The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) hosted its annual awards ceremony on November 7, 2024, at the Television Academy’s Wolf Theatre, spotlighting exceptional talent in the post-production industry. The event recognized standout achievements in color grading, sound, editing, restoration, and visual effects across theatrical features, commercials, and episodic content.
One of the evening’s highlights was the HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation, which was presented to Taylor Swift—The Eras Tour. The award celebrated the tour’s groundbreaking impact on both live and filmed entertainment. The HPA described the recognition as a tribute to the profound cultural influence of The Eras Tour, noting its record-breaking box office sales, tour revenues, and attendance, while also praising its exceptional artistry and innovation.
FotoKem received the prestigious Charles S. Swartz Award for its long-standing support of filmmakers, studios, cinematographers, and artists in the film and media industries. Additionally, the ceremony honored recipients of the Engineering Excellence Awards, which recognized the advanced technologies driving creative advancements in post-production.
The winners of the 2024 HPA Awards
Outstanding Color Grading—Documentary
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“Trilogy: New Wave”
Alastor Pan Arnold/FotoKem
Outstanding Color Grading – Commercial
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Air Canada – “Ticket to Dream”
Wade Odlum/Alter Ego
Outstanding Editing—Theatrical Feature
“The Holdovers”
Kevin Tent, ACE
Outstanding Editing—Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature (30 Minutes and Under)
“Hacks—Better Late”
Rob Paglia
Outstanding Editing—Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature (Over 30 Minutes)
“Ahsoka—Part Six: Far, Far Away”
James D. Wilcox, ACE
“House of the Dragon – The Red Dragon and the Gold”
Katie Weiland, ACE
Outstanding Editing—Documentary
“Ren Faire – Daddy’s Dyin,’ Who’s Got The Will?”
Max Allman, Nicholas Nazmi
Outstanding Sound—Theatrical Feature
“Dune: Part Two”
Richard King, Dave Whitehead, Martin Kwok, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Andrew Bock/Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services
Outstanding Sound—Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature
“No One Will Save You”
Will Files, Chris Terhune, Ailene Roberts, James Miller, Matt “Smokey” Cloud/Pacific Standard Sound
Outstanding Sound—Documentary
“Porcelain War”
Robert Mackenzie, Sam Hayward, Jared Dwyer, Andrew Miller, Alex Francis, Karina Rezhevska/RMS
Outstanding Color Grading—Live Action Theatrical Feature
(Sponsored by Blackmagic Design)
“Dune: Part Two”
David Cole/FotoKem
Outstanding Color Grading—Live Action Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature
(Sponsored by Blackmagic Design)
“Time Bandits—Kevin Haddock”
Damian McDonnell/The Rebel Fleet
Outstanding Color Grading—Animated Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature
(Sponsored by Blackmagic Design)
“Leo”
Keiran Lee/Feature Animation at Netflix
Outstanding Visual Effects—Animated Episode or Series Season
“X-Men ’97—Season 1”
Chris Graf, Dan McNaughton, Husain Untoro, Quentin Cordonnier, Andrew Stadler // Marvel Animation Studios
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects—Episode or Series Season
“All The Light We Cannot See—Season 1”
Laurens Ehrmann, Harry Bardak, Elisa Perez, Julien Martins // The Yard VFX
Outstanding Visual Effects—Live Action Feature
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
Erik Winquist, Danielle Immerman, Stephen Unterfranz, Phillip Leonhardt, Sean Noel Walker/Wētā FX
Outstanding Visual Effects—Animated Feature
“Ultraman: Rising”
Hayden Jones, Stefan Drury, Sean M. Murphy, Mathieu Vig, Kyle Winkelman/Industrial Light & Magic
Outstanding Visual Effects—Live Action Episode or Series Season
“House of the Dragon—The Red Dragon and the Gold”
Sven Martin, Fausto Tejeda, Mark Spindler, Matt Perrin, James Thompson // Pixomondo
Outstanding Achievement in Restoration
“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (1937)
Disney
