Awards

‘The Artist’ Wins Best Picture

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Thomas Langmann’s "The Artist" took the top prize for Best Picture at the 84th Academy Awards.

‘The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore’ Wins Oscar for Best Animated Short

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William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg’s “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” won the award for Best Animated Short at the 84th Academy Awards.

‘Hugo’ Wins Oscar for Best Visual Effects

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Hugo won the award for Best Visual Effects at the 84th Academy Awards.

‘Rango’ Wins Oscar for Best Animated Feature

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Gore Verbinski’s "Rango" won Best Animated Feature Film at the 84th Academy Awards.

ShortsHD Host Second Annual Shorts Awards

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ShortsHD, the world's leading network devoted exclusively to short movies, hosts its second annual Shorts Awards at Soho House in West Hollywood, California.

Richard Jacques Receives Top Honors at Music + Sound Awards

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Richard Jacques' original music score for JAMES BOND 007: BLOOD STONE (Bizarre Creations/Activision) has been awarded "Best Original Composition" (Video Games) at The Music and Sound Awards 2012.

BFX Imageworks Creates Graphics Package & Show Open for VES Awards

BFX Imageworks designed and executed the entire animated graphics package displayed at the 10th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards ceremony, in addition to editing and producing the Nominee Montage reel that opened the show.

2012 Writers Guild Awards: The Winners

Alexander Payne, Jim Rash and Nat Faxon and Woody Allen took home the big screenplay prizes at the Writers Guild of America awards Sunday for writing The Descendants and Midnight in Paris, respectively.

MPSE Golden Reel Award Winners Announced

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Sound editing teams from Hugo, The Muppets, Super 8, The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse were honored Sunday during the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ 59th Golden Reel Awards at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel.

‘Rango’ Wins Best Animated Feature at the ACE Eddie Awards

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“Rango” won Best Edited Animated Feature Film at the 62nd Annual ACE Eddie Awards, where trophies were handed out in nine categories of film, television and documentaries.

Autodesk Tools Used on 14 Oscar-Nominated Films

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Digital artists worldwide used Autodesk digital entertainment creation software to create 2011's most celebrated movies.

MPC Wins Special VFX BAFTA Award

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MPC was given the BAFTA award for Special Visual Effects for its contributions to "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2."

NewTek Applauds VES Winners

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NewTek congratulates the winners and nominees of the 10th Annual VES Awards.

UCA Graduate Grant Orchard Wins BAFTA

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UCA graduate Grant Orchard won the Best Short Animation BAFTA for A Morning Stroll, which he made in his spare time at Studio AKA.

Reese Witherspoo​n, Clint Eastwood to Present at the ACE Eddie Awards

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Reese Witherspoon will join editor Kevin Tent, A.C.E. to present Alexander Payne with the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year honor at the 62nd Annual ACE Eddie Awards on February 18, 2012.

MPC Creative Storms the Grammys

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MPC Creative created a pair of visually stunning spots for the Grammy Awards, one starring Bon Iver and another featuring singer-songwriter Adele.

2012 Grammy Award Winners Announced

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Adele brought home six Grammy awards, tying Beyoncé for the most awards won by a female artist in one night, at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on Saturday, February 11, 2012.

‘Tree of Life’ Wins Top Honors at 2012 ACE Awards

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Fox Searchlight's The Tree of Life ­– shot by cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki -- won the feature competition at the American Society of Cinematographers' 26th annual Outstanding Achievement Awards, held Sunday at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland.

‘Rango’ Wins Best Animation at 2012 BAFTA Awards

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At the BAFTA Awards held Sunday at the Royal Opera House in London, Rango won best animated film, beating The Adventures Of Tintin and Arthur Christmas. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 got the top prize for visual effects, and Hugo won two awards for sound and design.