
Today in a special on-line press event, the Hollywood Post Alliance(r) - the trade association for the post production community - announced the nominees for the craft categories of the 8th Annual HPA Awards and winners of several special awards. The HPA Awards honor excellence in post production and bring recognition to the achievements of individuals and companies who are engaged in significant and revolutionary work in post production. The HPA Awards will take place on the evening of November 7th, 2013 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA.
The number of entries in all categories and for special awards topped every year to date for this years honors. The nominees in the 12 craft categories were chosen from a field of talented and innovative entries in color grading, editing, sound, and visual effects for motion pictures, commercials and television.
Nominees for the 2013 HPA Awards are:
Outstanding Color Grading - Feature Film
Star Trek Into Darkness
Stefan Sonnenfeld // Company 3
Oblivion
Mike Sowa // Technicolor
Anna Karenina
Adam Glasman // Company 3
Life of Pi
David Cole // Technicolor
Pacific Rim
Maxine Gervais // Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging
Iron Man 3
Steven J. Scott // Technicolor
Man of Steel
Stefan Sonnenfeld // Company 3
Outstanding Color Grading - Television
Castle - Hunt
Anthony Smith // Encore Hollywood
Behind the Candelabra
John Daro // FotoKem
Hell on Wheels - Slaughterhouse
Steven Porter // MTI FILM
Game of Thrones - Kissed By Fire
Joe Finley // Modern VideoFilm
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Ghosts of the Past
Paul Westerbeck // Encore Hollywood
Outstanding Color Grading - Commercial
Call of Duty Masks
Dave Hussey // Company 3
Louis Vuitton LInvitation Au Voyage
Tim Masick // Company 3
Procter & Gamble: Thank You, Mom Best Job
Adam Scott // The Mill
Under Armour Brought To You By Under Armour
Tom Poole // Company 3
Mercedes-Benz Soul
Stefan Sonnenfeld // Company 3
Outstanding Editing - Feature Film
Zero Dark Thirty
William Goldenberg, A.C.E. and Dylan Tichenor, A.C.E.
Flight
Jeremiah ODriscoll
Les Miserables
Melanie Ann Oliver and Chris Dickens, A.C.E.
Star Trek Into Darkness
Maryann Brandon, A.C.E. and MaryJo Markey, A.C.E.
Argo
William Goldenberg, A.C.E.
Outstanding Editing - Television
Breaking Bad - Gliding Over All
Kelley Dixon, A.C.E.
Dexter - Are You...?
Louis Cioffi, A.C.E.
Downton Abbey - Series 3, Episode 5
John Wilson, A.C.E. // Carnival Film & Television
Breaking Bad - Dead Freight
Skip MacDonald, A.C.E.
American Horror Story: Asylum - Welcome To Briarcliff
Joe Leonard and Bradley Buecker, A.C.E.
Outstanding Editing - Commercial
Verizon Wireless Big Vision
Chris Franklin // Big Sky Editorial
Nextel/Ferrari Combustion
Doobie White // Therapy Studios
Verizon Wireless Brothers
Chris Franklin // Big Sky Editorial
Obama for America Lenas First Time
Cristina Rackoff // Big Sky Editorial
Ragu Hamster
Chris Franklin // Big Sky Editorial
Outstanding Sound - Feature Film
Gangster Squad
Cameron Frankley and Dean Zupancic // Warner Bros. Sound
Jason W. Jennings and Jon Taylor, CAS
Argo
Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
John Reitz and Gregg Rudloff // Warner Bros. Sound
Pacific Rim
Scott Gershin // Formosa Group
John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Timothy O. LeBlanc // Warner Bros. Sound
Iron Man 3
Mark Stoeckinger, Michael Keller, Mike Prestwood Smith and Andrew DeCrisofaro // Todd/Soundelux
Turbo
Richard King and Michael Babcock // Warner Bros. Sound
Andy Nelson // Fox Studios Post Production Services
Outstanding Sound - Television
Banshee - Pilot
Brad North, Elmo Ponsdomenech, William Freesh, Luis Galdames and Tiffany Griffith // Universal Sound
Dexter - A Beautiful Day
Pete Elia, CAS; Kevin Roache, CAS; Fredric Judkins, MPSE; Christian Buenaventura and John Snider // Technicolor Creative Services
The Americans - Mutually Assured Destruction
Ken Hahn, James Redding and Neil Cedar // Digital Cinema, LLC
Homeland - Beirut is Back
Alan Decker and Nello Torri // Universal Sound
Craig Dellinger, Larry Long and Jonathan Golodner // Sony Pictures Studios
Game of Thrones - The Climb
Paula Fairfield, Brad Katona, Jed Dodge, Onnalee Blank and Mathew Waters // Todd AO
Outstanding Sound - Commercial
Honda Hands
Anthony Moore // Factory
Lurpak Weave Your Magic
Aaron Reynolds // Wave Studios
Barclaycard Toys
Sam Robson // Factory
Nextel/Ferrari Combustion
Doobie White // Therapy Studios
Lurpak Good, Proper Food
Dan Beckwith // Factory
Outstanding Visual Effects - Feature Film
Man of Steel
Keith Miller, Daniel Barrett, Phillip Leonhardt, Thelvin Cabezas and Mark Tait // Weta Digital
Star Trek Into Darkness
Dan Pearson, Jay Cooper, Alex Prichard and Adrien Saint Girons // Industrial Light & Magic
Adam Watkins // Pixomondo
Iron Man 3
Guy Williams, Aaron Gilman, Matt Aitken, Dan Macarin and Thrain Shadbolt // Weta Digital
Pacific Rim
Lindy DeQuattro, Eddie Pasquarello, Nigel Sumner, Derrick Carlin and Chris Lentz // Industrial Light & Magic
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White and Eric Reynolds // Weta Digital
Outstanding Visual Effects - Television
Banshee - Pilot
Armen Kevorkian, Mike Oakley, Jeremy Jozwik, Andranik Taranyan and Gevork Babityan // Encore VFX
Under the Dome - Pilot
Stephan Fleet, Matthieu Perin, Jeremy Jozwik, Chad Schott and Arutyun Arthur Sayan // Encore Hollywood
Game of Thrones - Valar Dohaeris
Joe Bauer and Jabbar Raisani
J rn Grosshans and Sven Martin // Pixomondo
Doug Campbell // Spin VFX
Magic City - Angels of Death
Mark Velazquez, Seth Brower, Doug Ludwig, Jeremy Jozwik and Chad Schott // Encore Hollywood
Hawaii Five-0 - La O Na Makuahine
Armen Kevorkian, Jeremy Jozwik, Rick Ramirez, Gevork Babityan and Andranik Tar
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