Career
He was nominated for three Academy Awards with the last nomination being posthumous. All 3 Oscar nominations were in the category of Best Film Editing. 33rd Academy Awards-Nominated for The Alamo.
Lost to The Apartment.
43rd Academy Awards-Nominated for Airport. Lost to Patton. 44th Academy Awards-Nominated for The Andromeda Strain, nomination shared with John West. Holmes.
Lost to The French Connection. Thoroughly Modern Millie Two for the Seesaw.