John Gilbert is a film editor who works primarily in New Zealand. Gilbert has edited 17 feature films as well as television shows and short films. He was nominated for three major awards for the editing of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and an ACE Eddie Award. Gilbert won the Satellite Award for Best Editing for the film. John Gilbert's first position in film was with Government filmmaking body The National Film Unit, in his native New Zealand. Gilbert was taking a break from history and anthropology studies at the time, but never returned to university, moving on to Television New Zealand, where he worked as an assistant editor and editor. Gilbert also spent time freelancing as a sound editor. Gilbert's first credit as an editor on a full-length feature was for the film Crush, which was invited to the Cannes Film Festival. Gilbert received a "Best Editing" award from the New Zealand Film and Television Awards for comedy drama film Via Satellite. As noted previously, he was widely recognized for his editing of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, directed by Peter Jackson. 

January 1st, 2000 in New Zealand (Age 24)