Barbie leads the feature competition of the annual HPA Awards, whose nominations in features, TV, documentaries, commercials and restoration were announced Tuesday.
The postproduction community nominated Greta Gerwig’s hit film for outstanding color grading, editing and sound. Close behind with two nominations apiece in the feature categories are Oppenheimer (color grading and editing), Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (sound and visual effects), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (color grading and editing), Tár (color grading and editing) and Avatar: The Way of Water, for which teams at Weta FX and Industrial Light & Magic were both nominated in the VFX category.
The eligibility period runs from September 2022 to September 2023, which is why some of last year’s Oscar winners and contenders are nominated alongside some of the upcoming season’s contenders.
The winners will be announced during a Nov. 9 ceremony at the Hollywood Legion Theater. The complete list of nominees follows:
Outstanding Color Grading — Live-Action Theatrical Feature
BarbieYvan Lucas (Company 3)
The FabelmansMichael Hatzer (Picture Shop)
Asteroid CityGareth Spensley (Company 3)
OppenheimerKostas Theodosiou, Kristen Zimmerman (FotoKem)
TárTim Masick (Company 3)
Outstanding Color Grading — Animated Theatrical Feature
ElementalSusan Brunig (Pixar Animation Studios)
The Super Mario Bros. MovieJason Hanel (Company 3)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseNatasha Leonnet (Picture Shop)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant MayhemMitch Paulson (Company 3)
Outstanding Color Grading — Live-Action Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature
Swarm “Stung”Alastor Pan Arnold (Keep Me Posted)
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty “One Ring Don’t Make a Dynasty.”Walter Volpatto (Company 3)
American Gigolo “Pilot”Shane Harris (Picture Shop)
Great Expectations “Episode 2”Toby Tomkins (Harbor)
Wednesday “Wednesday’s Child Is Full of Woe”Siggy Ferstl (Company 3)
Outstanding Color Grading — Documentary
DescendantSam Daley (Light Iron)
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman/Taylor Black (Apache)
Still: A Michael J. Fox MovieStefan Sonnenfeld, Adam Nazarenko (Company 3)
Chimp Empire “Paradise”Blair Wallace (Evolutions Post Production)
Shaq “From Shaquille to Shaq”Taylor Black (Apache)
Outstanding Color Grading — Commercial
Zara “Man SS23 Studio Collection”Tim Masick (Company 3)
Levi’s “One Fair Exchange in the Greatest Story Ever Worn”Sofie Borup (Company 3)
Expedia “Wisdom & Obi”Mark Gethin (Trafik)
Duracell x Williams Racing “Scream”Tyler Roth (Company 3)
Belvedere “Daniel Craig”Matthieu Toullet (Company 3)
Outstanding Editing — Theatrical Feature
BarbieNick Houy, ACE
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning, Part OneEddie Hamilton, ACE
OppenheimerJennifer Lame, ACE
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseMichael Andrews, ACE
TárMonika Willi
Outstanding Editing — Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature (30 Minutes and Under)
The Righteous Gemstones “Burn for Burn, Wound for Wound, Stripe for Stripe”Justin Bourret, ACE
Barry “it takes a psycho”Franky Guttman, ACE
What We Do in the Shadows “Local News”A.J. Dickerson, ACE, Thomas Calderón
Barry “a nice meal”Ali Greer
How To With John Wilson “How To Watch Birds”Cori Wapnowska
Outstanding Editing — Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature (Over 30 Minutes)
The Last of Us “Endure and Survive”Timothy A. Good, ACE, Emily Mendez
White House Plumbers “The Beverly Hills Burglary”Erick Fefferman, Roger Nygard
Succession “With Open Eyes”Ken Eluto, ACE
The White Lotus “Arrivederci”John M. Valerio, ACE
White House Plumbers “True Believers”Grady Cooper, Jon Merchen
Outstanding Editing — Documentary
100 Foot Wave “Lost at Sea”Alex Keipper, Alex Bayer
A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue ShootingEric Schuman
Being Mary Tyler MooreMariah Rehmet
Branson “Episode 2, Atlantic”Paul Trewartha
Moonage DaydreamBrett Morgen
Outstanding Sound — Theatrical Feature
BarbieAi-Ling Lee, Kevin O’Connell, Dan Kenyon // Warner Bros. Post Production Services
