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| birth_place = Catania, Sicily, Italy| death_date =| death_place =| education = University of California, Los Angeles (MFA)}}Pietro Scalia (born March 17, 1960) is an Italian film editor. He won Best Film Editing at the 64th Academy Awards for his work on the film JFK, sharing the award with Joe Hutshing, and at the 74th Academy Awards for Black Hawk Down.

Life and career

He was born in Catania, Sicily,WEB,weblink Pietro Scalia: "Così ho rimontato Hollywood", Caprara, Fulvia, 2012-06-30, La Stampa, 2024-04-26, and later emigrated to Aarau, Switzerland as a child with his parents.WEB,weblink Pietro Scalia, un gladiatore in moviola, Ferzetti, Fabio, 2014-07-28, Il MessaggeroUniversity at Albany, The State University of New York, after which he was accepted as an undergraduate at University of California, Los Angeles>UCLA. The Swiss government's scholarship helped him through five years of UCLA and in 1985 he earned his Master of Fine Arts from the UCLA Film School.WEB,weblink Oscar-Winning Editor Pietro Scalia to Be Honored by Locarno Film Festival, Vivarelli, Nick, 2023-07-27, Variety, 2024-04-26, After his MFA, a couple of short films, a screenplay, two video documentaries, and a 16 mm thesis film, he returned to Europe to pursue his desire to become a film director. Shortly afterwards, he returned to United States on a work visa to pursue his career in Hollywood as a film editor. He began as an editor on Andrei Konchalovsky's Shy People. Later, he received an assistant editor position working with Oliver Stone. However, it was not easy to get the job. Scalia admired Oliver Stone's work, especially Salvador, so he decided he wanted to work with that director. He got a contact through the sister of one of the assistant editors. Scalia worked on such films as Wall Street (1987) and Talk Radio (1988). He later continued as an associate editor on Born on the Fourth of July and as an additional editor on The Doors.After five years of working with Oliver Stone, Scalia was finally asked to fully edit a film. It was JFK, for which Scalia and his co-editor, Joe Hutshing, were honored with an Academy Award for Film Editing. Craig McKay was nominated the same year for editing The Silence of the Lambs. Scalia edited a sequel to the movie, Hannibal ten years later. He also received a BAFTA Award and A.C.E. Award for his work.WEB,weblink FARE CINEMA: PIETRO SCALIA, La Settima Arte, 2024-04-26, Pietro Scalia worked with Bernardo Bertolucci on Little Buddha (1993) and Stealing Beauty (1996),WEB,weblink Locarno: Oscar-Winning Editor Pietro Scalia on the “Existential Crisis” of the Hollywood Strikes, Working With Ridley Scott, Oliver Stone and Michael Mann, Sollazzo, Boris, 2023-08-07, The Hollywood ReporterSam Raimi on The Quick and the Dead (1995 film)>The Quick and the Dead (1995). He earned two more Academy Award nominations: first in 1997 for Good Will Hunting and second in 2000 for Gladiator,WEB,weblink Pietro Scalia: Editing Masterclass, 2011-12-21, BAFTARidley Scott's Black Hawk Down (film)>Black Hawk Down.WEB,weblink Italian actors and directors in the spotlight at Locarno Film Festival 2023, Solari, Ilaria, 2023-08-02, ElleG.I. Jane and a pilot episode of a TV series American Gothic (1995 TV series)>American Gothic in late 1990s.In the recent years, Scalia edited such movies as Levity (2003) directed by Ed Solomon, a documentary entitled Ashes and Snow, The Great Raid directed by John Dahl, and Memoirs of a Geisha, one of the most publicized movies of 2005, directed by Rob Marshall. Scalia also worked on Hannibal Rising, a movie that tells a story of a teenaged Hannibal and his young sister Mischa Lecter after their parents are killed in World War II. It was directed by Peter Webber and released in 2007. He has a long lasting relationship with Ridley Scott working on movies such as American Gangster in 2007, Body of Lies in 2008 and Robin Hood in 2010. Most recently he worked with director Ridley Scott on The Martian, released in October 2015. In May 2017, Scalia replaced editor Chris Dickens on the film (Solo: A Star Wars Story), which was released in May 2018.WEB,weblink 'Star Wars' Firing Reveals a Disturbance in the Franchise, Masters, Kim, The Hollywood Reporter, June 26, 2017, June 26, 2017, He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Teresa Sparks and two children, Julian and Maia Scalia.

