Coveted honors shine spotlight on creative excellence in post-production.
‘The Jungle Book’ wins the award for outstanding visual effects in a feature film at the 2016 HPA Awards.
LOS ANGELES -- The Hollywood Professional Association announced the winners of the 2016 HPA Awards during a gala celebration last week at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The HPA Awards recognize individuals and companies for outstanding contributions made in the creation of feature films, television, commercials, and entertainment content enjoyed around the world.
Awards were bestowed in creative craft categories honoring behind-the-scenes artistry, and a host of special awards were also presented.
The winners of the 2016 HPA Awards are:
OUTSTANDING COLOR GRADING
Sponsored by Dolby
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
OUTSTANDING EDITING
Sponsored by Blackmagic Design
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
OUTSTANDING SOUND
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
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
EMERGING LEADER AWARD
2016 Winners-
Jesse Korosi
Jennifer Zeidan
The following special awards, which were previously announced, were also presented this evening:
HPA ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARD
Sponsored by NAB Show
The HPA Engineering Excellence Award is recognized as one of the most important technology honors in the industry, spotlighting companies and individuals who draw upon technical and creative ingenuity to develop breakthrough technologies. Submissions for this peer judged award may include products or processes, and must represent a step forward for its industry beneficiaries.
2016 Winners-
Aspera: FASPStream
Grass Valley: GV Node Real Time IP Processing and Edge Routing Platform
RealD: Ultimate Screen
SGO: Mistika
Honorable mentions:
Grass Valley: LDX 86N Native 4K Series Camera
Canon USA, Inc.: 4K / UHD / 2K / HD display
HPA JUDGES AWARD FOR CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
The HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation recognizes companies and individuals who have demonstrated excellence, whether in the development of workflow and process to support creative storytelling or in technical innovation. The Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation is conferred by a jury of industry experts.
2016 Winner-
The Mill: “Blackbird”
HPA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The HPA Lifetime Achievement Award is given to an individual who is recognized for his or her service and commitment to the professional media content industry. The mission of the award is to give recognition to individuals who have, with great service, dedicated their careers to the betterment of the industry. The Lifetime Achievement Award is given at the discretion of the HPA Board of Directors and the HPA Awards Committee. It is not bestowed every year.
2016 Honoree-
Herb Dow, ACE
THE CHARLES S. SWARTZ AWARD
The Charles S. Swartz Award is conferred on a person, group, or company that has made significant artistic, technological, business or educational impact across diverse aspects of the media industry. The award was named in honor of the late Charles S. Swartz, who led the Entertainment Technology Center at the University of Southern California from 2002 until 2006, building it into the industry’s premiere testing bed for new digital cinema technologies.
2016 Honoree-
Michelle Munson, Founder and CEO of Aspera
Source: Hollywood Professional Association
Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.
