Tom McArdle


Tom McArdle is an American film editor. He is best known for editing the film Spotlight, which earned a nomination for the Academy Award for [Best Film Editing] at the 88th Academy Awards and also won the Independent [Spirit Award for Best Editing].
McArdle edited 7 films written and directed by Tom McCarthy, including The Station Agent, The Visitor, Win Win and Stillwater.
Other notable films McArdle has edited include Marshall, In a World... and Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. He joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2016. A graduate of Dartmouth College, McArdle grew up in Garden City, New York. In 1987, McArdle was ranked 4th among US high-schoolers in the 3200 meter run with a time of 8:55.2. He currently holds the Nassau County indoor record for the 3200 meter run with a time of 9:02.5 from 1987.

Filmography

As an editor

Maggie Moore(s) Stillwater Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made What They Had Marshall Spotlight The Cobbler God's Pocket In a World... Hello I Must Be Going Win Win Tenure Middle of Nowhere Heckler The Visitor The Architect Nadine in Date Land Duane Hopwood Killer Diller Boys on the Run The Killing Zone The Station Agent Lone Hero Whipped Poor White Trash Loving Jezebel QM, I Think I Call Her QM Nazis: [The Occult Conspiracy] Hi-Life Paranoia A Hole in the Head Better Than Ever Talk to Me Star Maps Twisted Sandman The Keeper Hand Gun The Occult History of the Third Reich

Other credits

  • 2005: The Quiet
  • 2003: The Killing Zone
  • 2002: ''The Skateboard Show''