Kevin Tent
Buffalo, New York, USA

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.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Crew

The Holdovers (2023)
Editor
Semper Fi (2019)
Editor
Honey Boy (2019)
Editorial Consultant
Otherhood (2019)
Editor
The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
Editor
Downsizing (2017)
Editor
Crash Pad (2017)
Director | Executive Producer
Elvis & Nixon (2016)
Executive Producer
Parched (2015)
Editor
The Audition (2015)
Editor
Welcome to Me (2014)
Editor
Nebraska (2013)
Editor
Disconnect (2013)
Editor
The Descendants (2011)
Editor
Shanghai (2010)
Editor
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)
Editor
The Golden Compass (2007)
Editor
Mr. Woodcock (2007)
Editor
RV (2006)
Editor
Monster-in-Law (2005)
Editor
Sideways (2004)
Editor
The Clearing (2004)
Editor
About Schmidt (2002)
Editor
Friday After Next (2002)
Additional Editor
The Day It Happened (2002)
Editor
Blow (2001)
Editor
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Editor
Election (1999)
Editor
Since You've Been Gone (1998)
Editor
Citizen Ruth (1996)
Editor
Homage (1995)
Editor
Guncrazy (1992)
Editor
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever (1991)
Editor
Guilty As Charged (1991)
Editor
Frankenhooker (1990)
Editor
Ultra Warrior (1990)
Director
Basket Case 2 (1990)
Editor
Blackbelt II: Fatal Force (1989)
Director
Moontrap (1989)
Editor
Not of This Earth (1988)
Editor