Filmography{| class"wikitable"|+ Editor

! Year! Film! Director! Notes|1990| Megaville|Peter Lehner||1991JFK (film)>JFK|Oliver Stone|Fifth collaboration with Oliver Stone|1992Jackpot (1992 film)>Jackpot|Mario Orfini||1993| Little Buddha|Bernardo Bertolucci|First collaboration with Bernardo Bertolucci|1995The Quick and the Dead (1995 film)>The Quick and the Dead|Sam Raimi||1996| Stealing Beauty|Bernardo Bertolucci|Second collaboration with Bernardo Bertolucci 1997| G.I. Jane|Ridley Scott|First collaboration with Ridley Scott| Good Will Hunting|Gus Van Sant|First collaboration with Gus Van Sant 1998| The Big HitKirk Wong>Che-Kirk Wong|| Playing by Heart|Willard Carroll||2000Gladiator (2000 film)>Gladiator Ridley Scott|Second collaboration with Ridley Scott 2001Hannibal (2001 film)>Hannibal|Third collaboration with Ridley ScottBlack Hawk Down (film)>Black Hawk Down|Fourth collaboration with Ridley Scott 2003Levity (film)>Levity|Ed Solomon|| Masked and Anonymous|Larry Charles| 2005| The Great Raid|John Dahl|Memoirs of a Geisha (film)>Memoirs of a Geisha|Rob Marshall| 2007Hannibal Rising (film)>Hannibal Rising|Peter Webber|American Gangster (film)>American Gangster Ridley Scott|Fifth collaboration with Ridley Scott|2008Body of Lies (film)>Body of Lies|Sixth collaboration with Ridley Scott 2010Kick-Ass (film)>Kick-Ass|Matthew Vaughn|Robin Hood (2010 film)>Robin Hood Ridley Scott|Seventh collaboration with Ridley Scott 2012Prometheus (2012 film)>Prometheus|Eighth collaboration with Ridley ScottThe Amazing Spider-Man (film)>The Amazing Spider-Man|Marc Webb|First collaboration with Marc Webb|2013| The Counselor|Ridley Scott|Ninth collaboration with Ridley Scott|2014| The Amazing Spider-Man 2|Marc Webb|Second collaboration with Marc Webb 2015Child 44 (film)>Child 44|Daniel Espinosa|First collaboration with Daniel Espinosa| The Sea of Trees|Gus Van Sant|Third collaboration with Gus Van SantThe Martian (film)>The Martian|Ridley Scott|Tenth collaboration with Ridley Scott|2016| (13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi)|Michael Bay|First collaboration with Michael Bay|2017| (Alien: Covenant)|Ridley Scott|Eleventh collaboration with Ridley Scott|2018| (Solo: A Star Wars Story)|Ron Howard| 2022Ambulance (2022 film)>Ambulance|Michael Bay|Second collaboration with Michael BayMorbius (film)>Morbius|Daniel Espinosa|Second collaboration with Daniel EspinosaThe Gray Man (2022 film)>The Gray Man|Russo brothers||2023Ferrari (2023 film)>Ferrari|Michael Mann|{| class="wikitable"|+ Editorial department! Year! Film! Director! Role! Notes 1987| Shy People|Andrei Konchalovsky|First assistant editor|Wall Street (1987 film)>Wall Street|Oliver Stone Assistant editor|First collaboration with Oliver Stone 1988| Cameron's Closet|Armand Mastroianni|| Haunted Summer|Ivan Passer|Talk Radio (film)>Talk Radio Oliver Stone|Second collaboration with Oliver Stone|1989Born on the Fourth of July (film)>Born on the Fourth of July|Associate editor|Third collaboration with Oliver Stone|1991The Doors (film)>The Doors|Additional editor|Fourth collaboration with Oliver Stone|1995White Man's Burden (film)>White Man's Burden|Desmond Nakano|Consulting editor|{| class="wikitable"|+ Actor! Year! Film! Director! Role|2004| Incident at Loch Ness|Zak Penn|Party Guest{| class="wikitable"|+ Camera and electrical department! Year! Film! Director! Role|1985| Over the Summer|Teresa Sparks|Assistant cameraman{| class="wikitable"|+ Music department! Year! Film! Director! Role! Notes|2001Hannibal (2001 film)>Hannibal Ridley Scott|Music producerUncredited}}|2013| The Counselor|Music supervisor|{| class="wikitable"|+ Producer! Year! Film! Director! Credit|2003| Masked and Anonymous|Larry Charles|Executive producer|2015| The Sea of Trees|Gus Van Sant|Co-producer|2022Morbius (film)>Morbius|Daniel Espinosa|Associate producer{| class="wikitable"|+ Sound department! Year! Film! Director! Role|1985| Over the Summer|Teresa Sparks|Sound editor{| class="wikitable"|+ Thanks! Year! Film! Director! Role! Notes|2005| The Matador|Richard Shepard The producers would like to thank||2007| Battle in Seattle|Stuart Townsend||2008| (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor)|Rob Cohen Special thanks||2010| Repo Men|Miguel Sapochnik|First collaboration with Miguel Sapochnik|2011| The Adjustment Bureau|George Nolfi|Thanks| 2012Quartet (2012 film)>Quartet|Dustin Hoffman|With thanks to|Promised Land (2012 film)>Promised Land|Gus Van Sant|Special thanks|Second collaboration with Gus Van Sant|2013Elysium (film)>Elysium|Neill Blomkamp|Thanks| 2016Grimsby (film)>Grimsby|Louis Leterrier Special thanks|Gold (2016 film)>Gold|Stephen Gaghan| 2021Firebird (2021 film)>Firebird|Peeter Rebane|Finch (film)>Finch|Miguel Sapochnik|The filmmakers gratefully thank|Second collaboration with Miguel Sapochnik

