2015 HPA Awards
OUTSTANDING COLOR GRADING – Sponsored by Dolby
Outstanding Color Grading - Feature Film
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WINNER“Birdman” Steven J. Scott // Technicolor
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Nominee:“Monsoon” Charles Boileau // Post-Moderne
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Nominee:“Lady of Csejte” Keith Roush // Roush Media
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Nominee:“The Boxtrolls” John Daro // FotoKem
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Nominee:“Whiplash” Natasha Leonnet // Modern VideoFilm
Outstanding Color Grading - Television
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WINNER“Boardwalk Empire – Golden Days for Boys and Girls” John Crowley // Technicolor PostWorks NY
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Nominee:“Game of Thrones – Hardhome” Joe Finley // Chainsaw, Inc.
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Nominee:“Masters of Sex – A Parliament of Owls” Matt Lear // Sony Pictures Television
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Nominee:“Olive Kitteridge – Incoming Tide” Pankaj Bajpai // Encore
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Nominee:“Sense8 – What’s Going On?” Tony Dustin // Technicolor
Outstanding Color Grading - Commercial
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WINNERLincoln – “Intro” Tom Poole // Company 3
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Nominee:Caterpillar – “Lantern Festival” Rob Sciarratta // Company 3
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Nominee:Dodge – “Wisdom” Beau Leon // Company 3
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Nominee:Lexus – “Face Off” Dave Hussey // Company 3
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Nominee:Toyota – “Harrier” Siggy Ferstl // Company 3
OUTSTANDING EDITING – Sponsored by Blackmagic Design
Outstanding Editing – Feature Film
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WINNER“Whiplash” Tom Cross, ACE
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Nominee:“American Sniper” Joel Cox, ACE, Gary Roach, ACE
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Nominee:“Interstellar” Lee Smith, ACE
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Nominee:“Selma” Spencer Averick
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Nominee:“The Imitation Game” William Goldenberg, ACE
Outstanding Editing – Television
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WINNER“Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways – Nashville” Kristin McCasey // Therapy Studios
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Nominee:“VICE on HBO – Cold War 2.0” Rich Lowe
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Nominee:“Game of Thrones – Hardhome” Tim Porter // Beyond the Wall Productions, Inc.
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Nominee:“House of Cards – Chapter 32” Cindy Mollo, ACE // Netflix
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Nominee:“Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways – Austin” Scott D. Hanson // Therapy Studios
Outstanding Editing – Commercial
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WINNERGNP Seguros – “World Cup” Doobie White // Therapy Studios
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Nominee:Fiat – “Alive” Kristin McCasey // Therapy Studios
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Nominee:Adidas – “Takers” Steve Gandolfi // Cut+Run
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Nominee:Google – “Young Together” Miky Wolf // Big Sky Edit
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Nominee:Skullcandy – “Push Play” Doobie White // Therapy Studios
OUTSTANDING SOUND
Outstanding Sound – Feature Film
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WINNER“American Sniper” Alan Murray, Tom Ozanich, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff // Warner Bros. Post Production Services
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Nominee:“Birdman” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montano, Martin Hernandez, Aaron Glascock // NBCUniversal StudioPost
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Nominee:“Interstellar” Richard King, Gary Rizzo, Gregg Landaker, Mark Weingarten // Warner Bros. Post Production Services
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Nominee:“Unbroken” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montano, Becky Sullivan, Andrew DeCristofaro // NBCUniversal StudioPost
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Nominee:“Mad Max: Fury Road” Mark Mangini, Scott Hecker // Formosa Group; Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff // Warner Bros. Post Production Services
Outstanding Sound – Television
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WINNER“Homeland – Redux” Nello Torri, Alan Decker // NBCUniversal StudioPost; Craig Dellinger // Sony Sound Services
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Nominee:“Banshee – You Can’t Hide from the Dead” Bradley North, Joseph DeAngelis, Ken Kobett, Tiffany Griffith, David Werntz // Technicolor
