Kevin Tent
Editing
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.
Known for
The Golden Compass
December 4, 2007
Blow
April 4, 2001
Girl, Interrupted
December 21, 1999
Downsizing
December 22, 2017
The Descendants
September 9, 2011
The Holdovers
October 27, 2023
Nebraska
September 21, 2013
Sideways
October 22, 2004
RV
April 28, 2006
Monster-in-Law
May 13, 2005
The Peanut Butter Falcon
August 9, 2019
About Schmidt
December 12, 2002
Behind the camera42
- 2024Lonely Planet Editor
- 2023The Holdovers Editor
- 2019Honey Boy Editorial Consultant
- 2019Semper Fi Editor
- 2019Otherhood Editor
- 2019The Peanut Butter Falcon Editor
- 2017Downsizing Editor
- 2017Crash Pad Executive Producer, Director
- 2016Elvis & Nixon Executive Producer
- 2015Parched Editor