Documentaries

{| class="wikitable"|+ Editor! Year! Film! Director|2005| Ashes and Snow|Gregory Colbert|2007The 11th Hour (2007 film)>The 11th HourLeila Conners|Nadia Conners}}|2009| (40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy)|Robert Lemelson{| class="wikitable"|+ Editorial department! Year! Film! Role|2007| Breaking the Ice|Supervising editor{| class="wikitable"|+ Thanks! Year! Film! Director! Role|2010| Stairway from Hell|Christian Bunz|Special thanks

Shorts

{| class="wikitable"|+ Editor! Year! Film! Director|2012| Ghost Recon: AlphaFrançois Alaux|Hervé de Crécy}}{| class="wikitable"|+ Thanks! Year! Film! Director! Role|2006| The ShowdownAntony Sestito|Fulvio Sestito}}|Special thanks|2012| Broken|Alessandra Pasquino|Thanks

TV series

{| class="wikitable"|+ Editor! Year! Title! Notes|1995American Gothic (1995 TV series)>American Gothic|1 episode{| class="wikitable"|+ Thanks! Year! Title! Role! Notes|2002| |Special thanks|2 episodes

Awards and accolades

Oscars and Oscar nominations

• 1992 – JFK (won w/ co-editor, Joe Hutshing)
• 1998 – Good Will Hunting (nominated)
• 2001 – Gladiator (nominated)
• 2002 – Black Hawk Down (won)

Other

• 2023 — Vision Award TicinoModa, Locarno Film Festival.
• 2001 — Best Editing (Gladiator), BAFTA.WEB,weblink Film Editing in 2011 Winner, BAFTA, 2024-04-26,
• 1993 — Best Editing, BAFTA.WEB,weblink Film Editing 1993, BAFTA, 2024-04-26,

References

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External links

• {{IMDB name|768817}}
• weblink" title="archive.today/20130414080318weblink">Filmed BAFTA event with Pietro Scala, July 2009

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