---
name: "Matt Villa"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matt-villa"
fi1m_id: "matt-villa"
imdb_id: "nm0897637"
tmdb_id: 966022
wikidata_id: "Q19662954"
roles: ["Editor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-05T03:26:37.792286+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."
---

# Matt Villa

## Identity

Matt Villa

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matt-villa
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matt-villa
- **IMDb ID:** nm0897637
- **TMDB ID:** 966022
- **Wikidata ID:** Q19662954
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Villa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19662954, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0897637/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/966022

Editor. Born in Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Active:** 1998–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 7: 1 acting, 6 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Baz Luhrmann](https://film.one/person/baz-luhrmann.md), [Craig Pearce](https://film.one/person/craig-pearce.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 76 (1), 2000s 66 (1), 2010s 68 (2), 2020s 60 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 60 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action 2, History 2, Science Fiction 2, Comedy 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,023m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Villa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19662954, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0897637/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/966022

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Lego Batman Movie*](https://film.one/film/the-lego-batman-movie.md) (74), [*Christy*](https://film.one/film/christy.md) (58)

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

## Biography

Matt Villa is an Australian film editor with over thirty years' experience. He has worked on both Australian and international productions, collaborating frequently with director Baz Luhrmann.

Villa edited *The Great Gatsby* (2013), for which he shared an AACTA Award for Best Editing. He won a second AACTA Award for *Predestination* (2014) and received an Academy Award nomination, shared with Jonathan Redmond, for *Elvis* (2022). Other credits include *I, Robot* (2004, associate editor), *Dark City* (1998, first assistant editor), *Daybreakers* (2010), *The Lego Batman Movie* (2017), *The Water Diviner* (2014), *Winchester* (2018), *Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway* (2021) and *Runner* (2026).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, mattvilla.com.au, imdb.com, aactafestival.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

### Performed in (1)

- *The Lego Batman Movie* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-batman-movie.md)

### Crew (6) — the average rests on these

- *Runner* (2026), Fi1m 56, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/runner.md)
- *Christy* (2025), Fi1m 58, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/christy.md)
- *Elvis* (2022), Fi1m 66, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/elvis.md)
- *The Great Gatsby* (2013), Fi1m 61, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-great-gatsby.md)
- *I, Robot* (2004), Fi1m 66, Associate Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/i-robot.md)
- *Dark City* (1998), Fi1m 76, First Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/dark-city.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

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

- *Runner* (2026), Editor — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/runner.md)
- *Christy* (2025), Editor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/christy.md)
- *Eden* (2025), Editor
- *And Mrs.* (2024), Editor
- *Sleeping Dogs* (2024), Editor
- *Scarygirl* (2023), as Additional Editing
- *Elvis* (2022), Editor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/elvis.md)
- *Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway* (2021), Editor
- *At Last* (2020), Editor
- *Winchester* (2018), Editor
- *The Lego Batman Movie* (2017), as Additional Voices (voice) · Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-batman-movie.md)
- *The Water Diviner* (2014), Editor
- *Predestination* (2014), Editor
- *The Great Gatsby* (2013), Editor — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/the-great-gatsby.md)
- *Lest We Forget* (2010), Editor
- *Daybreakers* (2010), Editor
- *The Final Winter* (2007), Editor
- *Bride of Silence* (2005), Editor
- *I, Robot* (2004), Associate Editor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/i-robot.md)
- *Bangers* (1999), Editor
- *Babe: Pig in the City* (1998), Visual Effects Coordinator
- *Dark City* (1998), First Assistant Editor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/dark-city.md)
- *Under the Lighthouse Dancing* (1997), Assistant Sound Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2023: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Elvis*

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

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