The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA), which recognizes individuals and companies for outstanding contributions made in post-production in the creation of feature films, television, and commercials internationally, has announced its annual HPA award winners. This particular awards schedule differs from most others, including the Oscars, as many of the films awarded—such as The Revenant (Oustanding Color Grading, Feature Film)—were initially released in 2015, but expanded to wide release in 2016.
Game of Thrones prevailed in television, winning both Oustanding Editing and Outstanding Sound. In the feature film category, Sicario and The Jungle Book took Oustanding Sound and Outstanding Visual Effects, respectively.
Color Grading
OUTSTANDING COLOR GRADING – FEATURE FILM
WINNER:
“The Revenant”
Steven J. Scott // Technicolor Production Services
“Carol”
John Dowdell // Goldcrest Post Productions Ltd
“Brooklyn”
Asa Shoul // Molinare
“The Martian”
Stephen Nakamura // Company 3
“The Jungle Book”
Steven J. Scott // Technicolor Production Services
OUTSTANDING COLOR GRADING – TELEVISION
WINNER:
“Gotham – By Fire”
Paul Westerbeck // Encore Hollywood
“Vinyl – E.A.B”
Steven Bodner // Deluxe/Encore NY
“Fargo – The Myth of Sisyphus”
Mark Kueper // Technicolor
“Outlander – Faith”
Steven Porter // MTI Film
“Show Me A Hero – Part 1”
Sam Daley // Technicolor PostWorks NY
OUTSTANDING COLOR GRADING – COMMERCIAL
WINNER:
Hennessy “Odyssey”
Tom Poole // Company 3
Fallout 4 “The Wanderer”
Siggy Ferstl // Company 3
Toyota Prius “Poncho”
Sofie Borup // Company 3
Nascar “Team”
Lez Rudge // Nice Shoes
Audi R8 “Commander”
Stefan Sonnenfeld // Company 3
Apple Music “History of Sound”
Gregory Reese // The Mill
Pennzoil “Joyride Circuit”
Dave Hussey // Company 3
Credit: Paramount Pictures
OUTSTANDING EDITING – FEATURE FILM
WINNER:
“The Big Short”
Hank Corwin, ACE
“The Martian”
Pietro Scalia, ACE
“The Revenant”
Stephen Mirrione, ACE
“Sicario”
Joe Walker, ACE
“Spotlight”
Tom McArdle, ACE
OUTSTANDING EDITING – TELEVISION (TIE)
WINNERS (TIE):
“Roots – Night One”
Martin Nicholson, ACE, Greg Babor
“Game of Thrones – Battle of the Bastards”
Tim Porter, ACE
“Body Team 12”
David Darg // RYOT Films
“Underground – The Macon 7″
Zack Arnold, Ian Tan // Sony Pictures Television
“Vinyl – Pilot”
David Tedeschi
OUTSTANDING EDITING – COMMERCIAL
WINNER:
Wilson “Nothing Without It”
Doobie White // Therapy Studios
Nespresso “Training Day”
Chris Franklin // Big Sky Edit
Saucony “Be A Seeker”
Lenny Mesina // Therapy Studios
Samsung “Teresa”
Kristin McCasey // Therapy Studios
Credit: Lionsgate
OUTSTANDING SOUND – FEATURE FILM
WINNER:
“Sicario”
Alan Murray, Tom Ozanich, John Reitz // Warner Bros. Post Production Services
“Room”
Steve Fanagan, Niall Brady, Ken Galvin // Ardmore Sound
“Eye In The Sky”
Craig Mann, Adam Jenkins, Bill R. Dean, Chase Keehn // Technicolor Creative Services
“Batman VS Superman: Dawn of Justice”
Scott Hecker // Formosa Group
Chris Jenkins, Michael Keller // Warner Bros. Post Production Services
“Zootopia”
David Fluhr, CAS, Gabriel Guy, CAS, Addison Teague // Walt Disney Company
