O BAFTA de Melhor Edição (no original, em inglês: BAFTA Award for Best Editing) é um prêmio concedido aos melhores montadores de cada ano, desde 1968. Apenas o editor principal do filme é elegível, logo, editores adicionais e de supervisão não podem concorrer.
Vencedores e indicados Década de 1960 Ano Filme Vencedor(es) 1969 The Graduate Sam O'Steen |- |The Charge of the Light Brigade || Kevin Brownlow |- |Oliver! || Ralph Kemplen |- |Romeo and Juliet || Reginald Mills |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 1970| style="background:#ccc;"| Midnight Cowboy || style="background:#ccc;"| Hugh A. RobertsonBullitt Frank P. KellerOh! What a Lovely War Kevin ConnorZ Françoise Bonnot
Década de 1970 Ano Filme Vencedor(es) 1971 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid John C. Howard e Richard C. Meyer |- |M*A*S*H || Danford B. Greene |- |Ryan's Daughter || Norman Savage |- |They Shoot Horses, Don't They? || Fredric Steinkamp |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 1972| style="background:#ccc;"| Sunday Bloody Sunday || style="background:#ccc;"| Richard MardenFiddler on the Roof Antony Gibbs e Robert LawrencePerformance Antony GibbsTaking Off John Carter 1973 The French Connection Gerald B. Greenberg |- |Cabaret || David Bretherton |- |A Clockwork Orange || Bill Butler |- |Deliverance || Tom Priestley |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 1974| style="background:#ccc;"| The Day of the Jackal || style="background:#ccc;"| Ralph KemplenCharley Varrick Frank MorrissDon't Look Now Graeme CliffordThe National Health Ralph Sheldon 1975 The Conversation Richard Chew e Walter Murch |- |Chinatown || Sam O'Steen |- |Murder on the Orient Express || Anne V. Coates |- |The Three Musketeers || John Victor Smith |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 1976| style="background:#ccc;"| Dog Day Afternoon || style="background:#ccc;"| Dede AllenThe Godfather Part II Peter Zinner, Barry Malkin e Richard MarksJaws Verna FieldsRollerball Antony Gibbs 1977 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Richard Chew, Lynzee Klingman e Sheldon Kahn |- |All the President's Men || Robert L. Wolfe |- |Taxi Driver || Marcia Lucas, Tom Rolf e Melvin Shapiro |- |Marathon Man || Jim Clark |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 1978| style="background:#ccc;"| Annie Hall || style="background:#ccc;"| Ralph Rosenblum e Wendy Greene BricmontA Bridge Too Far Antony GibbsNetwork Alan HeimRocky Richard Halsey 1979 Midnight Express Gerry Hambling |- |Close Encounters of the Third Kind || Michael Kahn |- |Julia || Walter Murch |- |Star Wars || Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas e Richard Chew |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 1980| style="background:#ccc;"| The Deer Hunter || style="background:#ccc;"| Peter ZinnerAlien Terry RawlingsApocalypse Now Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg e Lisa FruchtmanManhattan Susan E. Morse
Década de 1980 Ano Filme Vencedor(es) 1981 All That Jazz Alan Heim |- |The Elephant Man || Anne V. Coates |- |Fame || Gerry Hambling |- |Kramer vs. Kramer || Gerald B. Greenberg |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 1982| style="background:#ccc;"| Raging Bull || style="background:#ccc;"| Thelma SchoonmakerChariots of Fire Terry RawlingsThe French Lieutenant's Woman John BloomRaiders of the Lost Ark Michael Kahn 1983 Missing Françoise Bonnot |- |Blade Runner || Terry Rawlings |- |E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial || Carol Littleton |- |Gandhi || John Bloom |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 1984| style="background:#ccc;"| Flashdance || style="background:#ccc;"| Walt Mulconery e Bud S. SmithThe King of Comedy Thelma SchoonmakerLocal Hero Michael BradsellZelig Susan E. Morse 1985 The Killing Fields Jim Clark |- |Another Country || Gerry Hambling |- |Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom || Michael Kahn |- |Under Fire || John Bloom e Mark Conte |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 1986| style="background:#ccc;"| Amadeus || style="background:#ccc;"| Michael Chandler