Craig Alpert

Craig Alpert
OccupationFilm editor
Years active2006–present
Known for

Craig Alpert is an American film editor who has edited two dozen films since 2006. He and fellow editors were nominated for the American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy for Deadpool 2 (2018) and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020).[1][2] In his career, Alpert has often edited comedy films.[3][4]

Background

Alpert grew up in Irvine, California. He went to school at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He also had internships in Industrial Light & Magic's editorial department and in Miramax's postproduction department. His first editing job, while still in college, was working as an assistant editor for the film Toy Story 2 (1999). He later worked as additional editor for the films Meet the Fockers (2004) and The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005). His first films as editor were Borat (2006) and Knocked Up (2007).[5]

He edited predominantly comedy films for nearly a decade. For Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), he applied his comedy experience but had to learn to edit for musical, particularly a cappella, performances.[6]

For director James Gunn, he was an additional editor for the film The Suicide Squad (2021), and he later worked with Gunn on Superman (2025), collaborating with editor William Hoy.[3]

Filmography

Alpert's editing credits for film
Year Title Notes Ref.
2006 Borat Edited with Peter Teschner and James Thomas [7]
2007 Knocked Up Edited with Brent White [7]
2008 Pineapple Express [7]
Yes Man [7]
2009 Funny People Edited with Brent White [7]
2011 The Sitter [7]
Your Highness [7]
2012 The Campaign Edited with Jon Poll [7]
2014 Ride Along [7]
2015 Pitch Perfect 2 [6]
Freaks of Nature [7]
2016 The Boss [8]
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Edited with Jamie Gross and Stacey Schroeder [9]
2017 Rough Night [10]
Pitch Perfect 3 Edited with Colin Patton [11]
2018 Deadpool 2 Edited with Dirk Westervelt and Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir [1]
2020 Dolittle Edited with Chris Lebenzon [12]
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Edited with James Thomas and Michael Giambra [2]
2022 The Lost City [4]
The Man from Toronto [13]
2023 Blue Beetle [14]
2025 Superman Edited with William Hoy [3]
The Pickup [15]
Anaconda Edited with Gregory Plotkin [16]

Accolades

Alpert's accolades
Year Film Editor(s) Award Ceremony Result Ref.
2018 Deadpool 2 Alpert, Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir, Dirk Westervelt American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy February 1, 2019 Nominated [1]
2020 Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Alpert, James Thomas, Michael Giambra April 17, 2021 Nominated [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Giardina, Carolyn (February 1, 2019). "'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'The Favourite' Top Editors' ACE Eddie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Hipes, Patrick (March 11, 2021). "ACE Eddie Awards Nominations Include 'Sound Of Metal', 'Borat' And 'Minari', 'Ted Lasso' And 'Hamilton'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Tonguette, Peter (August 28, 2025). "'Superman': Editors William Hoy and Craig Alpert Talk About Helping Reinvent the Quintessential Man of Steel". CineMontage. Motion Picture Editors Guild. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  4. ^ a b James, Daron (April 5, 2022). "'The Lost City' Editor Craig Alpert on Finding Big Laughs With Sandra Bullock & Channing Tatum". The Credits. Motion Picture Association. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  5. ^ Longwell, Todd (August 6, 2007). "Crafts prodigies: Celebrating the next gen". The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. ^ a b Romanello, Linda (May 1, 2015). "Edit This! Universal's 'Pitch Perfect 2'". Post Magazine. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Staff. "Craig Alpert". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  8. ^ Chang, Justin (April 6, 2016). "Film Review: 'The Boss'". Variety. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  9. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (June 1, 2016). "Film Review: 'Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping'". Variety. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  10. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (June 14, 2017). "Film Review: 'Rough Night'". Variety. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  11. ^ Creamer, Jon (December 12, 2017). "The Art of the Edit: Pitch Perfect 3". Televisual. Televisual Media UK Limited. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  12. ^ Howard, Courtney (January 15, 2020). "'Dolittle': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  13. ^ Laffly, Tomris (June 23, 2022). "'The Man From Toronto' Review: A Well-Paired Woody Harrelson and Kevin Hart Propel This Retro Action Vehicle". Variety. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  14. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (August 16, 2023). "'Blue Beetle' Review: DC Superhero Origin Story Succeeds with a Mix of '80s-Style VFX and Low Stakes". Variety. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  15. ^ Kiang, Jessica (August 6, 2025). "'The Pickup' Review: Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson Don't Give a Truck in a Fitful Action Comedy". Variety. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  16. ^ Grierson, Tim (December 23, 2025). "'Anaconda' review: Jack Black and Paul Rudd get jungle fever in limp comedy-horror satire". Screen Daily. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
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