Kirk Baxter wins second Oscar in two years

Australian film editor Kirk Baxter has won an Oscar for his work in David Fincher’s The Girl with The Dragon.

It’s the second Academy Awards win in a row for the editor who took best film editing for Fincher’s The Social Network.

Baxter was nominated alongside his editing partner Angus Wall.

Unfortunately Australian producer Grant Hill, nominated for The Tree of Life missed out on an Oscar for best picture as the award went to The Artist and producer Thomas Langmann. Michel Hazanavicius, director of the French silent film also won best directing while Jean Dujardin won best male actor in a lead role. The film also won best costume design, awarding Mark Bridges and best original score, awarding Ludovic Bource. Best original song went to New Zealander Bret McKenzie for his song Man or Muppet for film the Muppets.