--- name: "Thelma Schoonmaker" canonical: "https://film.one/person/thelma-schoonmaker" fi1m_id: "thelma-schoonmaker" imdb_id: "nm0774817" tmdb_id: 3661 wikidata_id: "Q166887" roles: ["Producer"] born: "3 January 1940" reviewed_on_fi1m: 18 average_as: "producer" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-04T21:35:05.303137+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." --- # Thelma Schoonmaker ## Identity Thelma Schoonmaker - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/thelma-schoonmaker - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** thelma-schoonmaker - **IMDb ID:** nm0774817 - **TMDB ID:** 3661 - **Wikidata ID:** Q166887 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelma_Schoonmaker, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q166887, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0774817/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3661 Producer. Born 3 January 1940 in Algiers, French Algeria [now Algeria]. ## Details - **Work:** Producer - **Born:** 3 January 1940, Algiers, French Algeria [now Algeria] - **Active:** 1970–present - **Also known as:** Thelma Schoonmaker-Powell - **Titles on Fi1m:** 18: 1 producing, 17 crew - **Frequently works with:** [Martin Scorsese](https://film.one/person/martin-scorsese.md), [Robert De Niro](https://film.one/person/robert-de-niro.md), [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://film.one/person/leonardo-dicaprio.md), [Barbara De Fina](https://film.one/person/barbara-de-fina.md), [Joe Pesci](https://film.one/person/joe-pesci.md), [Ben Kingsley](https://film.one/person/ben-kingsley.md), [Daniel Day-Lewis](https://film.one/person/daniel-day-lewis.md), [Graham King](https://film.one/person/graham-king.md) - **Academy Awards:** 3 Oscars (3 won · 6 nominated) - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 80 (1), 1980s 85 (4), 1990s 81 (5), 2000s 77 (3), 2010s 81 (4), 2020s 86 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelma_Schoonmaker, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q166887, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0774817/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3661 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Raging Bull*](https://film.one/film/raging-bull.md) (91), [*Killers of the Flower Moon*](https://film.one/film/killers-of-the-flower-moon.md) (86), [*The Age of Innocence*](https://film.one/film/the-age-of-innocence.md) (86), [*Hugo*](https://film.one/film/hugo.md) (76), [*Cape Fear*](https://film.one/film/cape-fear-1991.md) (71) - **Apple TV:** [*Shutter Island*](https://film.one/film/shutter-island.md) (80), [*Gangs of New York*](https://film.one/film/gangs-of-new-york.md) (74) - **Netflix:** [*The Irishman*](https://film.one/film/the-irishman.md) (86) - **Paramount+:** [*The Wolf of Wall Street*](https://film.one/film/the-wolf-of-wall-street.md) (82) - **Tubi:** [*Casino*](https://film.one/film/casino.md) (82) - **The Roku Channel:** [*After Hours*](https://film.one/film/after-hours.md) (80) - **Hulu:** [*The Aviator*](https://film.one/film/the-aviator.md) (74) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Thelma Schoonmaker is an American film editor. Born on 3 January 1940 in Algiers, French Algeria, she met Martin Scorsese while studying at New York University and edited his debut feature *Who's That Knocking at My Door* (1967). She has edited all of his films since *Raging Bull* (1980), including *GoodFellas* (1990) and *Killers of the Flower Moon* (2023). Schoonmaker has received three Academy Awards for Best Film Editing, for *Raging Bull*, *The Aviator* (2004) and *The Departed* (2006). She has also won two BAFTA Awards for Best Editing. She was married to the director Michael Powell from 1984 until his death in 1990. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (18) ### Produced (1) — the average rests on these - *The King of Comedy* (1982), Fi1m 88, Editor, Production Supervisor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-king-of-comedy.md) ### Crew (17) - *Killers of the Flower Moon* (2023), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/killers-of-the-flower-moon.md) - *The Irishman* (2019), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-irishman.md) - *The Wolf of Wall Street* (2013), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wolf-of-wall-street.md) - *Hugo* (2011), Fi1m 76, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/hugo.md) - *Shutter Island* (2010), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/shutter-island.md) - *The Departed* (2006), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-departed.md) - *The Aviator* (2004), Fi1m 74, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-aviator.md) - *Gangs of New York* (2002), Fi1m 74, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/gangs-of-new-york.md) - *Kundun* (1997), Fi1m 73, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/kundun.md) - *Casino* (1995), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/casino.md) - *The Age of Innocence* (1993), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-age-of-innocence.md) - *Cape Fear* (1991), Fi1m 71, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/cape-fear-1991.md) - *GoodFellas* (1990), Fi1m 93, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/goodfellas.md) - *The Color of Money* (1986), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-color-of-money.md) - *After Hours* (1985), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/after-hours.md) - *Raging Bull* (1980), Fi1m 91, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/raging-bull.md) - *Woodstock* (1970), Fi1m 80, Editor, Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/woodstock.md) ## Complete filmography (47) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Dog with a Movie Camera* (2026), Actor - *Visions, Dreams and Magic: The Unmade Films of Michael Powell* (2024), Actor - *Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger* (2024), Executive