American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Non-Scripted Series

The American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Non-Scripted Series is one of the annual awards given by the American Cinema Editors. The award was first presented at the 2008 ceremony.

• From 2008 to 2012 it was presented at Best Edited Reality Series.
• Since 2013 it is presented under its current name.

American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Non-Scripted Series
Awarded for	Best Editing for a Non-Scripted Series
Country	United States
Presented by	American Cinema Editors (ACE)
Currently held by	Dan Ablett, Kevin Austin, Otto Burnham, Shane McCormack, and Graham Taylor – Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2021)
Website	americancinemaeditors.org

Winners and nominees

• † – indicates the winner of a Primetime Emmy Award (Unstructured Reality Program / Nonfiction Program).
• ‡ – indicates a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award (Unstructured Reality Program / Nonfiction Program).

2000s

Best Edited Reality Series

Year	Program	Episode(s)	Nominees	Network
2007 [1]
	Cops	"Country Love"	Michael Glickman, Chuck Montgomery	Fox
	Dancing with the Stars	"Episode 404"	Pam Malouf, Hans Van Riet, David Timoner	ABC
	Man vs. Wild	"Everglades"	Mike Denny	Discovery
2008 [2]
	Greensburg	"The Tornado"	Leonard Feinstein, Phontaine Judd	Planet Green
	Deadliest Catch	"Fresh Blood"	Kelly Coskran, Ed Greene	Discovery
	Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations	"New Orleans"	Eric Lasby	Travel Channel
2009 [3]
	Deadliest Catch	"Stay Focused or Die"	Kelly Coskran, Josh Earl	Discovery
	Top Chef	"The Last Supper"‡	Annie Tighe, Alan Hoang, Adrianne Salisbury, Kevin Leffler	Bravo
	Expedition Africa	"Stanley and Livingstone"	Jonathan Braun, Brad Ley, Sven Pape, Molly Shock	History

2010s

Year	Program	Episode(s)	Nominees	Network
2010 [4][5]
	If You Really Knew Me	"Colusa High School"	Rob Goubeaux, Jeremy Gantz, Hilary Scratch, Ken Yankee, Mark S. Andrew, Heather Abell, John Skaare, Paul Coyne	MTV
	Deadliest Catch	"Redemption Day"‡	Kelly Coskran, Ed Greene	Discovery
	Whale Wars	"Vendetta"	Yvette Mangassarian-Amirian, Eric Myerson, Michael Caballero, David Michael Maurer, Edward Salier	Animal Planet
2011 [6]
	Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations	"Haiti"‡	Eric Lasby	CNN
	Beyond Scared Straight	"Chowchilla"	Rob Goubeaux, Paul Coyne, Heather Abell, Audrey Capotosta, Maura Corey, Jeremy Gantz, Molly Shock	A&E
	Whale Wars	"Race to Save Lives"	Eric Myerson, Pete Ritchie, Josh Crockett	Animal Planet
2012 [7]
	Frozen Planet	"To the Ends of the Earth"†	Andy Netley, Sharon Gillooly	Discovery
	Beyond Scared Straight	"Oakland County, MI"‡	Rob Goubeaux, Mark S. Andrew, Paul Coyne, Mark Baum, Jeremy Gantz, John Skaare, J.C. Solis, Ken Yankee	A&E
	Deadliest Catch	"I Don't Wanna Die"‡	Josh Earl, Alex Durham	Discovery

Best Edited Non-Scripted Series

Year	Program	Episode(s)	Nominees	Network
2013 [8][9]
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	"Tokyo"‡	Nick Brigden	CNN
	Beyond Scared Straight	"The Return of Hustle Man"	Rob Goubeaux, Mark S. Andrew, Paul J. Coyne, Jennifer Nelson, Martin Skibosh, Trevor Campbell	A&E
	Deadliest Catch	"Mutiny on the Bering Sea"	Josh Earl, Alex Durham, Rob Butler	Discovery
2014 [10]
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	"Iran"	Hunter Gross	CNN
	Deadliest Catch	"Lost at Sea"	Josh Earl, Johnny Bishop	Discovery
	VICE	"Greenland Is Melting & Bonded Labor"	Joe Langford, Nick Carew	HBO
2015 [11]
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	"Bay Area"	Hunter Gross	CNN
	Deadliest Catch	"Zero Hour"	Josh Earl, Ben Bulatao	Discovery
	Whale Wars	"The Darkest Hour"	Eric Driscoll, Nik Jamgocyan, Chris Kirkpatrick, David Michael Maurer, Greg McDonald, Marcus Miller, Alexandria Scott	Animal Planet
2016 [12]
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	"Senegal"	Mustafa Bhagat	CNN
	Deadliest Catch	"Fire at Sea: Part 2"	Josh Earl, Alexander B. Rubinow	Discovery
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	"Manila, Philippines"	Hunter Gross	CNN
2017 [13]
	VICE	"Charlottesville: Race & Terror"	Tim Clancy, Cameron Dennis, John Chimples, Denny Thomas	HBO
	Deadliest Catch	"Lost at Sea"	Rob Butler, Ben Bulatao	Discovery
	Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath	"The Perfect Scientology Family"	Reggie Spangler, Ben Simoff, Kevin Hibbard, Vince Oresman	A&E
2018 [14]
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	"West Virginia"	Hunter Gross	CNN
	Deadliest Catch	"Storm Surge"	Rob Butler	Discovery
	Naked and Afraid	"Fire and Fury"	Molly Shock, Jnani Butler
2019 [15][16]
	VICE Investigates	"Amazon on Fire"	Cameron Dennis, Kelly Kendrick, Joe Matoske, Ryo Ikegami	VICETV
	Deadliest Catch	"Triple Jeopardy"	Ben Bulatao, Rob Butler, Isaiah Camp, Greg Cornejo, Joe Mikan	Discovery
	Surviving R. Kelly	"All the Missing Girls"	Stephanie Neroes, Sam Citron, LaRonda Morris, Rachel Cushing, Justin Goll, Masayoshi Matsuda, Kyle Schadt	Lifetime

2020s

Year	Program	Episode(s)	Nominees	Network
2020 [17]
	Cheer	"God Blessed Texas"†	Kate Hackett, Daniel McDonald, Mark Morgan, Sharon Weaver, Ted Woerner	Netflix
	The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth	"Who the F*** Are We?"	Barry Blaschke, Michelle Brundige, Charles Divak, Jane Jo, Benji Kast, Stefanie Maridueña, Seth Skundrick, Evan Wise	Showtime
	Deadliest Catch	"Mayday Mayday"	Rob Butler, Isaiah Camp, Joe Mikan, Art O’Leary, Ian Olsen, Josh Stockero	Discovery
	How To with John Wilson	"How to Cook the Perfect Risotto"	Adam Locke-Norton	HBO
2021 [18]	Formula 1: Drive to Survive	"Man on Fire"	Dan Ablett, Kevin Austin, Otto Burnham, Shane McCormack, and Graham Taylor	Netflix
	MasterChef: Legends	"Semi Final Pt 3 Chef Showdown"	Roger Bartlett, Matt Cluett, Greg Fitzsimmons, Dylan Hart, Ezra Hudson, James Messina, Rod Schultheiss, Austin Scott, and Molly Shock	Fox
	Queer Eye	"Angel Gets Her Wings"	Sean Gill and Nova Taylor	Netflix