Kevin Tent
From:
Buffalo, New York, USA
Kevin Tent is an American film editor and director. Tent has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors (ACE) and serves as President of the board. He is best known for his longstanding collaboration with Alexander Payne, having edited every feature film Payne has directed as of 2023. For his work on Payne's films, Tent has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Editing for his works in The Descendants and The Holdovers. Tent also won an ACE Eddie award for first film and received three other ACE Eddie Award nominations for Election, Sideways and About Schmidt. In addition to his career in editing, Tent also co-directed two films, Ultra Warrior (1990) and Blackbelt II (1993), and directed the 2017 film Crash Pad.
Editing
Lonely Planet
The Holdovers
Semper Fi
Honey Boy
Otherhood
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Downsizing
Parched
The Audition
Welcome to Me
Nebraska
Disconnect
I Don't Know How She Does It
The Descendants
Shanghai
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
The Golden Compass
Mr. Woodcock
RV
Monster-in-Law
Sideways
The Clearing
About Schmidt
Friday After Next