e Nena DanevicBack to the Future Arthur Schmidt e Harry KeramidasA Chorus Line John BloomWitness Thom Noble 1987 The Mission Jim Clark |- |Hannah and Her Sisters || Susan E. Morse |- |Mona Lisa || Lesley Walker |- |A Room with a View || Humphrey Dixon |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 1988| style="background:#ccc;"| Platoon || style="background:#ccc;"| Claire SimpsonCry Freedom Lesley WalkerHope and Glory Ian CraffordRadio Days Susan E. Morse 1989 Fatal Attraction Peter E. Berger e Michael Kahn |- |A Fish Called Wanda || John Jympson |- |The Last Emperor || Gabriella Cristiani |- |Who Framed Roger Rabbit || Arthur Schmidt |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 1990| style="background:#ccc;"| Mississippi Burning || style="background:#ccc;"| Gerry HamblingDangerous Liaisons Mick AudsleyDead Poets Society William M. AndersonRain Man Stu Linder
Década de 1990 Ano Filme Vencedor(es) 1991 Goodfellas Thelma Schoonmaker |- |Nuovo Cinema Paradiso || Mario Morra |- |Crimes and Misdemeanors || Susan E. Morse |- |Dick Tracy || Richard Marks |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 1992| style="background:#ccc;"| The Commitments || style="background:#ccc;"| Gerry HamblingDances with Wolves Neil TravisThe Silence of the Lambs Craig McKayThelma & Louise Thom Noble 1993 JFK Joe Hutshing e Pietro Scalia |- |Cape Fear || Thelma Schoonmaker |- |Howards End || Andrew Marcus |- |The Player || Geraldine Peroni |- |Strictly Ballroom || Jill Bilcock |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 1994| style="background:#ccc;"| Schindler's List || style="background:#ccc;"| Michael KahnThe Fugitive Dennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord e Dov HoenigIn the Line of Fire Anne V. CoatesThe Piano Veronika Jenet 1995 Speed John Wright |- |Forrest Gump || Arthur Schmidt |- |Four Weddings and a Funeral || Jon Gregory |- |Pulp Fiction || Sally Menke |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 1996| style="background:#ccc;"| The Usual Suspects || style="background:#ccc;"| John OttmanApollo 13 Mike Hill e Daniel P. HanleyBabe Marcus D'Arcy e Jay FriedkinThe Madness of King George Tariq Anwar 1997 The English Patient Walter Murch |- |Fargo || Roderick Jaynes |- |Evita || Gerry Hambling |- |Shine || Pip Karmel |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 1998| style="background:#ccc;"| L.A. Confidential || style="background:#ccc;"| Peter HonessThe Full Monty Nick Moore e David FreemanRomeo + Juliet Jill BilcockTitanic Conrad Buff IV, James Cameron e Richard A. Harris 1999 Shakespeare in Love David Gamble |- |Elizabeth || Jill Bilcock |- |Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels || Niven Howie |- |Saving Private Ryan || Michael Kahn |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 2000| style="background:#ccc;"| American Beauty || style="background:#ccc;"| Tariq Anwar e Christopher GreenburyBeing John Malkovich Eric ZumbrunnenThe Matrix Zach StaenbergThe Sixth Sense Andrew Mondshein
Década de 2000 Ano Filme Vencedor(es) 2001 Gladiator Pietro Scalia |- |Billy Elliot || John Wilson |- |Wo hu cang long || Tim Squyres |- |Erin Brockovich || Anne V. Coates |- |Traffic || Stephen Mirrione |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2002| style="background:#ccc;"| Mulholland Drive || style="background:#ccc;"| Mary SweeneyLe fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain Hervé SchneidBlack Hawk Down Pietro ScaliaThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring John GilbertMoulin Rouge! Jill Bilcock 2003 Cidade de Deus Daniel Rezende |- |Chicago || Martin Walsh |- |Gangs of New York || Thelma Schoonmaker |- |The Hours || Peter Boyle |- |The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers || Michael J. Horton |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2004| style="background:#ccc;"| Lost in Translation || style="background:#ccc;"| Sarah Flack21 Grams Stephen MirrioneCold Mountain Walter MurchKill Bill Sally MenkeThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Jamie Selkirk 2005 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Valdís