Jon Gregory Wiki: 5 Facts To Know About The 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' Film Editor

Jon Gregory is most famous for his work as a film editor. Read these five amazing facts to learn about his films, his overall net worth, and more!

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Jon Gregory Wiki: 5 Facts To Know About The 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' Film Editor

#1 Jon Gregory Used to Be a Television Show Editor

Television show Jon Gregory's career as a film editor is actually began after his career as a television show editor, began in 1979. The first television show that Gregory worked on was called 'Play for Today.' He worked on 'Play for Today' for several years, but only edited three episodes. Once he was done editing that show, in 1981, he went on to edit the show 'Open All Hours.' He did more work on 'Open all Hours,' as he edited seven episodes of the show, however, he only worked on the show for one year. He later went on to edit four episodes of the show 'The Nation's Health' in 1983. Beginning in the mid-1980's Gregory began editing movies, but that didn't mean it was the end of his career as in television. In fact, he kept working as a television show editor until 1993. Some of the last television shows that Jon Gregory worked on were 'Traffick' (1989), 'The Darling Buds of May' (1992), and 'A Year in Provence' (1993).

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'A Year in Providence' DVD Cover

#2 During his Career as a Film Editor, Jon Gregory has Worked on Over 30 Films

Jon Gregory officially began his career as a film editor in 1986 when he edited the made-for-television movie 'Stress.' He has come a long way since then, as he has worked as a film editor on over 30 films, including only one other made-for-television movie ('Leave to Remain') and several video shorts. His career as a film editor began to kick off in the 1990's, as he was no longer working on television shows around this time. This allowed him more time to work on his films. Some of the films he edited in the early years of his film editing career include 'Four Weddings and a Funeral,' 'Living Out Loud,' 'Beautiful Creatures,' 'Killing me Softly,' and 'Ned Kelly.'

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'Ned Kelly' Movie Poster

As Jon Gregory's career as a film editor progressed, he began taking on bigger and bigger projects. Some of his most recent projects include 'The Road,' 'West is West,' 'Hysteria,' 'Slow West,' 'A United Kingdom,' and 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.' Jon Gregory shows off his film editing skills well with all of the movies he works on. Many of the movies he works on are drama films, like 'A United Kingdom' and 'Hysteria.' However, he also works on westerns like 'Slow West' and comedy films like 'West is West' and 'Penelope.'

#3 Jon Gregoy Has More Award Nominations than Awards

Over the course of his long career as a film editor, Jon Gregory has only won two awards but he's has been nominated for over a dozen other awards. His two awards include an American Cinema Editors Eddie Award for Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series for his work with 'A Year in Providence' and a British Independent Film Award for Best Editing for 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.'

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Jon Gregory's earned his first award nomination in 1990 for a BAFTA Best Film Editor Award for his work with 'Traffick.' As he moved away from television show editing into film editing, he started to earn more award nominations. In the 1990's alone, Jon Gregory was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Editing ('In Bruges') and that was only a couple years after he had devoted his career to film editing. In the 2000's he earned the bulk of his award nominations. He was nominated for various prestigious awards, all in film editing categories. Some of these nominations came from the BAFTA Awards, the Australian Film Institute, the Awards Circuit Community Awards, the British Independent Film Awards, and the Genie Awards. Jon Gregory has not been nominated for many awards yet in the 2010's. So far, all of his award nominations (including a nomination from the Oscar 2018 awards) are for his work on the film 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.'

#4 Jon Gregory has a Crazy Net Worth

Jon Gregory has more in the bank than most average people would ever dream of having although his net worth may not look very impressive when compared to others in the entertainment industry. As of 2018, Jon Gregory's net worth is about $300,000. With his on-going projects and his current success in the film industry, it is likely that his net worth will continue to grow in the future.

#5 Jon Gregory's Future Looks Bright

Jon Gregory has a lot to look forward to in the future, and so do his fans. Currently, he is working on a film called 'Peterloo.' This will be a historical drama about the Peterloo Massacre in Britain, which took place 200 years ago. 'Peterloo' is expected to be released sometime in 2018.

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'Peterloo' Filming Picture from IMDb

Another thing Jon Gregory has to look forward to is his upcoming appearance at the Oscar 2018 ceremony, as his film 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' has earned him a nomination for an Oscar for Best Achievement in Film Editing. Hopefully, he can win and add another award to his mantle. Here's to wishing Jon Gregory good luck in his Oscar 2018 appearance (which is to take place on March 4, 2018) and all his future endeavors in his film editing career.