Guillermo del Toro’s PinocchioScott Gershin, Chris Richardson, Masanobu ‘Tomi’ Tomita, Andrew Vernon, Dan Gamache // Sound Lab a Keywords Studio
Creed IIIAaron Glascock, Tom Ozanich, Walter Spencer, Curt Schulkey // Warner Bros. Post Production Services
John Wick: Chapter 4Mark Stoeckinger, Andy Koyama, Casey Genton, Alan Rankin, Manfred Banach // Formosa Group
Puss in Boots: The Last WishJason W. Jennings, Julian Slater, Greg P. Russell, Paul Pirola, Ken McGill, Mia Stewart // Warner Bros. Post Production Services
Outstanding Sound — Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature
“Star Trek: Picard — The Last Generation”Matthew E. Taylor, Michael Schapiro, Todd Grace, Ed Carr III, Ian Shedd // Warner Bros. Post Production Services
The Last of Us “Infected”Michael Benavente, Marc Fishman, Kevin Roache, Chris Terhune, Chris Battaglia (Formosa Group)
Barry “it takes a psycho”Sean Heissinger, Matthew E. Taylor, John Creed, Rickley Dumm (Warner Bros. Post Production Services)Elmo Ponsdomenech, Teddy Salas (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Wednesday “A Murder of Woes”Mike Baskerville, Jamie Sulek, John Loranger, Alastair Gray, Dan Sexton (Company 3)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds “Hegemony”Matthew E. Taylor, Michael Schapiro, Todd Grace, Ed Carr III, Sean Heissinger (Warner Bros. Post Production Services)
Outstanding Sound — Documentary
32 SoundsMark Mangini, Robert Kellough, Eliza Paley, Joanna Fang, Blake Collins, Formosa Group
A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue ShootingDaniel Timmons, Harbor Sound
Good Night OppyMark Mangini, Dave Whitehead, Tim Walston, Dave Bach, Angela Claverie // Formosa Group
If These Walls Could SingGeorge Foulgham, Philip Moroz, Alex Gibson, Tom Verstappen, Miles Sullivan, George Foulgham Soundscapes Ltd.
Moonage DaydreamNina Hartstone, David Giammarco, John Warhurst, Paul Massey, Public Road Productions
Outstanding Visual Effects — Live-Action Feature
Avatar: The Way of WaterChris Edgen, Nick Epstein, Wayne Stables, Pavani Rao Boddapati, Sergei Nevshupov (Wētā FX)
Guillermo del Toro’s PinocchioAaron Weintraub, Jeffrey Schaper, Cameron Carson, Emma Gorbey, Warren Lawtey (MPC)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3Guy Williams, Daniel Macarin, Mike Cozens, Mark Smith, Marvyn Young (Wētā FX)
Avatar: The Way of WaterDavid Vickery, Lee Briggs, Jan Maroske, Steve Ellis, Miguel Perez-Senent (Industrial Light & Magic)
Transformers: Rise of the BeastsMatt Aitken, Mike Perry, Aaron Cowan, Kevin Estey, Jong Jin Choi (Wētā FX)
Outstanding Visual Effects — Live Action Episode or Series Season
Andor “Season One”Mohen Leo, Scott Pritchard (Industrial Light & Magic)TJ Falls (Lucasfilm)Joseph Kasparian (Hybride)Jelmer Boskma (Scanline)
House of the Dragon “The Heirs of the Dragon”Angus Bickerton, Nikea Ford, Mike Bell (MPC)Sven Martin, Mark Spindler (Pixomondo)
The Last of Us “Season One”Simon Jung, Aaron Cowan, David Hampton, Dennis Yoo, Ben Roberts (Wētā FX)
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power “Season One”Ron Ames, Jason Smith, Jesse Kobayashi, Ryan Tudhope, Sam Scott (Amazon Studios)
The Mandalorian “Season Three”Grady Cofer, Abbigail Keller, Paul Kavanagh, Delio Tramontozzi (ILM)Bobo Skipper (Important Looking Pirates)
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects — Episode or Series Season
Barry “Season Four”Molly Pabian, Andrew Kalicki, Laura Hill, David Lopez, Justin Ball (Crafty Apes)
Citadel “Secrets in Night Need Early Rains”Aladino Debert, Greg Teegarden, James Reid, Matthew Rotman, Viv Jim (Digital Domain)
Interview With the Vampire “Is My Very Nature That of a Devil”Ted Rae, Tavis Larkham, Matthew Harris, Hugo Leveille, J.V. Pike (FuseFX)
The Night Agent “Season One”Grant Miller, Hallana Barbosa, Pierceon Bellemare, Mariia Osanova, Ben Stommes (Ingenuity Studios)
The Righteous Gemstones “Season Three”Bruce Branit, Valeri Pfahning (Rough House)Fred Ruff (Refuge VFX)Ed Bruce (Screen Scene Studios)David Lebensfeld (Ingenuity Studios)
Outstanding Achievement in Restoration
Casablanca (1942) Warner Bros.
Cinderella (1959) Disney
Cimarron (1931) Warner Bros.
The Godfather (1972) Paramount Pictures
Winds of Chance (1925) First National Pictures and Christopher Gray Post Production
