Jennifer Lame


Jennifer Lame is an American film editor. She is known for her work on Manchester by the Sea, Hereditary, Tenet, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and the films of Noah Baumbach. In 2023, Lame edited Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. She is a native of Narberth, Pennsylvania and is married to film producer Craig Shilowich.

Early life

Jennifer Lame was born in 1981 or 1982 in Philadelphia. Her father is Tony Lame, a former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer as well as KYW-TV. She attended Episcopal Academy and, in 2004, graduated from Wesleyan University.

Career

Lame started editing films with Price Check. She has become a recurring collaborator on Noah Baumbach's films including Frances Ha, While We're Young, Mistress America, The Meyerowitz Stories, and Marriage Story. She also edited Paper Towns, Manchester by the Sea, Tyrel, Hereditary, Midsommar, Tenet, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, ''and Oppenheimer. Just before winning her first Oscar, she was named Time's "Person of the Week" for her role as a prominent female editor. In 2025, she served as editor for an "immersive" version of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz'' for Sphere in Las Vegas.

Filmography

Film

Television