---
name: "Tariq Anwar"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tariq-anwar"
fi1m_id: "tariq-anwar"
imdb_id: "nm0031697"
tmdb_id: 8219
wikidata_id: "Q1358042"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "21 September 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-22T04:04:18.849505+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."
---

# Tariq Anwar

## Identity

Tariq Anwar

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tariq-anwar
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tariq-anwar
- **IMDb ID:** nm0031697
- **TMDB ID:** 8219
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1358042
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariq_Anwar_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1358042, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0031697/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8219

Editor. Born 21 September 1945 in Delhi, British India.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 21 September 1945, Delhi, British India
- **Active:** 1963–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Nicholas Hytner](https://film.one/person/nicholas-hytner.md), [Alan Bennett](https://film.one/person/alan-bennett.md), [Bob Baker](https://film.one/person/bob-baker.md), [Chris Boucher](https://film.one/person/chris-boucher.md), [Chris Wimble](https://film.one/person/chris-wimble.md), [Damian Jones](https://film.one/person/damian-jones.md), [Dennis Spooner](https://film.one/person/dennis-spooner.md), [Gerry Mill](https://film.one/person/gerry-mill.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 81 (1), 1990s 76 (3), 2000s 68 (2), 2010s 68 (3), 2020s 69 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 65 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 12, History 5, Comedy 3, Romance 2, Thriller 2, Action & Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 22 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,043m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariq_Anwar_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1358042, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0031697/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8219

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*One Night in Miami...*](https://film.one/film/one-night-in-miami.md) (84), [*The Crucible*](https://film.one/film/the-crucible.md) (68), [*The Courier*](https://film.one/film/the-courier.md) (67)
- **Pluto TV:** [*The Madness of King George*](https://film.one/film/the-madness-of-king-george.md) (83), [*Revolutionary Road*](https://film.one/film/revolutionary-road.md) (71)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Doctor Who*](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md) (81), [*The Lady in the Van*](https://film.one/film/the-lady-in-the-van.md) (64)
- **Apple TV:** [*The King's Speech*](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md) (82)
- **Netflix:** [*The Choral*](https://film.one/film/the-choral.md) (57)

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

## Biography

Tariq Anwar is a film editor born on 21 September 1945 in Delhi, British India. He was raised in Lahore and Bombay before moving to London with his mother after his parents divorced. He began his career in television, working at the BBC where he progressed from assistant to editor, before transitioning to feature films.

His breakthrough in features came with *The Madness of King George* (1994). He is known for editing *American Beauty* (1999), for which he received a BAFTA Award and an Academy Award nomination, and *The King's Speech* (2010), which earned him a further Academy Award nomination. Other credits include *The Good Shepherd* (2006), *Revolutionary Road* (2008) and *One Night in Miami...* (2020). He has also received a BAFTA Television Award for *Oppenheimer* (1980).

Anwar is the father of actress Gabrielle Anwar. He is based in the United States and the United Kingdom.

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

## On Fi1m (12)

- *The Choral* (2025), Fi1m 57, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-choral.md)
- *One Night in Miami...* (2020), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/one-night-in-miami.md)
- *The Courier* (2020), Fi1m 67, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-courier.md)
- *The Lady in the Van* (2015), Fi1m 64, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lady-in-the-van.md)
- *Great Expectations* (2012), Fi1m 57, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/great-expectations-2012.md)
- *The King's Speech* (2010), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md)
- *Revolutionary Road* (2008), Fi1m 71, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/revolutionary-road.md)
- *The Good Shepherd* (2006), Fi1m 64, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-shepherd.md)
- *American Beauty* (1999), Fi1m 76, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/american-beauty.md)
- *The Crucible* (1996), Fi1m 68, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-crucible.md)
- *The Madness of King George* (1994), Fi1m 83, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-madness-of-king-george.md)
- *Doctor Who* (1963), Fi1m 81, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

## Complete filmography (70)

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

- *The Choral* (2025), Editor — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/the-choral.md)
- *The Penguin Lessons* (2025), Editor
- *William Tell* (2025), Editor
- *The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat* (2024), Editor
- *Worth* (2021), Additional Editor
- *With/In Volume 2* (2021), Editor
- *With/In Volume 1* (2021), Editor
- *One Night in Miami...* (2020), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/one-night-in-miami.md)
- *Human Capital* (2020), Editor
- *The Courier* (2020), Editor — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/the-courier.md)
- *Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)* (2018), Editor
- *Farming* (2018), Editor
- *Doctor Who: Shada* (2017), Editor
- *Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House* (2017), Editor
- *Our Kind of Traitor* (2016), Editor
- *The Lady in the Van* (2015), Editor — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lady-in-the-van.md)
- *Curve* (2015), Editor
- *Hussein Who Said No* (2014), Editor
- *The Liberator* (2013), Editor
- *Great Expectations* (2012), Editor — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/great-expectations-2012.md)
- *The American Tetralogy* (2012), Editor
- *The King's Speech* (2010), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md)
- *Law Abiding Citizen* (2009), Editor
- *The Other Man* (2008), Editor
- *Revolutionary Road* (2008), Editor — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/revolutionary-road.md)
- *Alien Love Triangle* (2008), Editor
- *Unknown Things* (2007), Editor
- *The Good Shepherd* (2006), Editor — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-shepherd.md)
- *Alpha Male* (2006), Editor
- *Stage Beauty* (2004), Dialogue Editor, Editor
- *Sylvia* (2003), Editor
- *Leo* (2002), Editor
- *Focus* (2001), Editor
- *Greenfingers* (2001), Associate Editor
- *Center Stage* (2000), Editor
- *American Beauty* (1999), Editor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/american-beauty.md)
- *Tea with Mussolini* (1999), Editor
- *Cousin Bette* (1998), Editor
- *The Object of My Affection* (1998), Editor
- *The Wings of the Dove* (1997), Editor
- *The Crucible* (1996), Editor — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-crucible.md)
- *The Grotesque* (1995), Editor
- *The Madness of King George* (1994), Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-madness-of-king-george.md)
- *Fatherland* (1994), Editor
- *Doomsday Gun* (1994), Editor
- *Harnessing Peacocks* (1993), Editor
- *Doctor Who: Shada* (1992), Editor
- *Galahad of Everest* (1991), Editor
- *Under Suspicion* (1991), Editor
- *Summer's Lease* (1989), series, Editor
- *One Way Out* (1989), Editor
- *Under the Sun* (1989), series, Editor
- *Fortunes of War* (1987), series, Editor
- *Christine* (1987), Editor
- *Tender Is the Night* (1985), series, Editor
- *Knockback: 2* (1985), Editor
- *Knockback: 1* (1985), Editor
- *Doctor Who: The Five Doctors* (1983), Editor
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, Editor
- *Psy-Warriors* (1981), Editor
- *Beloved Enemy* (1981), Editor
- *Oppenheimer* (1980), series, Editor
- *The Enigma Files* (1980), series, Editor
- *The Aphrodite Inheritance* (1979), series, Editor
- *Doctor Who: The Face of Evil* (1977), Editor
- *The Fiend* (1972), Assistant Editor
- *ماما* (1966), series, Actor
- *Doctor Who* (1963), series, Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)
- *Psyche*, Editor
- *Vivaldi*, Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 2011: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *The King's Speech*
- 2000: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *American Beauty*

### Other awards — 1 won

- European Film Award for Best Editor 2011: European Film Award for Best Editor (won), for *The King's Speech*

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

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