Kevin Tent

Known For: Editing

Biography

Kevin Tent is an American film editor and director. Tent has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors (ACE) and serves as President of the board. He is best known for his longstanding collaboration with Alexander Payne, having edited every feature film Payne has directed as of 2023. For his work on Payne's films, Tent has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Editing for his works in The Descendants and The Holdovers. Tent also won an ACE Eddie award for first film and received three other ACE Eddie Award nominations for Election, Sideways and About Schmidt. In addition to his career in editing, Tent also co-directed two films, Ultra Warrior (1990) and Blackbelt II (1993), and directed the 2017 film Crash Pad.

Filmography

2024

Lonely Planet ... (Editor)

2023

The Holdovers ... (Editor)

2019

Otherhood ... (Editor)
The Peanut Butter Falcon ... (Editor)
Semper Fi ... (Editor)
Honey Boy ... (Editorial Consultant)

2017

Downsizing ... (Editor)
Crash Pad ... (Executive Producer)

2016

Elvis & Nixon ... (Executive Producer)

2015

Parched ... (Editor)
The Audition ... (Editor)
Welcome to Me ... (Editor)

2013

Nebraska ... (Editor)
Disconnect ... (Editor)

2011

The Descendants ... (Editor)
I Don't Know How She Does It ... (Editor)

2010

Shanghai ... (Editor)

2009

Hung ... (Editor)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard ... (Editor)

2007

The Golden Compass ... (Editor)
Mr. Woodcock ... (Editor)

2006

RV ... (Editor)

2005

Monster-in-Law ... (Editor)

2004

Sideways ... (Editor)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing as Self
The Clearing ... (Editor)

2002

Friday After Next ... (Additional Editor)
About Schmidt ... (Editor)

2001

Blow ... (Editor)

1999

Girl, Interrupted ... (Editor)
Election ... (Editor)

1998

Since You've Been Gone ... (Editor)

1996

Citizen Ruth ... (Editor)
One Good Turn ... (Editor)

1995

Homage ... (Editor)

1992

Guncrazy ... (Editor)