SCALIA, Pietro 1960–

PERSONAL

Born March 17, 1960, in Sicily, Italy; raised in Switzerland; children: Teresa, Julian. Education: University of California, Los Angeles, M.F.A., 1985; attended State University of New York at Albany.

Addresses: Agent— (film editing) Spyros Skouras, Skouras Agency, 1149 Third St., Third Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403; (directing) Steve Rabineau, William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Film editor.

Awards, Honors: Apex Award nomination, best film editing—action/mystery/thriller, 1991, Academy Award, best film editing, 1992, Eddie Award, American Cinema Editors, best edited feature film, 1992, and Film Award, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, best film editing, 1993, all with Joe Hutshing, all for JFK; Apex Award nomination, best film editing—drama, 1997, Academy Award nomination, best film editing, and Eddie Award nomination, best edited feature film, both 1998, all for Good Will Hunting; Sierra Award, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, best film editing, 2000, Film Award, best film editing, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Eddie Award, best edited dramatic feature film, Academy Award nomination, best film editing, Golden Satellite Award nomination, International Press Academy, best film editing, and Online Film Critics Society Award nomination, best film editing, all 2001, all for Gladiator; Outstanding Achievement Award, Los Angeles Italian Film Awards, editing category, 2001; Academy Award, best film editing, Eddie Award, best edited dramatic feature film, Film Award nomination, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, best film editing, and Film Award nomination, American Film Institute, editor of the year, all 2002, for Black Hawk Down; Hollywood Discovery Award, Hollywood Film Festival, outstanding achievement in editing, 2002.

CREDITS

Film Editor:

Megaville, Live Home Video, 1990.

(With others) The Doors, TriStar, 1991.

(With Joe Hutshing) JFK, Warner Bros., 1991.

Jackpot (also known as Cyber Eden and Classe speciale ), Grand National, 1992.

Little Buddha, Miramax, 1993.

The Quick and the Dead, TriStar, 1995.

Stealing Beauty (also known as Beaute volee and Io ballo da sola ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1996.

G.I. Jane, Buena Vista, 1997.

Good Will Hunting, Miramax/Buena Vista, 1997.

The Big Hit (also known as Warheads ), TriStar, 1998.

Playing by Heart (also known as Intermedia ), Miramax, 1998.

Gladiator, DreamWorks, 2000.

Black Hawk Down, Columbia, 2001.

Hannibal, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2001.

Levity, Studio Canal, 2003.

Masked and Anonymous, Sony Pictures Classics, 2003.

The Great Raid, Miramax, 2005.

Film Assistant Editor:

Shy People, Cannon, 1987.

Wall Street, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1987.

Talk Radio, Universal, 1988.

Film Work; Other:

Associate editor, Born on the Fourth of July, Universal, 1989.

Consulting editor, White Man's Burden (also known as White Man ), Rysher Entertainment, 1995.

Music producer, Hannibal, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2001.

Executive producer, Masked and Anonymous, Sony Pictures Classics, 2003.

Director, Mexicali, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2005.

Television Editor; Pilots:

American Gothic, CBS, 1995.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002.