David Brenner (film editor)

David Brenner (November 3, 1962 – February 17, 2022) was an American film editor^[1] known (along with fellow film editors Joe Hutshing, Pietro Scalia, and Julie Monroe) for being one of director Oliver Stone's "hot shot" group of up-and-coming film editors.^{[citation needed]} He was elected as a member of the American Cinema Editors.^[2] He died at the age of 59.^[3]

David Brenner
Born	(1962-11-03)November 3, 1962 Hollywood, California, U.S.
Died	February 17, 2022(2022-02-17) (aged 59) West Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film editor
Spouse	Amber Dixon

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Notes
1988	Talk Radio	Oliver Stone	Co-editor with Joe Hutshing
1989	Born on the Fourth of July		Co-editor with Joe Hutshing Oscar winner for Best Film Editing
1991	The Doors		Co-editor with Joe Hutshing
1992	Night and the City	Irwin Winkler
1993	Heaven & Earth	Oliver Stone	Co-editor with Sally Menke
1994	The River Wild	Curtis Hanson	Co-editor with Joe Hutshing
1996	Fear	James Foley
	Independence Day	Roland Emmerich
1997	Lolita	Adrian Lyne	Co-editor with Julie Monroe
1998	What Dreams May Come	Vincent Ward
2000	The Patriot	Roland Emmerich	Co-editor with Julie Monroe
2001	Kate & Leopold	James Mangold
2003	Identity
2004	The Day After Tomorrow	Roland Emmerich
2006	World Trade Center	Oliver Stone	Co-editor with Julie Monroe
2008	Wanted	Timur Bekmambetov
2009	2012	Roland Emmerich	Co-editor with Peter Elliott
2010	Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps	Oliver Stone	Co-editor with Julie Monroe
2011	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	Rob Marshall	Co-editor with Wyatt Smith
2013	Man of Steel	Zack Snyder
2014	300: Rise of an Empire	Noam Murro	Co-editor with Wyatt Smith
	Escobar: Paradise Lost	Andrea Di Stefano	Co-editor with Maryline Monthieux
2016	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Zack Snyder
2017	Justice League	Zack Snyder Joss Whedon	Co-editor with Richard Pearson and Martin Walsh
2021	Zack Snyder's Justice League	Zack Snyder
2022	Avatar: The Way of Water	James Cameron	Posthumous release; Co-editor with James Cameron, John Refoua and Stephen E. Rivkin; Dedicated to his memory
2025	Avatar: Fire and Ash		Post-Production; Posthumous release; Co-editor with James Cameron, John Refoua and Stephen E. Rivkin

Academy Award nominations & wins

• 1990 – Born on the Fourth of July (won w/ co-editor Joe Hutshing) Best Film Editing

Other awards and nominations

• 1990 – Born on the Fourth of July (nominated) American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film (w/ co-editor Joe Hutshing)
• 1997 – Independence Day (won) Satellite Awards (International Press Academy) - Golden Satellite for Outstanding Film Editing
• 2023 – Avatar: The Way of Water (nominated) (Critics Choice Association) - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing (w/ co-editor James Cameron, John Refoua and Stephen E. Rivkin)