Myron Kerstein


Myron I. Kerstein is an American film editor. He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with director Jon M. Chu on Wicked, its sequel Wicked: For Good, Crazy Rich Asians and In the Heights.
He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Film Editing, in 2022 for the film Tick, Tick... Boom! alongside Andrew Weisblum, and in 2025 for Wicked. He is the recipient of two Eddie Awards in the category of Best Edited Feature Film for both of the aforementioned titles, and he also received a nomination in this category in 2019 for Crazy Rich Asians.

Selected filmography

YearFilmDirectorRole
1997Office KillerCindy ShermanAssistant editor
1997A Further GestureRobert DornhelmAssistant editor
1997First Love, Last RitesJesse PeretzAssistant editor
1998Velvet GoldmineTodd HaynesAssistant editor
1998Claire DolanLodge KerriganAdditional assistant editor
1999Spring ForwardTom GilroyAssistant editor
2001Hedwig and the Angry InchJohn Cameron MitchellAdditional editor
2007Chapter 27Jarrett SchaeferAdditional editor
2010Peep WorldBarry W. BlausteinEditorial consultant
2022SpiritedSean AndersAdditional editor

YearFilmDirectorRole
1996The DaytrippersGreg MottolaProduction assistant
1997The Myth of FingerprintsBart FreundlichFilm conform assistant
2003CampTodd GraffTitle designer
2007Eagle vs SharkTaika WaititiCreative consultant

YearFilmDirectorCredit
2015The Adderall DiariesPamela RomanowskyCo-producer
2017The House of TomorrowPeter LivolsiAssociate producer

YearFilmDirectorRole
2008Nick & Norah's Infinite PlaylistPeter SollettWriter: "Go Deep"

YearFilmDirectorRole
1997Eye of GodTim Blake NelsonThanks
2006Come Early MorningJoey Lauren AdamsSpecial thanks
2006Red RoadAndrea ArnoldThanks
2010BoyTaika WaititiThe producers wish to thank for their support
2018All About NinaEva VivesSpecial thanks
2022CrushSammi CohenSpecial thanks

;Documentaries
YearFilmDirectorNotes
2011Glee: The 3D Concert MovieKevin TancharoenConcert film

YearFilmDirectorRole
1997Bye-Bye BabushkaRebecca DreyfusAdditional assistant editor

;Shorts
YearFilmDirector
2004Choices: The Good, the Bad, the UglyTamara Jenkins
2016Join the ClubEva Vives

YearFilmDirectorRole
1995Alkali, IowaMark ChristopherProduction assistant

;TV documentaries
YearFilmDirector
2003Hollywood HighBruce Sinofsky

;TV series
YearTitleNotes
2000Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends1 episode
2012Up All Night1 episode
2013House of Lies4 episodes
2016Divorce1 episode
2015−17Girls16 episodes
2018I Feel Bad5 episodes
2019Good Trouble1 episode
2020Home Before Dark3 episodes

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995TV NationAssistant editor1 episode
1998Louis Theroux's Weird WeekendsAssistant editor2 episodes
1998Sex and the CityAssistant editor10 episodes

YearTitleNotes
2021Home Before Dark1 episode

Awards and nominations