The AACTA Award for Best Editing is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television.
[2] From 1976 to 2010, the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the Academy's parent organisation, at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (known as the AFI Awards).
[3] Best Cinematography was first presented in 1976 with the winner being chosen by the Film Editors Guild of Australia (FEGA).
The award is presented to the editor of a film that is Australian-made, or with a significant amount of Australian content.
William M. Anderson and Jill Bilcock have won the award four times each, more than any other editor.