
The HPA Awards took place tonight, celebrating fifteen years honoring brilliant and transformational work by the individuals and companies raising the bar on storytelling.
Awards were given to individuals and teams working in eleven creative craft categories, recognizing outstanding contributions to color grading, sound, editing and visual effects for commercials, episodic and theatrical features.
The winners of the 2020 HPA Awards Creative Categories are:
Outstanding Color Grading - Theatrical Feature
WINNER: Joker
Jill Bogdanowicz // Company 3
Ad Astra
Gregory Fisher // Company 3
Gretel & Hansel
Mitch Paulson // EFILM, Company 3
Jojo Rabbit
Tim Stipan // Company 3
Mulan
Natasha Leonnet // EFILM, Company 3
Outstanding Color Grading - Episodic or Non-theatrical Feature
WINNER: Watchmen - It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice
Todd Bochner // Sim International
The Alienist: Angel of Darkness - Last Exit to Brooklyn
Juan Cabrera, Fran Lorite // LightBender
Altered Carbon - Payment Deferred
Bill Ferwerda // Deluxe Toronto, Company 3
Catherine the Great - Episode 1
Aidan Farrell // The Farm Group
Greyhound
Bryan Smaller // Company 3
Outstanding Color Grading - Commercial
WINNER: Ralph Lauren - Deep Blue
Tom Poole // Company 3
BMW - A Mirror Into the Future
Sofie Borup // Company 3
BMW - This is Option 2
Tom Poole // Company 3
Diet Coke - Drink What Your Mama Gave Ya
Dave Hussey // Company 3
NFL - Next 100
Stefan Sonnenfeld // Company 3
Outstanding Editing - Theatrical Feature
Sponsored by Blackmagic Design
WINNER: Parasite
Jinmo Yang, ACE
Ford v Ferrari
Michael McCusker, ACE; Andrew Buckland, ACE
Jojo Rabbit
Tom Eagles, ACE
Joker
Jeff Groth, ACE
The Two Popes
Fernando Stutz
Outstanding Editing - Episodic or Non-theatrical Feature (30 Minutes and Under)
Sponsored by Blackmagic Design
WINNER: Insecure - Lowkey Trying
Nena Erb, ACE
Insecure - Lowkey Happy
Mark Sadlek
Insecure - Lowkey Losin' It
Daysha Broadway, Lucky Justice Productions Inc.
The Righteous Gemstones - But the Righteous Will See Their Fall
Craig Hayes
What We Do in the Shadows - Resurrection
Yana Gorskaya, ACE, Dane McMaster, FX Networks
Outstanding Editing - Episodic or Non-theatrical Feature (Over 30 Minutes)
Sponsored by Blackmagic Design
WINNER: Seven Worlds, One Planet: Asia
Angela Maddick, BBC Studios Natural History Unit
Mrs. America - Phyllis & Fred & Brenda & Marc
Emily Greene, FX Networks
Seven Worlds, One Planet: Australia
Nigel Buck, BBC Studios Natural History Unit
Watchmen - It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice
David Eisenberg, HBO
Watchmen - This Extraordinary Being
Anna Hauger
Outstanding Sound - Theatrical Feature
Sponsored by DTS
WINNER: An American Pickle
Michael Babcock, Jeremy Pierson, Brandon Spencer, Jeff Sawyer, Dan Kenyon // Sony Pictures
IT: Chapter Two
Bill R. Dean, Nancy Nugent, Michael Keller, Tim LeBlanc, Erick Ocampo, Randy Torres // Warner Bros.
Joker
Alan Robert Murray, Dean Zupancic, Tom Ozanich, Jason Ruder, Tod A. Maitland // Warner Bros.
Les Mis rables
J r me Gonthier, Arnaud Lavaleix, Matthieu Autin, Marco Casanova // Srab Films
Outstanding Sound - Episodic or Non-theatrical Feature
Sponsored by DTS
WINNER: Star Trek: Picard - Et in Arcadia Ego Part 2
Matthew E. Taylor, Todd Grace, Ed Carr, Tim Farrell, Sean Heissinger, Peter Devlin // Warner Bros.
