Jeff Draheim

Jeff Jerry Draheim (born 1963) is an American film editor. He mostly works in the Hollywood industry, especially in animation.^[1][3] He debuted with 1997 video game Disney's Animated Storybook: Hercules. His film credits include The Princess and the Frog, Frozen, Moana, Frozen II, and Wish.^[3][2] He has won one Eddie Award and has been nominated for two Eddie and Annie Awards.^[4]

Jeff Draheim ACE
Born	Jeff Jerry Draheim[1] 1963 (age 61–62)[1] Omaha, Nebraska, United States[1]
Education	Millard High School[1]
Alma mater	University of Nebraska–Lincoln[1] University of Southern California[1]
Known for	Film editing
Notable work	The Princess and the Frog[2] Frozen[2] Moana[2] Frozen II[2] Wish[2]
Spouse	Adrienne Biggs[1]
Awards	Eddie Award

Early life

Jeff Draheim was born in 1963 to Jan and Jerry Draheim, who lived in Omaha at that time. He graduated high school at Millard High School in 1981. He studied film and broadcast journalism at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and University of Southern California.^[1]

Career

Upon graduation he worked at Morin Advertising and KPTM television at Omaha and did video post-production at Avid, Inc. in Orlando. He joined Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1994 and worked as a lead editor for Florida division, creating animation for commercials, documentaries and theme park presentations. From there he gradually worked his way up to animated shorts and then features, working on movies like Brother Bear, The Princess and the Frog and the Academy Award winning 2014 short Feast.^[5] Later he worked on Frozen, Moana, Frozen II, and Wish.^[2]

Personal life

He lives in Valencia, California with his wife Adrienne and their two children.^[1][5]

Filmography

Editor

Year	Work	Notes	Reference
1997	Disney's Animated Storybook: Hercules	(Video Game)	[6]
2007	How to Hook Up Your Home Theater	(Short)
2009	The Princess and the Frog
2010	Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa	(TV Short)
2011	The Ballad of Nessie	(Short)
	Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice	(TV Short)
2013	Frozen
2014	Feast	(Short)
2015	Frozen Fever
2016	Moana
2019	Frozen II
2023	Wish

Editorial department

Year	Work	Job	Notes	Reference
1996	Pinocchio	(editor: animation)	(Video Game)	[6]
	Pocahontas	(editor: animation)	(Video Game)
2000	John Henry	(supervising editor)	(Short)
2003	Brother Bear	(associate editor)
2005	Kronk's New Groove	(lead editor)	(Video)
2006	Brother Bear 2	(supervising editor)	(Video)
2008	The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning	(additional editor)	(Video)
2014	Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return	(associate editor)
2016	Zootopia	(additional editorial support)

Miscellaneous crew

Year	Work	Job	Notes	Reference
2014	Big Hero 6	(departmental leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios)		[6]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Reference
2014	Eddie Award	Best Edited Animated Feature Film	Frozen	Won	[4]
	Annie Award	Outstanding Achievement in Editorial in an Animated Feature Production		Nominated	[7]
2017	Eddie Award	Best Edited Animated Feature Film	Moana	Nominated	[8]
	Annie Award	Outstanding Achievement in Editorial in an Animated Feature Production		Nominated	[9]
2020	Eddie Award	Best Edited Animated Feature Film	Frozen II	Nominated	[10]