Producer - *"Echoes of the Soil": The Unsung Stars of Gone to Earth* (2023), Thanks - *Killers of the Flower Moon* (2023), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/killers-of-the-flower-moon.md) - *The Right Stuff* (2020), series, Consulting Producer - *The Irishman* (2019), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-irishman.md) - *The Snowman* (2017), Editor - *Silence* (2016), Editor - *Me and Earl and the Dying Girl* (2015), Thanks - *Bombay Velvet* (2015), Editor - *Learning to Drive* (2014), Editor - *The Wolf of Wall Street* (2013), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wolf-of-wall-street.md) - *Rockshow* (2013), Editor - *Hugo* (2011), Editor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/hugo.md) - *Shutter Island* (2010), Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/shutter-island.md) - *The Departed* (2006), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-departed.md) - *Michael Powell* (2005), Actor - *The Aviator* (2004), Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-aviator.md) - *Gangs of New York* (2002), Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/gangs-of-new-york.md) - *The Concert for New York City* (2001), Editorial Consultant - *The Neighborhood* (2001), Editorial Consultant - *Bringing Out the Dead* (1999), Editor - *My Voyage to Italy* (1999), Editor - *Kundun* (1997), Editor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/kundun.md) - *Grace of My Heart* (1996), Editor - *Casino* (1995), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/casino.md) - *A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies* (1995), series, Supervising Editor - *The Age of Innocence* (1993), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-age-of-innocence.md) - *Cape Fear* (1991), Editor — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/cape-fear-1991.md) - *GoodFellas* (1990), Editor — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/goodfellas.md) - *Made in Milan* (1990), Editor - *New York Stories* (1989), Editor - *The Last Temptation of Christ* (1988), Editor - *The Color of Money* (1986), Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-color-of-money.md) - *After Hours* (1985), Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/after-hours.md) - *The King of Comedy* (1982), Editor, Production Supervisor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-king-of-comedy.md) - *Raging Bull* (1980), Editor — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/raging-bull.md) - *Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World* (1979), Editor - *Street Scenes 1970* (1970), Editor - *Woodstock* (1970), Editor, Assistant Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/woodstock.md) - *The Virgin President* (1968), Editor - *Who's That Knocking at My Door* (1968), Editor - *Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake* (1967), Editor - *Midnight Vendetta*, Editor - *What Happens at Night*, Editor - *Untitled Hawaiian Gangster Project*, Editor ## Gallery - ![Thelma Schoonmaker in 2023](https://film.one/media/person/15699/gallery-ad8285da4158.jpg) Thelma Schoonmaker in 2023 — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Thelma_Schoonmaker_%2853274434525%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Thelma_Schoonmaker_%2853274434525%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Thelma Schoonmaker in 2023](https://film.one/media/person/15699/gallery-c4fe79c78b71.jpg) Thelma Schoonmaker in 2023 — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Thelma_Schoonmaker_%2853274434525%29.jpg/1280px-Thelma_Schoonmaker_%2853274434525%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![American film editor Thelma Schoonmaker at 2010 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/15699/gallery-ea36249362b3.jpg) American film editor Thelma Schoonmaker at 2010 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival — che (Please credit as "Petr Novák, Wikipedia" in case you use this outside Wikimedia projects.), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Thelma_Schoonmaker_KVIFF.jpg/1280px-Thelma_Schoonmaker_KVIFF.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![American film editor Thelma Schoonmaker at 2010 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/15699/gallery-9deff5464d48.jpg) American film editor Thelma Schoonmaker at 2010 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival — che (Please credit as "Petr Novák, Wikipedia" in case you use this outside Wikimedia projects.), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Thelma_Schoonmaker_KVIFF_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Thelma_Schoonmaker_KVIFF_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Thelma Schoonmaker](https://film.one/media/person/15699/gallery-3a0178f5bbe5.jpg) Thelma Schoonmaker — Image via TMDB - ![Thelma Schoonmaker](https://film.one/media/person/15699/gallery-a1d91514be13.jpg) Thelma Schoonmaker — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/MKr351929_Thelma_Schoonmaker_%28Honorary_Golden_Bear%2C_Berlinale_2024%29.jpg/1280px-MKr351929_Thelma_Schoonmaker_%28Honorary_Golden_Bear%2C_Berlinale_2024%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 3 won, 6 nominated - 2024: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Killers of the Flower Moon* - 2020: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *The Irishman* - 2012: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Hugo* - 2007: Best Film Editing (won), for *The Departed* - 2005: Best Film Editing (won), for *The Aviator* - 2003: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Gangs of New York* - 1991: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Goodfellas* - 1981: Best Film Editing (won), for *Raging Bull* - 1971: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Woodstock* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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