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{{short description|American film editor}}
{{BLP unsourced|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Chris Lebenzon
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Christopher John Lebenzon
| birth_date = October 29
| birth_place = [[Redwood City, California, USA]]
| occupation = Film editor
| years_active = 1976-
}}

'''Christopher John Lebenzon''' is an American [[film editor]] with more than 50 film credits dating from 1976. The films he has edited have grossed over $10 billion worldwide.

He has been nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]] for the films ''[[Top Gun]]'' (1986) and ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'' (1995). He is a member of the American Cinema Editors (A.C.E) and has been nominated six times having won The Eddie Award for his work on ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' (2007) and ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (2010). He is noted particularly for working with directors [[Michael Bay]], [[Tony Scott]] and has worked with [[Tim Burton]] for over 25 years.

In addition to editing, he has also served as an executive producer on ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (2010) and ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'' (2012).

==Filmography (as editor)==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Film
! [[Film director|Director]]
! Notes
|-
|1978
|''[[The Secret Life of Plants#Documentary|The Secret Life of Plants]]''
|[[Walon Green]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1981
|''[[Wolfen (film)|Wolfen]]''
|[[Michael Wadleigh]]
|
|-
|''[[One from the Heart]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Francis Ford Coppola]]
|Assistant editor
|-
|1983
|''[[The Outsiders (film)|The Outsiders]]''
|First assistant editor
|-
|1984
|''[[A Breed Apart]]''
|[[Philippe Mora]]
|
|-
|1985
|''[[Weird Science (film)|Weird Science]]''
|[[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]]
|
|-
|1986
|''[[Top Gun]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Tony Scott]]
|Nominated—[[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1987
|''[[Beverly Hills Cop II]]''
|
|-
|''[[Weeds (1987 film)|Weeds]]''
|[[John D. Hancock]]
|
|-
|1988
|''[[Midnight Run]]''
|[[Martin Brest]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1990
|''[[Revenge (1990 film)|Revenge]]''
|rowspan=2|Tony Scott
|
|-
|''[[Days of Thunder]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1991
|''[[Hudson Hawk]]''
|[[Michael Lehmann]]
|
|-
|''[[The Last Boy Scout]]''
|Tony Scott
|Additional editor
|-
|1992
|''[[Batman Returns]]''
|[[Tim Burton]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1993
|''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''
|[[Henry Selick]]
|Consulting editor
|-
|''[[Josh and S.A.M.]]''
|[[Billy Weber]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1994
|''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]''
|Tim Burton
|
|-
|''The Outsider''
|David Briggs
|Editorial consultant
|-
|1995
|''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]''
|Tony Scott
|Nominated—[[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
|-
|1996
|''[[Mars Attacks!]]''
|Tim Burton
|
|-
|1997
|''[[Con Air]]''
|[[Simon West]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1998
|''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]''
|[[Michael Bay]]
|
|-
|''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]''
|Tony Scott
|
|-
|1999
|''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]''
|Tim Burton
|Nominated—[[Satellite Award]] for [[Satellite Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
|-
|2000
|''[[Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film)|Gone in 60 Seconds]]''
|[[Dominic Sena]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2001
|''[[Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]''
|Michael Bay
|
|-
|''[[Planet of the Apes (2001 film)|Planet of the Apes]]''
|Tim Burton
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[XXX (2002 film)|XXX]]''
| [[Rob Cohen]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2003
|''[[Radio (2003 film)|Radio]]''
|[[Michael Tollin]]
|
|-
|''[[Big Fish]]''
| Tim Burton
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2005
|''[[Man of the House (2005 film)|Man of the House]]''
|[[Stephen Herek]]
|
|-
|''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''
| rowspan="2" |Tim Burton
|Nominated—[[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical|ACE Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical]]
|-
|''[[Corpse Bride]]''
| with Jonathan Lucas
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
|''[[Déjà Vu (2006 film)|Déjà Vu]]''
|Tony Scott
|
|-
|''[[Eragon (film)|Eragon]]''
|[[Stefen Fangmeier]]
|Also additional editor
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]''
| Tim Burton
| [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical|ACE Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical]]<br />[[Awards Circuit Community Awards]] for Best Film Editing<br />Nominated - Gold Derby Awards for Best Film Editing
|-
| 2009
|''[[The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film)|The Taking of Pelham 123]]''
|rowspan=2|Tony Scott
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]''
|Nominated—[[Satellite Award]] for [[Satellite Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
|-
|''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''
| rowspan="4" |Tim Burton
|Also executive producer<br />[[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical|ACE Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |2012
|''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]''
|Also executive producer
|-
|''[[Frankenweenie (2012 film)|Frankenweenie]]''
|Nominated—ACE Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film
|-
|''[[Here with Me (The Killers song)|Here with Me]]''
|Music video
|-
|2014
|''[[Maleficent (film)|Maleficent]]''
|[[Robert Stromberg]]
|
|-
|2015
|''[[The Last Witch Hunter]]''
|Breck Eisner
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film)|Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children]]''
|Tim Burton
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Geostorm]]''
|[[Dean Devlin]]
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Dumbo (2019 film)|Dumbo]]''
|Tim Burton
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Dolittle (film)|Dolittle]]''
|[[Stephen Gaghan]]
| with [[Craig Alpert]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
|''[[Uncharted (film)|Uncharted]]''
| [[Ruben Fleischer]]
| with [[Richard Pearson (film editor)|Richard Pearson]]
|-
| ''[[Disenchanted (film)|Disenchanted]]''
| [[Adam Shankman]]
| with [[Emma E. Hickox]]
|-
|2023
| ''[[Ghosted (2023 film)|Ghosted]]''
| [[Dexter Fletcher]]
| with Jim May and Josh Schaeffer
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|495605|Chris Lebenzon}}

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