The American Cinema Editors handed out a slew of awards this evening that included top honors for "The Bourne Ultimatum" and "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" in the drama and comedy categories for narrative features.  Michael Moore's "Sicko" won out in the documentary field.

"Bourne" was sliced and diced into one of the summer's most successful actioners by Christopher Rouse, a longtime collaborator of director Paul Greengrass, while Tim Burton alumn Chris Lebenzon managed editorial duties on the December musical "Sweeney."  Geoffrey Richman, Chris Seward and Dan Swietlik edited Moore's health care doc.

Norman Jewison received the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, as previously announced.

The occassion marks only the second miss for "No Country for Old Men" during the guild circuit (the other being with the cinematographers last month) as the Coen brothers' composite "Roderick Jaynes" has yet to be embraced by the editing community.

"Bourne" is largely seen as the favorite to win the editing Oscar as well.

(I am at the event presently and will report on the evening's goings-on later tonight.)