Simon Smith, ACE

Honoured to be nominated in the @BAFTA awards today for editing @TheLastofUsHBO! Got to edit scenes with the incredible Catherine O'Hara, Joey Pantoliano and Tony Dalton, and recreate the space capsule scene from the game ... but if I had to pick one, I think this was my favourite ...

Very much looking forward to THE DIGGER later this year! youtube.com/watch?v=WsY_1a…

2016 was an amazing year for VFX at the Oscars ... Ex Machina, The Revenant, The Martian, Mad Max Fury Road, Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens ... any one of them would make it to nominations this year too. @CorridorDigital @tvaziri

Rewatching THE REVENANT … it’s incredible … Oscar wins for Leo (Acting) Iñárritu (Directing) and Lubezki (Cinematography), and 9 other nominations ... a decade later and definitely worth revisiting!

i ❤️ films … this is amazing … youtu.be/nJgw8JMeBNk?si…

Thanks for compiling this @SarahGPage … not good to see numbers going down …

Every #InternationalWomensDay I share the stats for women working in film. And well, brace yourself. This year’s not a, erm, vintage one…

"You want to celebrate our art, but you won't protect it." - Jayme Lawson calls out the #BAFTAs slip up at the #NAACPImageAwards

@lexfridman Lex - I want to offer to edit your Amazon film, but your hiring forms didn’t feel appropriate for that … I’m here if it’s helpful. For reference I cut CHERNOBYL (+ EMMY win), STAR WARS : ANDOR and HBOs THE LAST OF US. & here’s me swimming with a pink dolphin in the Amazon.

Also, I really need help with podcast team/hiring 😰 For example, I'm currently editing, translating the Khabib podcast & training footage, and jungle video with Paul. I've been terribly slow on hiring, allocating no time to it. My resolution for 2026 is to actually make time to look through applications & interview people. So if you're a great editor, videographer, translator, or someone who can help make sure stuff runs on time as team manager/assistant please apply: lexfridman.com/hiring/ Some context: We have a tiny team, and I do all the prep, guest comms, production myself. I'm fine doing all that (it's more raw & human that way), but the post-production I can definitely use help with. Among other things, it's just more fun to work on creative projects with a team. Also, outside of hiring, if you just want to hang out, have guest suggestions, or questions, go to: lexfridman.com/contact

Claude Opus 4.6 & GPT Codex 5.3 out today, and OpenClaw recently. And I'm sure xAI/Grok & Google/Gemini will soon be out with more. What an exciting time to build stuff! I'm walking around with a smile, happy & sleep-deprived 🤣 Next week, I'll come to SF/Bay Area for a few days/weeks/months to hang out & build some stuff ;-) Looking to focus on programming, and contribute to good engineering teams. But occasionally socialize, in as much as my introvert brain allows. 2026 is going to be fun (and wild), LFG! PS: I'm doing a deep-dive podcast on OpenClaw with its creator (@steipete) soon. Let me know if you have questions.

My top 10 films of 2025 … 1. Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie 2. Bugonia 3. The Age of Disclosure 4. One Battle After Another 5. Sinners 6. Pillion 7. The Perfect Neighbour 8. The Brutalist 9. Dragonfly 10. Eddington And first film of 2026 - took Alice to see Avatar 3 …

@mysteryguides Brighton clue 5 is obscured by Xmas decorations 🤦‍♂️ but here it is uncovered … 👍👍

@SailorSammy93 It’s a valid opinion (that I disagree with) but it’s certainly not his first time using a camera

@mrsimonsmith Ok the movie was still portly shot idk what to tell you

Darius Khondji is one of the masters of the art …

@stephqnos_ though it did make me remember this gem ...

this clip has a ton of cuts so i decided to count them all 😭 (they're a lot)

Really excited to be chatting to Evan Schiff this week!!

BFE+ACE members! On Friday, join ‘Frankenstein’ editor Evan Schiff in conversation with @mrsimonsmith BFE online BFE membership is open to editors and assistant editors working in film and TV. Media student membership is available too: britishfilmeditors.co.uk/join Thanks @netflix

@coffeebreak_YT 21 minutes in … casino ad number 3 …

NEW VIDEO ON THE GAMBLING EPIDEMIC youtu.be/9Ii1ROzeSwU

@coffeebreak_YT I’m 12 minutes in - and this is my second commercial for a betting website …

@coffeebreak_YT The irony of Sky Vegas advertising during the video …

@SteveHullfish @borisfx @Facilis @ACEFilmEditors I love this ... there's in in Da 5 Bloods too ...

Oscar-nominated editor Barry Alexander Brown, ACE, discusses cutting Spike Lee's latest film, "Highest 2 Lowest" with Art of the Cut. Please read or listen to the full interview (links in the replies) @borisfx @Facilis @ACEFilmEditors