LOS ANGELES -- The Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) has unveiled the winners of the 10th Annual HPA Awards last week at a gala celebration held at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on November 12. 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.

Honors were bestowed in craft categories honoring behind the scenes artistry, Engineering Excellence, and Creativity and Innovation. Leon D. Silverman, a founder and current president of the HPA, was the recipient of the prestigious HPA Lifetime Achievement Award.

The winners of the 2015 HPA Awards are:

Outstanding Color Grading – Feature Film (Sponsored by Dolby)

Birdman
Steven J. Scott // Technicolor

Outstanding Color Grading – Television (Sponsored by Dolby)

Boardwalk Empire “Golden Days for Boys and Girls”
John Crowley // Technicolor PostWorks NY

Outstanding Color Grading – Commercial

Lincoln “Intro”
Tom Poole // Company 3

Outstanding Editing – Feature Film (Sponsored by Blackmagic Design)

Whiplash
Tom Cross, ACE

Outstanding Editing – Television (Sponsored by Blackmagic Design)

Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways “Nashville”
Kristin McCasey // Therapy Studios

Outstanding Editing – Commercial (Sponsored by Blackmagic Design)

GNP Seguros “World Cup”
Doobie White // Therapy Studios

Outstanding Sound – Feature Film

American Sniper
Alan Murray, Tom Ozanich, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff // Warner Bros. Post Production Services

Outstanding Sound – Television

Homeland “Redux”
Nello Torri, Alan Decker // NBCUniversal StudioPost
Craig Dellinger // Sony Sound Services

Outstanding Sound – Commercial

The Syria Campaign “In Reverse”
Jon Clarke // Factory

Outstanding Visual Effects – Feature Film (Sponsored by Canon)

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White, Matt Aitken // Weta Digital

Outstanding Visual Effects – Television (Sponsored by Canon)

Game of Thrones “The Dance of Dragons”
Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Derek Spears, Eric Carney, Jabbar Raisani // Fire and Blood Productions

Outstanding Visual Effects – Commercial (Sponsored by Canon)

Game of War “Decisions”
Benjamin Walsh, Brian Burke, Ian Holland, Brandon Nelson // Method Studios

The following special awards, which were previously announced, were also presented:

HPA Engineering Excellence Award – Sponsored by NAB Show
Canon – 4K Cine Zoom Lens
Dolby – Dolby Vision Projector
Panasonic – 4K Camera Imagers
Quantel – Pablo Rio 8K
Sony Electronics – BVMX300 Monitor

Honorable Mention – Colorfront, Interactive HFR Frame-Blending

HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation
ESPN – ESPN Digital Center 2

HPA Lifetime Achievement Award
Leon D. Silverman received the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award. Silverman, General Manager, Digital Studio for the Walt Disney Studios, co-founded HPA in 2002. He currently serves as the organization’s president, and represents HPA on the SMPTE Board. Silverman has been a strong presence in Hollywood’s post production community for over 30 years.

The full list of winners and nominees can be viewed at hollywoodpostalliance.org.

Source: Hollywood Post Alliance