Claire Simpson is a British film editor whose work has been honored with an Academy Award (for Oliver Stone's Platoon) and a BAFTA Film Award for Best Editing for The Constant Gardener. She was mentored by Dede Allen and in turn mentored such notable and renowned Academy Award winning film editors such as Pietro Scalia, David Brenner, Joe Hutshing and Julie Monroe. She also worked as editor of Oliver Stone's Salvador and Wall Street.See: Academy Award for Film Editing