The Alienist: Angel of Darkness - Belly of the Beast
Matthew Skelding, Lindsey Alvarez, Ali Hawkins, Al Sirkett, Tom Jenkins
Away - Negative Return
Jonathan Greasley, Darren King, Shaughnessy Hare, Dan Gamache, Jeffrey Dyal // King Soundworks
Locke and Key - Welcome to Matheson
Chris Cooke, Eric Apps, J.R. Fountain, Dustin Harris // Deluxe Toronto, Company 3
Seven Worlds, One Planet: Australia
Graham Wild, Tim Owens // BBC Studios Natural History Unit
Outstanding Visual Effects - Theatrical Feature
Sponsored by ZEISS
WINNER: The One and Only Ivan
Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Aghdami, Ben Jones, Santiago Colomo Martinez // Walt Disney Motion Picture Production
The Aeronauts
Louis Morin, Annie Godin, Christian Kaestner, Ara Khanikian // Amazon Studios
IT: Chapter Two
Fabrice Vienne, Vincent Desjardins, Christopher Nix, Jonathan Fleming-Bock, Dawid Borkiewicz // Rodeo FX Inc.
Mulan
Sean Faden, Diana Giorgiutti, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury, Hubert Maston // Walt Disney Motion Picture Production
1917
Guillaume Rocheron, Sona Pak, Greg Butler, Vijay Selvam, Richard Little // MPC
Outstanding Visual Effects - Episodic (Under 13 Episodes) or Non-theatrical Feature
Sponsored by ZEISS
WINNER: Lost in Space - Shipwrecked
Aladino Debert, Suzanne Foster, Victor Grant, Paul Chapman, Frankie Stellato // Digital Domain
His Dark Materials - The Fight to the Death
Russell Dodgson, James Whitlam, Dan May, Danny Hargreaves, William Todd-Jones // Bad Wolf
Lost in Space - Ninety-Seven
Troy Davis, Niklas Jacobson, Jenn Taylor, David Anastacio, Rafael Sol rzano // Legendary TV
The Umbrella Academy - Right Back Where We Started
Everett Burrell, Jeff Campbell, Phillip Hoffman, Neishaw Ali, Carrie Richardson // Spin VFX
The Umbrella Academy - Valhalla
Everett Burrell, R. Christopher White, Libby Hazell, Aidan Martin, Paul Raeburn // Weta Digital
Outstanding Visual Effects - Episodic (Over 13 Episodes)
Sponsored by ZEISS
WINNER: 9-1-1 - Sink or Swim
Jon Massey, Tony Pirzadeh, Bryant Reif, Brandon Criswell, David Rand // Fuse FX
The Flash - Grodd Friended Me
Armen V. Kevorkian, Joshua Spivack, Shirak Agresta, Christopher Grocock, Tanya Kevorkian // Encore VFX
Grey's Anatomy - It's Raining Men
Tim Carras, Andie Eikenberg, Bill Parker, Nick Chamberlain, Casi Blume // Barnstorm VFX
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative S
Most recent headlines
05/01/2027
Worlds first 802.15.4ab-UWB chip verified by Calterah and Rohde & Schwarz to be ...
01/06/2026
January 6 2026, 05:30 (PST) Dolby Sets the New Standard for Premium Entertainment at CES 2026
Throughout the week, Dolby brings to life the latest innovatio...
02/05/2026
Dalet, a leading technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, t...
01/05/2026
January 5 2026, 18:30 (PST) NBCUniversal's Peacock to Be First Streamer to ...
01/04/2026
January 4 2026, 18:00 (PST) DOLBY AND DOUYIN EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATON OF CREATORS WITH DOLBY VISION
Douyin Users Can Now Create And Share Videos With Stun...
16/03/2026
aconnic AG (ISIN: DE000A0LBKW6), Munich, is delivering the first commercial 100-Gigabit systems following successful validation and certification for customer n...
16/03/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
16/03/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
16/03/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
16/03/2026
Shotoku USA, Shotoku Broadcast Systems' North American operation, will unveil significant additions to its platform at NAB 2026. Topping the list is the wor...
16/03/2026
Ikegami USA will demonstrate the latest additions to its wide range of broadcast-quality cameras, controllers and monitors on Central Hall booth C3819 during th...
16/03/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
16/03/2026
ELEMENTS launches GRID at NAB Show 2026
Brie Clayton March 15, 2026
0 Comments
North Hall, Booth N1717
ELEMENTS returns to NAB Show 2026, with an exp...
16/03/2026
Blackmagic Design Cameras Capture Artist Salavat Fidai's Micro Sculptures
Brie Clayton March 15, 2026
0 Comments
6K sensor and open gate capabilit...
