{{short description|American film and television editor}} {{Infobox person | name = Stuart Bass | image = File:Stuart Bass.jpg | birth_date = | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | occupation = {{flat list| *Editor *Director *Photographer }} | notable_works = | years_active = 1985–present | spouse = | relatives = }}
'''Stuart Bass''', ACE, is an American film and television editor and director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/stuart-bass-ace|title=Stuart Bass, A.C.E.|website=emmys.com|access-date=2022-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationxpress.com/latest-news/netflix-organises-virtual-qa-session-for-indian-editing-community-with-emmy-award-winning-editor-stuart-bass/|title=Netflix organises virtual Q&A session for Indian editing community with Emmy Award-winning editor Stuart Bass|website=animationxpress.com|access-date=2022-05-05}}</ref> He is best known for his work on the television series ''The Wonder Years'', ''MacGyver'', ''The Office'', ''Arrested Development'', ''Pushing Daisies'', and ''A Series of Unfortunate Events''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://americancinemaeditors.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CE-2020-3QTR-Online.pdf|title=CinemaEditor The Television Issue|website=americancinemaeditors.org|access-date=2022-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.provideocoalition.com/art-cut-editing-series-unfortunate-events/|title=ART OF THE CUT, editing "A Series of Unfortunate Events"|website=provideocoalition.com|date=18 May 2017 |access-date=2022-05-05}}</ref>
==Life and career== Bass was born in Montreal, Canada. He received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1978 in Communication Arts and a M.F.A. from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://commarts.wisc.edu/alumnus-stuart-bass-wins-emmy/|title=Alumnus Stuart Bass Wins Emmy|website=commarts.wisc.edu|date=29 December 2008 |access-date=2022-05-05}}</ref> In 2009, The Motion Picture Editors Guild Magazine stated that "Stuart Bass Brings a Cinematic Sensibility to Cutting Comedy".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinemontage.org/fixing-television-one-show-time/|title=Fixing Television, One Show at a Time|website=cinemontage.org|date=November 2009 |access-date=2022-05-05}}</ref> He is a member of American Cinema Editors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://americancinemaeditors.org/active-member-directory/|title=ACE Active Member Directory|website=americancinemaeditors.org|access-date=2022-05-05}}</ref> He was a governor of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences from 2007 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/news/television-academy-adds-11-board-governors-185450745.html|title=Television Academy Adds 11 to Board of Governors|website=yahoo.com|date=11 November 2014 |access-date=2022-05-05}}</ref> He retired as an editor/director in 2019 and is pursuing fine art photography.
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Result !Award !Category !Work !Ref. |- |2009 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |rowspan="2"|Primetime Emmy Awards |rowspan="2"|Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series |''The Office'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/office|title=Awards & Nominations|website=emmys.com|access-date=2022-05-05}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|2008 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |rowspan="2"|''Pushing Daisies'': Pie-lette |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2008/outstanding-single-camera-picture-editing-for-a-comedy-series|title=Outstanding Picture Editing For A Comedy Series (Single Or Multi-Camera) - 2008|website=emmys.com|access-date=2022-05-05}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |rowspan="2"|Hollywood Professional Association |rowspan="2"|Outstanding Editing - Television |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hpaonline.com/nominees-and-winners/2008-hpa-awards/|title=2008 HPA Awards|website=hpaonline.com|access-date=2022-05-05}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|2006 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |rowspan="3"|''Arrested Development'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studiodaily.com/2006/10/hollywood-post-alliance-award-nominees-announced/|title=Hollywood Post Alliance Award Nominees Announced|website=studiodaily.com|access-date=2022-05-05}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Primetime Emmy Awards |Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/awards/2006-emmy-nominations-list-part-2-1200340637/|title=2006 Emmy nominations list – part 2|website=variety.com|date=6 July 2006 |access-date=2022-05-05}}</ref> |- |2005 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |rowspan="2"|American Cinema Editors |rowspan="2"|Best Edited Comedy Series for Non-Commercial Television | |- |1997 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' | |- |1994 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |rowspan="2"|Primetime Emmy Awards |Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming |''But... Seriously'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/butseriously|title=OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT - informational programming - 1994|website=emmys.com|access-date=2022-05-05}}</ref> |- |1989 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television |''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'': The Crucible | |- |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0060111|Stuart Bass}} * {{Official website|https://stuartbass.pictures/}}
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