zinner was nominated for the academy award for best film editing three times for his work on "the godfather" (1972), "the deer hunter" (directed by michael cimino-1978), and "an officer and a gentleman" {directed by taylor hackford-1982}. he won the oscar, a bafta, and an eddie for "the deer hunter". his work (with barry malkin and richard marks) on "the godfather part ii" (1974) earned a second bafta nomination. zinner was nominated four times for emmy awards, and won for the miniseries "war and remembrance" (1988) and for "citizen cohn" (1992). his peers in the american cinema editors honored him with six eddie nominations of which he won four.