Óskarsdóttir |- |The Aviator || Thelma Schoonmaker |- |Collateral || Jim Miller e Paul Rubell |- |Shi mian mai fu || Long Cheng |- |Vera Drake || Jim Clark |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2006| style="background:#ccc;"| The Constant Gardener || style="background:#ccc;"| Claire SimpsonBrokeback Mountain Geraldine Peroni e Dylan TichenorCrash Hughes WinborneGood Night, and Good Luck. Stephen MirrioneLa marche de l'empereur Sabine Emiliani 2007 United 93 Clare Douglas, Richard Pearson e Christopher Rouse |- |Babel || Stephen Mirrione e Douglas Crise |- |Casino Royale || Stuart Baird |- |The Departed || Thelma Schoonmaker |- |The Queen || Lucia Zucchetti |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2008| style="background:#ccc;"| The Bourne Ultimatum || style="background:#ccc;"| Christopher RouseAmerican Gangster Pietro ScaliaAtonement Paul TothillMichael Clayton John GilroyNo Country for Old Men Roderick Jaynes 2009 Slumdog Millionaire Chris Dickens |- |Changeling || Joel Cox e Gary D. Roach |- |The Curious Case of Benjamin Button || Kirk Baxter e Angus Wall |- |The Dark Knight || Lee Smith |- |Frost/Nixon || Daniel P. Hanley e Mike Hill |- |In Bruges || Jon Gregory |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2010| style="background:#ccc;"| The Hurt Locker || style="background:#ccc;"| Chris Innis e Bob MurawskiAvatar James Cameron, John Refoua e Stephen E. RivkinDistrict 9 Julian ClarkeInglourious Basterds Sally MenkeUp in the Air Dana E. Glauberman
Década de 2010 Ano Filme Vencedor(es) 2011 The Social Network Kirk Baxter e Angus Wall |- |127 Hours || Jon Harris |- |Black Swan || Andrew Weisblum |- |Inception || Lee Smith |- |The King's Speech || Tariq Anwar |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2012| style="background:#ccc;"| Senna || style="background:#ccc;"| Chris King e Gregers SallThe Artist Anne-Sophie Bion e Michel HazanaviciusDrive Mat NewmanHugo Thelma SchoonmakerTinker Tailor Soldier Spy Dino Jonsäter 2013 Argo William Goldenberg |- |Django Unchained || Fred Raskin |- |Life of Pi || Tim Squyres |- |Skyfall || Stuart Baird |- |Zero Dark Thirty || Dylan Tichenor e William Goldenberg |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2014| style="background:#ccc;"| Rush || style="background:#ccc;"| Daniel P. Hanley e Mike Hill12 Years a Slave Joe WalkerCaptain Phillips Christopher RouseGravity Alfonso Cuarón e Mark SangerThe Wolf of Wall Street Thelma Schoonmaker 2015 Whiplash Tom Cross |- |Birdman || Douglas Crise e Stephen Mirrione |- |The Grand Budapest Hotel || Barney Pilling |- |The Imitation Game || William Goldenberg |- |Nightcrawler || John Gilroy |- |The Theory of Everything || Jinx Godfrey |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2016| style="background:#ccc;"| Mad Max: Fury Road || style="background:#ccc;"| Margaret SixelThe Big Short Hank CorwinBridge of Spies Michael KahnThe Martian Pietro ScaliaThe Revenant Stephen Mirrione 2017 Hacksaw Ridge John Gilbert |- |Arrival || Joe Walker |- |La La Land || Tom Cross |- |Manchester by the Sea || Jennifer Lame |- |Nocturnal Animals || Joan Sobel |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2018| style="background:#ccc;"| Baby Driver || style="background:#ccc;"| Paul Machliss e Jonathan AmosBlade Runner 2049 Joe WalkerDunkirk Lee SmithThe Shape of Water Sidney WolinskyThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Jon Gregory 2019 Vice Hank Corwin |- |Bohemian Rhapsody || John Ottman |- |The Favourite || Yorgos Mavropsaridis |- |First Man || Tom Cross |- |Roma || Alfonso Cuarón e Adam Gough |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"| 2020| style="background:#ccc;"| Ford v Ferrari || style="background:#ccc;"| Andrew Buckland e Michael McCuskerThe Irishman Thelma SchoonmakerJojo Rabbit Tom EaglesJoker Jeff GrothOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood Fred Raskin
Década de 2020 Ano Filme Vencedor(es) 2021 Sound of Metal Mikkel E. G. Nielsen |- |The Father || Yorgos Lamprinos |- |Nomadland || Chloé Zhao |- |Promising Young Woman || Frédéric Thoraval |- |The Trial of the Chicago 7 || Alan Baumgarten |-