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Nominee:“Black Sails – XVIII” Benjamin Cook, Stefan Hendrix, Jeffrey Pitts, Sue Cahill, Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters // Starz
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Nominee:“Game of Thrones – Hardhome” Tim Kimmel, Paula Fairfield, Bradley Katona, Paul Bercovitch, Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters // Formosa Group
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Nominee:“Halt and Catch Fire – SETI” Sue Cahill, Keith Rogers, Scott Weber, Jane Boegel, Mark Cleary, Kevin McCullough // NBCUniversal StudioPost
Outstanding Sound – Commercial
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WINNERThe Syria Campaign – “In Reverse” Jon Clarke // Factory
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Nominee:Honda – “The Other Side” Tom Joyce, Anthony Moore // Factory
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Nominee:Prada – “The Battlefield” Miky Wolf // Big Sky Edit
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Nominee:Volvo – “The Swell” Aaron Reynolds // Wave Studios
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Nominee:Medicontour – “Bi-Flex 1.8″ Phil Bolland // Factory
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS - Sponsored by Canon
Outstanding Visual Effects – Feature Film
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WINNER“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White, Matt Aitken // Weta Digital
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Nominee:“Tomorrowland” Craig Hammack, Eddie Pasquarello, Francois Lambert, Maia Kayser, Barry Williams // Industrial Light & Magic
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Nominee:“Birdman” Ara Khanikian, Sebastien Moreau, Sebastien Francoeur, Patrick David, Laurent Spillemaecker // Rodeo FX
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Nominee:“Into the Woods” Matt Johnson, Christian Irles, Daniel Tarmy, Nicolas Chevallier, Benoit Dubuc // MPC
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Nominee:“Jurassic World” Tim Alexander, Glen McIntosh, Tony Plett, Kevin Martel, Martyn Culpitt // Industrial Light & Magic
Outstanding Visual Effects – Television
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WINNER“Game of Thrones – The Dance of Dragons” Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Derek Spears, Eric Carney, Jabbar Raisani // Fire and Blood Productions
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Nominee:“Marvel’s Agent Carter – Now Is Not The End” Sheena Duggal, Richard Bluff, Jay Mehta, Chad Taylor, Cody Gramstad // Industrial Light & Magic
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Nominee:“Black Sails – XVIII” Erik Henry // Starz; Ken Jones // Digital Domain; Nic Spier // Shade FX; Christina Spring, Bjorn Ahlstedt // Crazy Horse Effects
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Nominee:“Ripper Street – Whitechapel Terminus” Ed Bruce, Nicolas Murphy, John O’Connell, Joseph Courtis, Ronan Gantly // Screen Scene
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Nominee:“The Flash – Grodd Lives” Armen V. Kevorkian, Andranik Taranyan, Stefan Bredereck, Jason Shulman, Gevork Babityan // Encore VFX
Outstanding Visual Effects – Commercial
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WINNER“Game Of War – Decisions” Benjamin Walsh, Brian Burke, Ian Holland, Brandon Nelson // Method Studios
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Nominee:Shell – “Shapeshifter” Russell Dodgson, Robert Herrington, Ahmed Gharraph, Rafael Camacho // Framestore UK
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Nominee:General Electric – “Invention Donkey” Seth Gollub, Theo Jones, Russell Miller, Raul Ortego // Framestore NY
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Nominee:Game Of War – “Time” Benjamin Walsh, Brian Burke, Ian Holland, Chris Perkowitz // Method Studios
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Nominee:Pepsi – “Halftime Touches Down” Chris Eckhardt, Michael Ralla // Framestore
HPA ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARD - Sponsored By NAB Show
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WINNERCanon – 4K Cine Zoom Lens
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WINNERDolby – Dolby Vision™ Projector
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WINNERPanasonic – 4K Camera Imagers
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WINNERQuantel – Pablo Rio 8K
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WINNERSony Electronics – BVMX300 Monitor
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Honorable MentionColorfront, Interactive HFR Frame-Blending
HPA JUDGES AWARD FOR CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
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WINNERESPN – ESPN Digital Center 2
HPA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
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WINNERLeon D. Silverman