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HPA AWARDS UNVEIL 2021 CREATIVE CATEGORY NOMINATIONS

05/10/2021

The HPA Awards Committee today announced nominees for the 2021 HPA Awards creative categories. The HPA Awards, long seen as a standard bearer for creative accomplishment and technical innovation, honor outstanding achievement and artistic excellence by both individuals and teams. Returning to an in-person event this year, the winners of the creative category honors will be presented in a live gala on November 18, 2021 at the historic Hollywood Legion Theater. Tickets for the event are now on sale at hpaonline.com.

In keeping with health and safety protocols, the HPA Awards gala will require proof of vaccination to attend.

Launched in 2006, the HPA Awards creative categories recognize outstanding achievement in color grading, editing, sound, and visual effects for work in episodic, spots, and feature films.

The 2021 HPA Awards Creative Category nominees are:

Outstanding Color Grading - Theatrical Feature

Sponsored by Picture Shop

Candyman

Natasha Leonnet // Company 3

The Green Knight

Alastor Pan Arnold // FotoKem

Judas and the Black Messiah

Tom Poole // Company 3

Jungle Cruise

Mitch Paulson // Company 3

Minari

David Cole // FotoKem

Outstanding Color Grading - Episodic or Non-theatrical Feature

Sponsored by Picture Shop

Lovecraft Country - Meet Me in Daegu

Rory Gordon // ArsenalFX Color

The Queen's Gambit - End Game

Steven Bodner // Light Iron

Sweet Tooth - Big Man

Walter Volpatto // Company 3

The Underground Railroad - Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn

Alex Bickel // Color Collective

WandaVision - Previously On

Matt Watson // Marvel Studios Finishing

Outstanding Color Grading - Commercial

Sponsored by Picture Shop

Dior - Spring-Summer 2021 Collection

Tim Masick // Company 3

Hyundai - I'm In Charge

Sofie Borup // Company 3

Lexus - A New Era

Matt Osborne // Company 3

Toyota - Jessica Long's Story: Upstream

Jill Bogdanowicz // Company 3

Zara - Spring Summer 2021 Campaign

Tim Masick // Company 3

Outstanding Editing - Theatrical Feature

Sponsored by Blackmagic Design

The Father

Yorgos Lamprinos

Minari

Harry Yoon, ACE

Soul

Kevin Nolting, ACE

Sound of Metal

Mikkel E. G. Nielsen, ACE

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Alan Baumgarten, ACE

Outstanding Editing - Episodic or Non-theatrical Feature (30 Minutes and Under)

Sponsored by Blackmagic Design

A Black Lady Sketch Show - Sister, May I Call You Oshun?

Daysha Broadway, ACE, Stephanie Filo, ACE, Jessica Hern ndez, ACE

Conan - DIY Conan

Rob Ashe, Chris Heller, Matt Shaw

Hacks - Falling

Susan Vaill, ACE

Hacks - Interview

Marissa Mueller, Jessica Brunetto

Hacks - There Is No Line

Jessica Brunetto

Hacks - Tunnel of Love

Ali Greer

Outstanding Editing - Episodic or Non-theatrical Feature (Over 30 Minutes)

Sponsored by Blackmagic Design

Allen v. Farrow - Episode 101

Mikaela Shwer, Parker Laramie, Sara Newens

His Dark Materials - The Scholar

Sara Jones

Lovecraft Country - Meet Me in Daegu

Sean Albertson, ACE

A Perfect Planet: The Sun

Nigel Buck

The Underground Railroad - Chapter 9: Indiana Winter

Joi McMillon, ACE

Outstanding Sound - Theatrical Feature

Sponsored by DTS

Cherry

Mark Binder, Elliot Hartley, Donald Flick, Trevor Cress, Matt Coby // IMN Creative

Godzilla vs. Kong

Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn // E Squared

Tom Ozanich, Dean A. Zupancic, Jason W. Jennings // Warner Bros Post Production Creative Services

In the Heights

Lewis Goldstein, John Marquis, Paul Urmson, Gina Alfano, Brian Bowles, Thomas Ryan,

Alex Soto // Parabolic

Reminiscence

Jeremy Peirson, Thomas Jones, Michael Babcock, Sarah Bourgeois, Jessie Pariseau // Warner Bros Post Production Creative Services

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn // E Squared

Tim LeBlanc, Michael Keller, Malte Bieler // Warner Bros Post Production Creative Services

Sound of Metal

Nicolas Becker, Carolina Santana // Sound Park

Carlos Cort s // SplendorOmnia

Michellee Couttolenc, Jaime Baksht // AstroLX

Outstanding Sound - Episodic or Non-theatrical Feature

Sponsored by DTS

Lovecraft Country - Sundown

Tim Kimmel, Marc Fishman, Mathew Waters, Paula Fairfield, Bradley Katona // The Formosa Group

Oslo

Lewis Goldstein, Gina Alfano, Thomas Ryan, Alex Soto // Parabolic

The Right Stuff - Flight

Walt Newman, Darleen Stoker, Kenneth Young, Brad Sherman, Alex Gruzdev, Sanaa Kelley, Adam DeCoster, Chris McGreary // Warner Bros Post Production Creative Services

Snowpiercer - Many Miles from Snowpiercer

Sandra Portman, Kelly Cole, Bill Mellow, James Fonnyadt, Eric Mouawad, Gregorio Gomez // Sharpe Sound Studios

Sweet Tooth - Out of the Deep Woods

George Haddad, Chad Hughes, Alex Gruzdev, Brad Sherman, Julie Altus // Warner Bros Post Production Creative Services

Outstanding Visual Effects - Theatrical Feature

Sponsored by ZEISS

Black Widow

David Hodgins, Hanzhi Tang, Ryan Duhaime, James Reid, Edmond Smith III // Digital Domain

Black Widow

Sean Walker, Marvyn Young, Karl Rapley, Lily Lawrence, Timothy Walker // Weta Digital

Godzilla vs. Kong

Pier Lefebvre, Michael Langford, Timucin Ozger, Sarang Deshpande, Joshua Toonen // MPC Film

Jungle Cruise

Luke Millar // Weta Digital

Chad Wiebe // Industrial Light & Magic

Jim Berney, JD Schwalm, Marla Henshaw

The Suicide Squad

Mark Gee, Danielle Immerman, Mike Cozens, Jason Galeon, Makoto Hatanaka // Weta Digital

Outstanding Visual Effects - Episodic (Under 13 Episodes) or Non-theatrical Feature

Sponsored by ZEISS

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - New World Order

Johannes Bresser, Mark Smith, Alexia Cui, Paul Jenness, Sebastian Bommersheim // Weta Digital

Loki - Journey Into Mystery

Dan DeLeeuw, David Seager, Alexandra Greene, George Kuruvilla, Dan Mayer // Industrial Light & Magic

Lovecraft Country - Jig-a-Bobo

Kevin Blank, R
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