
Kevin Tent
- Known for
- Editing
- Birthplace
- Buffalo, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography

Lonely Planet
Movie · Editor

The Holdovers
Movie · Editor

Honey Boy
Movie · Editorial Consultant

Otherhood
Movie · Editor

The Peanut Butter Falcon
Movie · Editor

Semper Fi
Movie · Editor

Downsizing
Movie · Editor

Welcome to Me
Movie · Editor

Parched
Movie · Editor

The Audition
Movie · Editor

Nebraska
Movie · Editor

Disconnect
Movie · Editor

The Descendants
Movie · Editor

I Don't Know How She Does It
Movie · Editor

Shanghai
Movie · Editor

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Movie · Editor

Hung
TV · Editor · 1 ep

Mr. Woodcock
Movie · Editor

The Golden Compass
Movie · Editor

RV
Movie · Editor

Monster-in-Law
Movie · Editor

Sideways
Movie · Editor

The Clearing
Movie · Editor

About Schmidt
Movie · Editor

Friday After Next
Movie · Additional Editor

Blow
Movie · Editor

Girl, Interrupted
Movie · Editor

Election
Movie · Editor

Since You've Been Gone
Movie · Editor

Citizen Ruth
Movie · Editor

One Good Turn
Movie · Editor

Homage
Movie · Editor

Guncrazy
Movie · Editor

Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
Movie · Editor

Guilty as Charged
Movie · Editor

Basket Case 2
Movie · Editor

Frankenhooker
Movie · Editor

Moontrap
Movie · Editor

Not of This Earth
Movie · Editor