Richard Comeau

Richard Comeau (born 1960) is a Canadian film editor.

Richard Comeau
Born	1960 (age 64–65)
Nationality	French Canadian
Occupation	Film editor

He won the Genie Award for Best Editing two years in a row, for The Necessities of Life in 2008^[1] and Polytechnique in 2009.^[2] He also won the Jutra Award for Gabrielle (2013)^[3] and was nominated for My Internship in Canada in 2016.^[4]

Filmography

His films include:

• Justine's Film (Le film de Justine) - 1989
• Letters of Transit (Les Sauf-conduits) - 1991
• The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) - 1997
• The Revenge of the Woman in Black (La Vengeance de la femme en noir) - 1997
• The Seat of the Soul (Le siège de l'âme) - 1997
• 2 Seconds (2 secondes) - 1998
• It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux) - 1998
• Maelström - 2000
• Tar Angel (L'Ange de goudron) - 2001
• Wedding Night (Nuit de noces) - 2001
• The Marsh (Le Marais) - 2002
• Mambo Italiano - 2003
• Stormy Night (Nuit d'orage) - 2003
• An American Haunting - 2006
• The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre) - 2008
• Polytechnique - 2009
• City of Shadows (La Cité) - 2010
• The Bait (L'Appât) - 2010
• Trash (Décharge) - 2011
• War Witch (Rebelle) - 2012
• Gabrielle - 2013
• The Good Lie - 2014
• My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre) - 2015
• Two Lovers and a Bear - 2016
• Eye on Juliet - 2017
• And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) - 2019
• The Vinland Club (Le Club Vinland) - 2020
• Maria Chapdelaine - 2021
• Like a House on Fire - 2021
• White Dog (Chien blanc) - 2022
• Frontiers (Frontières) - 2023
• Lucy Grizzli Sophie - 2024

Awards and nominations

Film	Year	Award	Result	Ref(s)
Maelström	2000	Genie Award for Best Editing	Nominated	[5]
		Jutra Award for Best Editing	Won	[6]
Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story	2001	Gemini Award for Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series	Won	[7]
The Five of Us	2005	Genie Award for Best Editing	Nominated	[8]
The Necessities of Life	2008	Genie Award for Best Editing	Won	[1]
Polytechnique	2009		Won	[2]
		Jutra Award for Editing	Won	[9]
War Witch	2012	Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing	Won	[10]
Gabrielle	2013	Jutra Award for Editing	Won	[3]
My Internship in Canada	2015	Jutra Award for Editing	Nominated	[4]
Two Lovers and a Bear	2016	Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing	Won	[11]
		Prix Iris for Editing	Won	[12]
Stockholm	2018	Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing	Nominated	[13]