Jamie Nelsen, ACE began her career as a reality TV picture editor and received Emmy Award nominations for her work on The Apprentice, Top Chef and Project Runway, the latter for which she received the Emmy for Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming. Her scripted comedy credits include Netflix's Arrested Development, HBO's Insecure and ABC's blackish for which she received the ACE Eddie Award for Best Comedy Editing. Her feature film credits include Netflix's You People, directed by Kenya Barris and Bucky F*king Dent, directed by David Duchovny. Jamie produced the .ish franchise for ABC Studios (mixed ish, Emmy- nominated black ish, and Freeform's critically-acclaimed grown ish) and now serves as Senior Vice President of Post Production for Barris' company, Khalabo Ink Society. Jamie was recognized by Variety Magazine in the Below-the Line Impact Report as one of the "Up Next" Artisans. She is a founding member of Black in Post, an initiative to promote, connect and support Black talent in Post Production. Jamie is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Motion Picture Editors Guild and American Cinema Editors.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Editor and producer
- 12 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Jamie Nelsen's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jamie Nelsen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Jamie Nelsen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
14 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Jerry West: The Logo(2026)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Reverse the Curse(2023)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
How to Die Alone(2024)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
You People(2023)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Mixed-ish(2019)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Grown-ish(2018)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Insecure(2016)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Black-ish(2014)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Boys On Film 11: We Are Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Alaska Is a Drag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Project Runway(2004)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 2004 to 2026.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
a Primetime Emmy from 5 major nominations, 2004–2021.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Jamie Nelsen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Jamie Nelsen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jamie Nelsen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kenya Barris shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Kenya BarrisShared titles: Jerry West: The Logo (2026), You People (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Kenya Barris
Actors
- David DuchovnyShared titles: Reverse the Curse (2023), You People (2023)See all 2 shared titles with David Duchovny
Composers
- Daniel TannenbaumShared titles: Jerry West: The Logo (2026), You People (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Tannenbaum
Producers
- Crystal Rose HolmesShared titles: Jerry West: The Logo (2026), How to Die Alone (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Crystal Rose Holmes
- Hale RothsteinShared titles: Jerry West: The Logo (2026), You People (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Hale Rothstein
- Mychelle DeschampsShared titles: Jerry West: The Logo (2026), You People (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Mychelle Deschamps