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Film Synopsis
When six Americans take refuge in the Canadian embassy in Tehran during the 1979 hostage crisis, U.S. government agent Tony Mendez turns to Hollywood for help. Working with a producer and a makeup artist, he devises a rescue mission that centers on the creation of a fake film production company scouting locations in Iran.
Academy Awards History
Including his nomination this year for Film Editing for ZERO DARK THIRTY, this is the fourth Academy Award nomination for William Goldenberg. He was previously nominated for:
SEABISCUIT (2003)
Nominee, Film Editing
THE INSIDER (1999)
Nominee, Film Editing
Nominee Questionnaire
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Thank you guys, thank you all so much. Thank you, members of the Academy, for honoring Argo with this award. I really, really appreciate it. I want to thank my great crew, Brett, Joe and Paula. I want to thank Warner Bros. And I want to thank our great producers, George Clooney and Grant Heslov. And Chris Terrio for writing an editor’s dream for a screenplay. And Ben, I share this with you. You’re my brother, I love you. And thank you for this. My wife, Allison, and my great children, Nathan and Erin, thank you so much. You made this all possible. Thanks, everybody. Thank you, good night.