Chris Dickens


Chris Dickens is a British film and television editor. His work on Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle, won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and the American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic.
Chris went to Hailsham Community College in his teenage years and graduated from Arts University Bournemouth in 1990. He worked in television for a number of years, including a stint with the director Edgar Wright on the television series Spaced. Dickens subsequently edited Wright's first feature film, Shaun of the Dead. He worked again with Wright on Hot Fuzz.
Dickens' editing of Slumdog Millionaire has been discussed by several critics. Peter Caranicas wrote, "'Slumdog' has a complex structure that interweaves three story strands into a single braid, yielding a rich, almost fugal narrative." In May 2017, after over three months of shooting, Dickens was replaced as the editor of the film , which was released in May 2018.

Selected filmography

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2002SirensNick Laughland
2002Cruise of the GodsDeclan Lowney
2002Lenny BlueAndy Wilson
2003Hello FriendGraham Linehan
2004Seed of ChuckyDon Mancini
2004Shaun of the DeadEdgar Wright
2005Goal!Danny Cannon
2006GoneRingan Ledwidge
2007Hot FuzzEdgar Wright
2008A Complete History of My Sexual FailuresChris Waitt
2008Slumdog MillionaireDanny BoyleAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
BAFTA Award for Best Editing
American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing
2009Free AgentsRichard Laxton
2010SubmarineRichard Ayoade
2011PaulGreg Mottola
2012Berberian Sound StudioPeter Strickland
2012Les MisérablesTom HooperNominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing
2013Wizard's WayMetal Man
2013The DoubleRichard AyoadeCo-editor
2014Suite FrançaiseSaul Dibb
2015MacbethJustin Kurzel
2016GeniusMichael Grandage
2017The Man with the Iron HeartCédric Jimenez
2018Mary Queen of ScotsJosie Rourke
2019RocketmanDexter Fletcher