Joi McMillon is an American film editor, known for her work on the critically acclaimed film Moonlight.

In 2017, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing (shared with Nat Sanders) at the 89th Academy Awards. McMillon is the first black woman to be nominated for an Oscar for film editing.

She also made history at the Spirit Awards, which honor the best of the best in independent films, where she became the first black woman to take home the prize for best film editing.

McMillion has over 10 years of preparation in the industry as an assistant editor before she joined the Moonlight production team with former film-school classmates Nat Sanders, her co-editor, and director Barry Jenkins.

She attended Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts, graduating in 2003.

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