OUTSTANDING SOUND – TELEVISION
WINNER:
“Outlander – Prestonpans”
Nello Torri, Alan Decker, Brian Milliken, Vince Balunas // NBCUniversal Post Sound
“Game of Thrones – Battle of the Bastards”
Tim Kimmel, MPSE, Paula Fairfield, Mathew Waters, CAS, Onnalee Blank, CAS, Bradley C. Katona, Paul Bercovitch // Formosa Group
“Preacher – See”
Richard Yawn, Mark Linden, Tara Paul // Sony Sound
“Marco Polo – One Hundred Eyes”
David Paterson, Roberto Fernandez, Alexa Zimmerman, Glenfield Payne, Rachel Chancey // Harbor Picture Company
“House of Cards – Chapter 45″
Jeremy Molod, Ren Klyce, Nathan Nance, Scott R. Lewis, Jonathan Stevens // Skywalker Sound
OUTSTANDING SOUND – COMMERCIAL
WINNER:
Sainsbury’s “Mog’s Christmas Calamity”
Anthony Moore, Neil Johnson // Factory
Save the Children UK “Still The Most Shocking Second A Day”
Jon Clarke // Factory
Wilson “Nothing Without It”
Doobie White // Therapy Studios
Honda “Paper”
Phil Bolland // Factory
Honda “Ignition”
Anthony Moore // Factory
Credit: Walt Disney Studios
Outstanding Visual Effects
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS – FEATURE FILM
WINNER:
“The Jungle Book”
Robert Legato, Andrew R. Jones
Adam Valdez, Charley Henley // MPC
Keith Miller // Weta Digital
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
Jay Cooper, Yanick Dusseault, Rick Hankins, Carlos Munoz, Polly Ing // Industrial Light & Magic
“Captain America: Civil War”
Russell Earl, Steve Rawlins, Francois Lambert, Pat Conran, Rhys Claringbull // Industrial Light & Magic
“The Martian”
Chris Lawrence, Neil Weatherley, Bronwyn Edwards, Dale Newton // Framestore
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows”
Pablo Helman, Robert Weaver, Kevin Martel, Shawn Kelly, Nelson Sepulveda // Industrial Light & Magic
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS – TELEVISION
WINNER:
“Game of Thrones – Battle of the Bastards”
Joe Bauer // Fire & Blood Productions
Eric Carney // The Third Floor
Derek Spears // Rhythm & Hues Studios
Glenn Melenhorst // Iloura
Matthew Rouleau // Rodeo FX
“Supergirl – Pilot”
Armen V. Kevorkian, Andranik Taranyan, Gevork Babityan, Elaina Scott, Art Sayan // Encore VFX
“Ripper Street – The Strangers’ Home”
Ed Bruce, Nicholas Murphy, Denny Cahill, John O’Connell // Screen Scene
“Black Sails – XXI”
Erik Henry // Starz
Matt Dougan // Digital Domain
Martin Ogren, Jens Tenland, Nicklas Andersson // ILP
“The Flash – Gorilla Warfare”
Armen V. Kevorkian, Thomas J. Conners, Andranik Taranyan, Gevork Babityan, Jason Shulman // Encore VFX
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS – COMMERCIAL
WINNER:
Microsoft Xbox “Halo 5: The Hunt Begins”
Ben Walsh, Ian Holland, Brian Delmonico, Brian Burke // Method Studios
Sainsbury’s “Mog’s Christmas Calamity”
Ben Cronin, Grant Walker, Rafael Camacho // Framestore
AT&T “Power of &”
James Dick, Corrina Wilson, Euna Kho, Callum McKeveny // Framestore
Kohler “Never Too Next”
Andy Boyd, Jake Montgomery, Zachary DiMaria, David Hernandez // JAMM
Gatorade “Sports Fuel”
JD Yepes, Richard Shallcross // Framestore
