.md)
- *Mr Harvey Lights a Candle* (2005), Editor
- *Doctor Zhivago* (2002), series, Editor
- *Fields of Gold* (2002), Editor
- *Sword of Honour* (2001), Editor
- *The Secret World of Michael Fry* (2000), series, Editor
- *In the Red* (1998), series, Editor
- *Solti: The Making of a Maestro* (1998), Editor
- *Out of the Blue* (1995), series, Editor
- *The Hour of the Pig* (1993), Sound Editor
- *Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster* (1992), ADR Editor
- *An Ungentlemanly Act* (1992), Sound Editor
- *First Born* (1988), series, Sound Editor
- *An Affair in Mind* (1988), Sound Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 2022: Best Film Editing (won), for *Dune*
- 2017: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Arrival*
- 2014: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *12 Years a Slave*

### Other awards — 1 won

- European Film Award for Best Editor 2012: European Film Award for Best Editor (won), for *Shame*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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