--- name: "Nat Sanders" canonical: "https://film.one/person/nat-sanders" fi1m_id: "nat-sanders" imdb_id: "nm1477623" tmdb_id: 148737 wikidata_id: "Q16980620" roles: ["Editor"] born: "8 August 1980" reviewed_on_fi1m: 7 average_fi1m_score: 75 average_over: 7 updated: "2026-09-19T12:16:54.673811+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." --- # Nat Sanders ## Identity Nat Sanders - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nat-sanders - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** nat-sanders - **IMDb ID:** nm1477623 - **TMDB ID:** 148737 - **Wikidata ID:** Q16980620 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Sanders, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16980620, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1477623/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/148737 Editor. Born 8 August 1980 in New London, Connecticut, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Editor - **Born:** 8 August 1980, New London, Connecticut, USA - **Active:** 2012–present - **Frequently works with:** [Destin Daniel Cretton](https://film.one/person/destin-daniel-cretton.md), [Joi McMillon](https://film.one/person/joi-mcmillon.md), [Adele Romanski](https://film.one/person/adele-romanski.md), [Barry Jenkins](https://film.one/person/barry-jenkins.md), [Dede Gardner](https://film.one/person/dede-gardner.md), [Harry Yoon](https://film.one/person/harry-yoon.md), [Jeremy Kleiner](https://film.one/person/jeremy-kleiner.md), [Kevin Feige](https://film.one/person/kevin-feige.md) - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 84 (4), 2020s 63 (3) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 75 across 7 titles - **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Genres:** Drama 5, Action 2, Adventure 2, Comedy 2, Fantasy 1, Romance 1 - **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $2,946m across 6 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Sanders, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16980620, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1477623/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/148737 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*Moonlight*](https://film.one/film/moonlight.md) (89), [*Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings*](https://film.one/film/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings.md) (66), [*Next Goal Wins*](https://film.one/film/next-goal-wins.md) (50) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Short Term 12*](https://film.one/film/short-term-12.md) (86), [*If Beale Street Could Talk*](https://film.one/film/if-beale-street-could-talk.md) (81) - **HBO Max:** [*Girls*](https://film.one/tv/girls.md) (82) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Nat Sanders is an American film editor. He studied film at the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts, graduating in 2002. Sanders is known for his work on *Short Term 12* (2013), *Moonlight* (2016), *If Beale Street Could Talk* (2018), *Just Mercy* (2019), *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings* (2021), *Next Goal Wins* (2023) and *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* (2026). He has collaborated frequently with directors Barry Jenkins and Destin Daniel Cretton. He won Independent Spirit Awards for editing *Short Term 12* and *Moonlight*, and received an Academy Award nomination for the latter. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (7) - *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* (2026), Fi1m 72, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-brand-new-day.md) - *Next Goal Wins* (2023), Fi1m 50, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/next-goal-wins.md) - *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings* (2021), Fi1m 66, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings.md) - *If Beale Street Could Talk* (2018), Fi1m 81, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/if-beale-street-could-talk.md) - *Moonlight* (2016), Fi1m 89, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/moonlight.md) - *Short Term 12* (2013), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/short-term-12.md) - *Girls* (2012), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/girls.md) ## Complete filmography (27) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* (2026), Editor — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-brand-new-day.md) - *A Sad and Beautiful World* (2026), Editor - *Next Goal Wins* (2023), Editor — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/next-goal-wins.md) - *Quiz Lady* (2023), Editor - *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings* (2021), Editor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings.md) - *Just Mercy* (2019), Editor - *If Beale Street Could Talk* (2018), Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/if-beale-street-could-talk.md) - *The Glass Castle* (2017), Editor - *Moonlight* (2016), Editor — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/moonlight.md) - *Tig* (2015), Additional Editor - *Togetherness* (2015), series, Editor - *Laggies* (2014), Editor - *The One I Love* (2014), Thanks - *Short Term 12* (2013), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/short-term-12.md) - *She Said, She Said* (2013), Editor - *The Do-Deca-Pentathlon* (2012), Editor - *Girls* (2012), series, Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/girls.md) - *Nature Calls* (2012), Editor - *On the Ice* (2011), Editor - *Your Sister's Sister* (2011), Editor - *Our Idiot Brother* (2011), Additional Editor - *Tiny Furniture* (2010), as Gallery-Goer · Thanks - *The Freebie* (2010), Editor - *Medicine for Melancholy* (2009), Editor, Sound Designer - *Humpday* (2009), Editor - *Fashion House* (2006), series, Editor - *A Work in Progress* (2002), First Assistant Director ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 2017: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Moonlight* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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