2016 Hollywood Post Alliance Award Winners Announced

During a special awards presentation held at the Skirballl Center November 17, 2016, the post production world celebrated top contributions during the past production year at the Hollywood Production Awards.  Presented by the Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) 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.   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 - FEATURE FILM :  "The Revenant"  Steven J. Scott // Technicolor Production Services

OUTSTANDING COLOR GRADING - TELEVISION:   "Gotham - By Fire"   Paul Westerbeck // Encore Hollywood

OUTSTANDING COLOR GRADING - COMMERCIAL: Hennessy "Odyssey"  Tom Poole // Company 3

OUTSTANDING EDITING - FEATURE FILM:  "The Big Short"  Hank Corwin, ACE

OUTSTANDING EDITING - TELEVISION (TIE) :       "Roots - Night One"   Martin Nicholson, ACE, Greg Babor   and   "Game of Thrones - Battle of the Bastards"       Tim Porter, ACE

OUTSTANDING EDITING - COMMERCIAL: Wilson "Nothing Without It" Doobie White // Therapy Studios

OUTSTANDING SOUND - FEATURE FILM :   "Sicario" Alan Murray, Tom Ozanich, John Reitz // Warner Bros. Post Production Services

OUTSTANDING SOUND - TELEVISION : "Outlander - Prestonpans"    Nello Torri, Alan Decker, Brian Milliken, Vince Balunas // NBCUniversal   Post Sound

OUTSTANDING SOUND - COMMERCIAL :  Sainsbury's "Mog's Christmas Calamity"    Anthony Moore, Neil Johnson // Factory

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS - FEATURE FILM :   "The Jungle Book"         Robert Legato, Andrew R. Jones ,Adam Valdez, Charley Henley // MPC         Keith Miller // Weta Digital

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS - TELEVISION:  "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

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS - COMMERCIAL :   Microsoft Xbox "Halo 5: The Hunt Begins"         Ben Walsh, Ian Holland, Brian Delmonico, Brian Burke // Method Studios

EMERGING LEADER AWARD:  Jesse Korosi  and Jennifer Zeidan 

The following special awards, which were previously announced, were also presented this evening: HPA ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARD:  Aspera: FASPStream Grass Valley: GV Node Real Time IP Processing and Edge Routing Platform RealD: Ultimate Screen SGO: Mistika

HPA JUDGES AWARD FOR CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION: The Mill: BLACKBIRD

 THE CHARLES S. SWARTZ AWARD:  Michelle Munson, Founder and CEO of Aspera

HPA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD :  Herb Dow, ACE

More information about the HPA Awards and the Hollywood Professional Association can be found at www.hpaonline.com.