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The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) announced the winners of the 2016 HPA Awards (#hpaawards) during a gala celebration tonight 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.
HPA Awards 2016, photo by Kate Eberle (Ignite)
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
Steven J. Scott, winner for The Revenant
NOMINEES:
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
NOMINEES:
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
NOMINEES:
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
NOMINEES:
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
Martin Nicholson, ACE, and Greg Babor of Roots
NOMINEES:
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
NOMINEES:
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 FILMWINNER: Sicario -- Alan Murray, Tom Ozanich, John Reitz // Warner Bros. Post Production Services
Wylie Stateman (L) and Mary Ramos (R) join the Sicario sound team to celebrate their win
NOMINEES:
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 - TELEVISIONWINNER: Outlander - Prestonpans -- Nello Torri, Alan Decker, Brian Milliken, Vince Balunas // NBCUniversal Post Sound
NOMINEES:
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 SoundOUTSTANDING SOUND - COMMERCIALWINNER: Sainsburys Mogs Christmas Calamity -- Anthony Moore, Neil Johnson // Factory
NOMINEES:
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 FILMWINNER: The Jungle Book -- Robert Legato, Andrew R. Jones Adam Valdez, Charley Henley // MPC Keith Miller // Weta Digital
NOMINEES:
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 - TELEVISIONWINNER: 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
NOMINEES:
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 OConnell // 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 - COMMERCIALWINNER: Microsoft Xbox Ha
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