16/03/2026
DHD to Introduce Latest Generation Broadcast Audio Mixers at NAB 2026, Las Vegas
Brie Clayton March 15, 2026
0 Comments
Hero image: Front of DHD RM1 P...
16/03/2026
The reporting option was introduced following extensive consultation with publis...
16/03/2026
After a nail-biting Grand Finale, Rose of Tralee Katelyn Cummins has been announced as the winner of Dancing with the Stars 2026.
The four finalists each dance...
16/03/2026
Welcome to Moore Street will begin on RT One and RT Player on Thursday 19 Marc...
15/03/2026
Visit ToolsOnAir at NAB Las Vegas 2026
More Details:From April 19-22, join us at NAB Show Las Vegas in the North Hall, Booth N1258, for an exclusive preview of...
15/03/2026
Latest dark drama, thrillers & tension library announced
The Very Loud Indeed Co.'s latest Kontakt library has just arrived, delivering a third instalme...
15/03/2026
Johannesburg, 14 March 2026 - On 13 and 14 March 2026, the 19th Annual South Afr...
15/03/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
14/03/2026
Combines mic, USB interface & wireless IEMs
Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, HISONG have announced that their innovative AirStudio S1 device is ...
14/03/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
14/03/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
14/03/2026
Yospace, the trusted leader in Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI), stitched 5.4 billion one-to-one addressable OTT advertisements across the 17 days of Milano Cortina 2...
14/03/2026
Telestream Advances Production-Ready AI Across Its Product Portfolio
Brie Clayton March 13, 2026
0 Comments
New AI capabilities drive smarter automati...
14/03/2026
Kraken Graded in DaVinci Resolve Studio
Brie Clayton March 13, 2026
0 Comments
Senior Colorist Dylan Hopkin delivers the first Scandinavian feature in...
14/03/2026
Tedial Powers the Future of Media Operations at NAB Show 2026
Brie Clayton March 13, 2026
0 Comments
Transforming Media Through Intelligence, Flexibil...
13/03/2026
Recently named CEO Andreas Eriksson has taken the helm at Net Insight at a pivot...
13/03/2026
Scripps Sports and Ally Financial are partnering with the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) to broadcast its first game on national linear televisio...
13/03/2026
Disney+ has launched Verts, a vertical video feed on its U.S. mobile app, markin...
13/03/2026
LTN, a managed IP video transport company, and Appear, a live production technol...
13/03/2026
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has announced an agreement with Sportradar for global betting data and streaming rights. Under the deal, Sportradar becom...
13/03/2026
In-venue and creative video staffers at the professional and collegiate level ha...
13/03/2026
The streamer will be the first entertainment platform to offer AI-enabled vertical video for live games, starting with the NBA...
13/03/2026
Ease Live, an Evertz company specializing in interactive graphical overlays, has deployed its platform on Red Bull TV for Premier Padel coverage. The deployment...
13/03/2026
Monday Night Football, ESPN's premiere NFL property, has continued to be improved and upgraded from a production perspective. Alternative broadcasts are aug...
13/03/2026
At NAB Show 2026, Net Insight (booth W1653) is introducing the Nimbra 520, a high-density media processing node for live contribution and distribution across ma...
13/03/2026
Harmonic (booth W2831) has announced Spectrum X Plus, the newest generation of its Spectrum X media server, offering double the channel density of previous gene...
13/03/2026
Riedel Communications has announced the expansion of its Managed Technology Divi...
13/03/2026
Telestream (booth W1503) has announced the expansion of Telestream Cloud Services with the introduction of UP, a cloud-native solution for ingest, orchestration...
13/03/2026
From awards ceremonies and sports honors shows to festivals and fan conventions,...
13/03/2026
Overtime has announced a partnership with Metro by T-Mobile, naming Metro the Of...
13/03/2026
At NAB 2026, Calrec (booth C6907) will IP Ecosystem powered by True Control 2.0, integrating the company's IP-native Argo consoles - including the U.S. debu...
13/03/2026
Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent ratings news derived from press releases ...
13/03/2026
Spotify has always been built around your taste. More than 80% of listeners say personalization is what they love most about us. Now we're taking that even ...
13/03/2026
The new Spotify Legends Club has opened its doors. Its members: select German-sp...
13/03/2026
Pushing drum sampler technology into new territories
The latest version of Klevgrand's software drum sampler has just arrived, boasting a newly designe...
13/03/2026
Expanded headphone support & engine improvements
IK Multimedia's recently introduced ARC On-Ear system brings the power of their monitoring-correction s...