Pietro Scalia
Biography
Though he's cut celluloid for some of the best in the business, chances are many film lovers wouldn't even recognize the name Pietro Scalia in a lineup of Hollywood's best film editors.
Born in Sicily in 1960, Scalia resided in Switzerland before heading to Los Angeles to continue his education. After receiving his M.F.A. in Film and Theater Arts from U.C.L.A. in 1985, Scalia began his career as an assistant editor to Oliver Stone on such features as Wall Street (1987) and Talk Radio (1988).
Later coming into his own with such films as JFK (1991) (for which he received a Best Editing Oscar) and Sam Raimi's The Quick and the Dead (1995), Scalia continued to work on such high-profile films as Stealing Beauty (1996) and G.I. Jane (1997).
Scalia also received Best Editor Oscar nominations for Good Will Hunting (1997) and Gladiator (2000), though he would have to wait until the following year for his next win at the Oscars, as he received the Best Editing Award for director Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down (2001).
Director of the film Mary Queen of Scots with Ridley Scott as producer.
Graduate of UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television.
Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 2004.
Two children: Julian and Maia.
As of 2023, he has contributed to the editing of five films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Born on the Fourth of July (1989), JFK (1991), Good Will Hunting (1997), Gladiator (2000) and The Martian (2015). Of those, Gladiator (2000) is a winner in the category.
