---
name: "Lee Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lee-smith"
fi1m_id: "lee-smith"
imdb_id: "nm0809059"
tmdb_id: 3904
wikidata_id: "Q1811998"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "10 June 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 17
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_over: 17
updated: "2026-10-05T12:09:59.133842+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."
---

# Lee Smith

## Identity

Lee Smith

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lee-smith
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lee-smith
- **IMDb ID:** nm0809059
- **TMDB ID:** 3904
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1811998
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Smith_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1811998, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809059/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3904

Editor. Born 10 June 1960 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 10 June 1960, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- **Active:** 1989–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Christopher Nolan](https://film.one/person/christopher-nolan.md), [Emma Thomas](https://film.one/person/emma-thomas.md), [Christian Bale](https://film.one/person/christian-bale.md), [Jonathan Nolan](https://film.one/person/jonathan-nolan.md), [Michael Caine](https://film.one/person/michael-caine.md), [Charles Roven](https://film.one/person/charles-roven.md), [Sam Mendes](https://film.one/person/sam-mendes.md), [Tom Hardy](https://film.one/person/tom-hardy.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 73 (1), 1990s 88 (2), 2000s 84 (4), 2010s 74 (7), 2020s 58 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 72 across 17 titles
- **Score spread:** 8 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 13, Action 8, Adventure 5, Thriller 5, Science Fiction 4, Crime 3
- **Screen time:** 37 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $6,971m across 17 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Smith_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1811998, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809059/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3904

## Coming up

- *The Beatles: Paul* (2028-04-05), Editor
- *The Beatles: John* (2028-04-05), Editor
- *The Beatles: Ringo* (2028-04-05), Editor
- *The Beatles: George* (2028-04-05), Editor

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Dunkirk*](https://film.one/film/dunkirk.md) (86), [*Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World*](https://film.one/film/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world.md) (86), [*Interstellar*](https://film.one/film/interstellar.md) (79), [*Argylle*](https://film.one/film/argylle.md) (45)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Dark Knight*](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight.md) (85), [*Batman Begins*](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md) (81), [*The Dark Knight Rises*](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight-rises.md) (74)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Truman Show*](https://film.one/film/the-truman-show.md) (88), [*Inception*](https://film.one/film/inception.md) (80)
- **Netflix:** [*1917*](https://film.one/film/1917.md) (78), [*Elysium*](https://film.one/film/elysium.md) (60)
- **Paramount+:** [*Better Man*](https://film.one/film/better-man.md) (74)

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

## Biography

Lee Smith is an Australian film editor. He has worked in the film industry since the 1980s, beginning as a sound editor before moving into picture editing.

His early collaboration with director Peter Weir led to work on films including *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003). He is best known for editing seven films directed by Christopher Nolan: *Batman Begins* (2005), *The Prestige* (2006), *The Dark Knight* (2008), *Inception* (2010), *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), *Interstellar* (2014) and *Dunkirk* (2017), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.

More recent credits include *1917* (2019), *Empire of Light* (2022), *Argylle* (2024) and *Better Man* (2024).

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

## On Fi1m (17)

- *Argylle* (2024), Fi1m 45, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/argylle.md)
- *Better Man* (2024), Fi1m 74, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/better-man.md)
- *Empire of Light* (2022), Fi1m 54, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-light.md)
- *1917* (2019), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/1917.md)
- *Dunkirk* (2017), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/dunkirk.md)
- *Spectre* (2015), Fi1m 58, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/spectre.md)
- *Interstellar* (2014), Fi1m 79, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/interstellar.md)
- *Elysium* (2013), Fi1m 60, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/elysium.md)
- *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), Fi1m 74, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight-rises.md)
- *Inception* (2010), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/inception.md)
- *The Dark Knight* (2008), Fi1m 85, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight.md)
- *The Prestige* (2006), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-prestige.md)
- *Batman Begins* (2005), Fi1m 81, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md)
- *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world.md)
- *The Truman Show* (1998), Fi1m 88, Editor, Sound Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-truman-show.md)
- *The Piano* (1993), Fi1m 88, Sound Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano.md)
- *Dead Calm* (1989), Fi1m 73, Sound Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-calm.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

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

- *The Beatles: Paul* (2028), Editor
- *The Beatles: John* (2028), Editor
- *The Beatles: Ringo* (2028), Editor
- *The Beatles: George* (2028), Editor
- *The Unholy Trinity* (2025), Editor
- *Better Man* (2024), Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/better-man.md)
- *Argylle* (2024), Editor — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/argylle.md)
- *Empire of Light* (2022), Editor — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-light.md)
- *The 355* (2022), Editor
- *1917* (2019), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/1917.md)
- *Dark Phoenix* (2019), Editor
- *Dunkirk* (2017), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/dunkirk.md)
- *Spectre* (2015), Editor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/spectre.md)
- *Interstellar* (2014), Editor — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/interstellar.md)
- *Ender's Game* (2013), Editor
- *Elysium* (2013), Editor — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/elysium.md)
- *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight-rises.md)
- *X-Men: First Class* (2011), Editor
- *The Way Back* (2010), Editor
- *Inception* (2010), Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/inception.md)
- *The Dark Knight* (2008), Editor — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight.md)
- *The Prestige* (2006), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-prestige.md)
- *Batman Begins* (2005), Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md)
- *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world.md)
- *The Rage in Placid Lake* (2003), Editor
- *Buffalo Soldiers* (2002), Editor
- *Black and White* (2002), Editor
- *Risk* (2001), Editor, Sound Designer
- *Holy Smoke* (1999), Sound Designer
- *Two Hands* (1999), Editor, Sound
- *The Truman Show* (1998), Editor, Sound Designer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-truman-show.md)
- *Joey* (1997), Editor
- *Lilian's Story* (1996), Editor
- *Little Women* (1994), Sound Designer
- *Fearless* (1993), Editor
- *The Piano* (1993), Sound Designer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano.md)
- *Lorenzo's Oil* (1992), Sound Designer
- *Blinky Bill* (1992), Editor
- *Turtle Beach* (1992), Editor
- *RoboCop 2* (1990), Editor
- *Communion* (1989), Editor
- *Bangkok Hilton* (1989), series, Sound Designer
- *Dead Calm* (1989), Sound Designer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-calm.md)
- *The Marsupials: The Howling III* (1987), Sound Editor, Editor
- *Dead End Drive-In* (1986), Editor
- *Burke & Wills* (1985), Sound Effects Editor
- *Crosstalk* (1982), Assistant Editor
- *The Chain Reaction* (1980), Additional Sound Re-Recordist
- *Sirius*, Director

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 2018: Best Film Editing (won), for *Dunkirk*
- 2009: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *The Dark Knight*
- 2004: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World*

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

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