Live Action Feature:
The HPA Awards recognizes that multiple visual effects production companies and hundreds of artisans can contribute to the overall visual effects within an entire Feature. We seek to recognize and honor the contributions of these organizations and artisans. This award is to honor the outstanding achievement in visual effects in a sequence or sequences created for a Live Action Feature by an artist or team of artists. For the purpose of this category, a Feature is defined as a project with a minimum 70–minute runtime that premiered during the Period of Eligibility for Entries and ran in a commercial theater for a paying audience for at least one week; or have been broadcast on a network, pay or basic cable, satellite network or online distribution platform.
Each facility, studio, or team may submit only one (1) entry per Feature Film. Multiple entries for a Feature Film may be submitted by different facilities, studios, or teams if all of the entrants are also different.
Title sequences are excluded from this category.
Animated Feature:
The HPA Awards recognizes that multiple visual effects production companies and hundreds of artisans can contribute to the overall visual effects within an entire Feature. We seek to recognize and honor the contributions of these organizations and artisans. This award is to honor the outstanding achievement in visual effects in a sequence or sequences created for an Animated Feature by an artist or team of artists. For the purpose of this category, a Feature is defined as a project with a minimum 70–minute runtime that premiered during the Period of Eligibility for Entries and ran in a commercial theater for a paying audience for at least one week; or have been broadcast on a network, pay or basic cable, satellite network or online distribution platform.
Each facility, studio, or team may submit only one (1) entry per Feature Film. Multiple entries for a Feature Film may be submitted by different facilities, studios, or teams if all of the entrants are also different.
Title sequences are excluded from this category.
Live Action Episode or Series Season:
This award is to honor outstanding achievement in visual effects for a Live Action Episode (includes an episode of an Episodic Series, Pilot, Miniseries or Special) or Series Season. Entries may include work from a single episode, or multiple episodes across a season, so that the best work can be presented. The HPA Award period of eligibility still applies to work over the season. Projects qualify for Category 16 (vs Category 18) if visual effects are an essential part of the storytelling, such as fantasy or science–fiction projects.
Each facility, studio, or team may submit only one (1) entry per Episode or Series Season. Multiple entries for an Episode or Series Season may be submitted by different facilities, studios, or teams if all of the entrants are also different.
Title sequences are excluded from this category.
Animated Episode or Series Season:
This award is to honor outstanding achievement in visual effects for an Animated Episode (includes an episode of an Episodic Series, Pilot, Miniseries or Special) or Series Season. Entries may include work from a single episode, or multiple episodes across a season, so that the best work can be presented. The HPA Award period of eligibility still applies to work over the season.
Each facility, studio, or team may submit only one (1) entry per Episode or Series Season. Multiple entries for an Episode or Series Season may be submitted by different facilities, studios, or teams if all of the entrants are also different.
Title sequences are excluded from this category.