Kevin Tent

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.
Crew

Blow
Editor

About Schmidt
Editor

Monster-in-Law
Editor

Girl, Interrupted
Editor

Guncrazy
Editor

Sideways
Editor

Election
Editor

RV
Editor

The Descendants
Editor

Nebraska
Editor

Ultra Warrior
Director

The Holdovers
Editor

Homage
Editor

Basket Case 2
Editor

Moontrap
Editor

Not of This Earth
Editor

Welcome to Me
Editor

Elvis & Nixon
Executive Producer

Shanghai
Editor

Honey Boy
Editorial Consultant

Citizen Ruth
Editor

Crash Pad
Executive Producer, Director

Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
Editor

The Clearing
Editor

Guilty As Charged
Editor

Parched
Editor

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Editor

Blackbelt II: Fatal Force
Director

Friday After Next
Additional Editor

Frankenhooker
Editor

Downsizing
Editor

The Audition
Editor

Since You've Been Gone
Editor

Otherhood
Editor

The Peanut Butter Falcon
Editor

Semper Fi
Editor

Disconnect
Editor

Mr. Woodcock
Editor

The Golden Compass
Editor

I Don't Know How She Does It
Editor

Lonely Planet
Editor

One Good Turn
Editor

