Lindsay Utz
Lindsay Utz | |
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| Born | Lindsay Ann Utz Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | University of Arizona |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
Lindsay Utz is a two-time Emmy Award winning documentary film director, Academy Award-winning editor, and producer. She is best known for her work on American Factory, Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry, and Prime Minister.
Life and career
Lindsay was born in 1981 in Park Ridge, Illinois. She graduated from the University of Arizona in 2003 with a B.A. in Media Studies. From 2006 to 2009, she was Executive Producer at Good Magazine, where she ran the video department. She broke into feature-length documentary editing with 2011's Bully. Additional editing credits include Quest (2017), Miss Americana (2020), and Martha (2024), among others. She was supervising editor and producer on the Jennifer Lopez documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told (2024). In 2025, she co-directed Prime Minister, a documentary about former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern, which won the World Documentary Audience Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival as well as Emmys for Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary and Best Documentary at the 2026 Emmy Awards. In 2025, she launched documentary production company Win Win Pictures with music supervisor and producer Margaret Yen. She is represented by United Talent Agency.
Lindsay is a member of American Cinema Editors and the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Director | |||
| 2009 | Good: Internet Censorship | No | Yes | Documentary; co-director |
| 2011 | Bully | Yes | No | Documentary |
| 2012 | Op-Docs | Yes | No | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | Buoy | Yes | No | Feature film |
| 2014 | In Country | Yes | No | Documentary |
| 2015–2016 | Frontline | Yes | No | 2 Episodes |
| 2017 | Quest | Yes | No | Documentary |
| 2019 | American Factory | Yes | No | Documentary; also, camera |
| 2019 | Contaminated Memories | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2020 | Miss Americana | Yes | No | Documentary |
| 2021 | Since You Arrived, My Heart Stopped Belonging to Me | Yes | No | Documentary; consulting editor |
| 2021 | Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry | Yes | No | Documentary |
| 2022 | Civil: Ben Crump | Yes | No | Documentary |
| 2024 | Martha | Yes | No | Documentary |
| 2025 | Prime Minister | No | Yes | Documentary; co-director |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Cinema Eye Honors | Outstanding Achievement in Editing | Quest | Won | |
| 2019 | International Documentary Association | Best Editing | American Factory | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | Best Editing | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Cinema Eye Honors | Outstanding Achievement in Editing | Nominated | ||
| American Cinema Editors | Best Edited Documentary – Feature | Nominated | |||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | American Cinema Editors | Best Edited Documentary - Non-Theatrical | Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry | Nominated | |
| 2025 | World Documentary Audience Award | World Cinema Documentary, Sundance Film Festival | Prime Minister | Won | |
| 2026 | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary | Prime Minister | Won | |
| 2026 | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Best Documentary | Prime Minister | Won |
References
- ↑ "Oscar win puts Park Ridge native Lindsay Utz on stage at Academy Awards". Chicago Tribune. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ↑ "Q&A: Lindsay Utz talks Miss Americana, American Factory". dailynorthwestern.com. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ↑ "Lindsay Utz: 2021 Alumna of the Year". Arizona Arts. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ↑ spicer, lucy (February 3, 2025). "Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Michelle Walshe and Lindsay Utz, the Directors of "Prime Minister" - sundance.org".
- ↑ "Karen Schmeer Fellowship Goes to 'Bully' Editor Lindsay Utz". IndieWire. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ↑ Fernandez, Sylvy (2025-01-31). "2025 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners Announced - sundance.org". Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2026/05/news-documentary-emmys-2026-winners-list-1236928709/
- ↑ "GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP AT A GLANCE". app.oscars.org. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ↑ "2018 Cinema Eye Honors Bet On New Generation of Filmmakers, As Yance Ford's 'Strong Island' Makes History". IndieWire. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ↑ "Winners & Nominees". documentary.org. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ↑ "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". criticschoice.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ↑ "Cinema Eye Honors: 'American Factory,' 'Apollo 11' Lead Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ↑ "ACE 70TH EDDIE AWARDS – NOMINEES". americancinemaeditors.org. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ↑ "Lindsay Utz, ASC". emmys.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ↑ "ACE 70TH EDDIE AWARDS – NOMINEES". americancinemaeditors.org. Retrieved 2026-08-30.
- ↑ "2025 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners Announced". sundance.org. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ "News & Documentary Emmys 2026 Winners List". Deadline. 2026-05-28. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
- ↑ "News & Documentary Emmys 2026 Winners List". Deadline. 2026-05-28. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
External links
- Lindsay Utz at IMDb
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