What is the name of Martin Scorsese's longtime film editor?

Thelma Schoonmaker is Martin Scorsese's longtime film editor. Their professional relationship began when she helped with Scorsese's early short-film work and continued through decades of landmark movies, including Raging Bull, Goodfellas, The Aviator, The Departed, Hugo, The Wolf of Wall Street, and Killers of the Flower Moon.

Schoonmaker's editing is central to Scorsese's style. Rapid cutting, freeze frames, musical transitions, abrupt shifts in rhythm, and carefully controlled violence often give his films their distinctive energy. She is not merely a post-production technician; her work shapes performances, suspense, point of view, and the emotional meaning of individual scenes.

She won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Raging Bull, The Aviator, and The Departed, making her one of the most decorated editors in Oscar history. A common mix-up is that she did not formally edit every Scorsese film: union restrictions limited their official collaboration during much of the 1970s, although she made an uncredited contribution to Taxi Driver. She became his regular credited editor beginning with Raging Bull in 1980.