---
name: "Maryann Brandon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/maryann-brandon"
fi1m_id: "maryann-brandon"
imdb_id: "nm0104783"
tmdb_id: 15349
wikidata_id: "Q3850525"
roles: ["Editor","Director"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-05T15:58:40.483753+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."
---

# Maryann Brandon

## Identity

Maryann Brandon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/maryann-brandon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** maryann-brandon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0104783
- **TMDB ID:** 15349
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3850525
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryann_Brandon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3850525, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0104783/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15349

Editor and director. Born 1 January 2000 in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor, Director
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, USA
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 9: 1 directing, 8 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [J.J. Abrams](https://film.one/person/j-j-abrams.md), [Mary Jo Markey](https://film.one/person/mary-jo-markey.md), [Alex Kurtzman](https://film.one/person/alex-kurtzman.md), [Roberto Orci](https://film.one/person/roberto-orci.md), [Adam Driver](https://film.one/person/adam-driver.md), [Bryan Burk](https://film.one/person/bryan-burk.md), [Carrie Fisher](https://film.one/person/carrie-fisher.md), [Chris Pine](https://film.one/person/chris-pine.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 75 (3), 2010s 64 (5), 2020s 56 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 66 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 7, Adventure 7, Science Fiction 6, Animation 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $6,253m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryann_Brandon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3850525, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0104783/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15349

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Alias*](https://film.one/tv/alias.md) (74), [*Venom: Let There Be Carnage*](https://film.one/film/venom-let-there-be-carnage.md) (56), [*Venom*](https://film.one/film/venom.md) (51), [*Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker*](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md) (50)
- **Apple TV:** [*Star Trek*](https://film.one/film/star-trek.md) (81), [*Star Wars: The Force Awakens*](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens.md) (77), [*Star Trek Into Darkness*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md) (60)
- **Paramount+:** [*Mission: Impossible III*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-iii.md) (70)

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

## Biography

Maryann Brandon is an American film and television editor. She is a frequent collaborator with director J. J. Abrams and has often worked alongside editor Mary Jo Markey.

Brandon earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her work on the television series *Alias*. She co-edited Abrams' feature films including *Mission: Impossible III* (2006), *Star Trek* (2009), *Super 8* (2011), *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013), and *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), the last of which brought her an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing shared with Markey. Other credits include *How to Train Your Dragon* (2010), *Kung Fu Panda 2* (2011), *Passengers* (2016), *Venom* (2018), *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), and *Venom: Let There Be Carnage* (2021).

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

## On Fi1m (9)

### Directed (1)

- *Alias* (2001), Fi1m 74, Editor, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)

### Crew (8) — the average rests on these

- *Venom: Let There Be Carnage* (2021), Fi1m 56, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/venom-let-there-be-carnage.md)
- *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), Fi1m 50, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md)
- *Venom* (2018), Fi1m 51, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/venom.md)
- *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), Fi1m 77, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens.md)
- *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013), Fi1m 60, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md)
- *How to Train Your Dragon* (2010), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-train-your-dragon-2010.md)
- *Star Trek* (2009), Fi1m 81, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek.md)
- *Mission: Impossible III* (2006), Fi1m 70, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-iii.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

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

- *Clika* (2026), Editor
- *Venom: Let There Be Carnage* (2021), Editor — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/venom-let-there-be-carnage.md)
- *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), Editor — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md)
- *Venom* (2018), Editor — Fi1m 51, [page](https://film.one/film/venom.md)
- *The Darkest Minds* (2018), Editor
- *Passengers* (2016), Editor
- *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), Editor — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens.md)
- *Endless Love* (2014), Editor
- *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013), Editor — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md)
- *Super 8* (2011), Editor
- *Kung Fu Panda 2* (2011), Editor
- *Gulliver's Travels* (2010), Editor
- *How to Train Your Dragon* (2010), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-train-your-dragon-2010.md)
- *Star Trek* (2009), Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek.md)
- *The Jane Austen Book Club* (2007), Editor
- *Mission: Impossible III* (2006), Editor — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-iii.md)
- *Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story* (2001), Editor
- *Alias* (2001), series, Editor, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *The Flying Dutchman* (2001), Editor
- *The Miracle Worker* (2000), Editor
- *A Thousand Acres* (1997), Editor
- *Grumpier Old Men* (1995), Editor
- *Born to Be Wild* (1995), Editor
- *The Birds II: Land's End* (1994), Editor
- *The Witches of Eastwick* (1992), Editor
- *Bingo* (1991), Editor
- *All's Fair* (1989), Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2016: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2003: Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series (nominated), for *Alias*

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film 2010: American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film (nominated), for *How to Train Your Dragon*

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

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/maryann-brandon
