Los Angeles, CA -- In a gala celebration Thursday night, winners of the 2012 HPA Awards were recognized for the outstanding contributions they have made in helping create the features, programs, spots, and entertainment seen around the world. The Hollywood Post Alliance – the professional organization for the post production community - presented the 7th Annual HPA Awards to a sold out audience of industry insiders and luminaries. Industry professionals were honored in 12 creative categories as well as a number of special awards including Engineering Excellence, HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in Post Production, and the prestigious Charles S. Swartz Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Post Production, which had been announced earlier.

Ray Dolby, Founder and Director Emeritus of Dolby Laboratories, received the Charles S. Swartz Award for his profound impact on the post production industry and innumerable contributions to image and sound recording technology. Sound Designer, Editor and technology visionary, Walter Murch, A.C.E. was on hand to present to his friend and colleague.

The winners of the 2012 Hollywood Post Alliance Awards are:

Outstanding Color Grading – Sponsored by Dolby Laboratories

Outstanding Color Grading using a DI process – Feature Film
The Iron Lady
Rob Pizzey // Company 3

Outstanding Color Grading – Television
Game of Thrones – “The Prince of Winterfell”
Joe Finley // Modern VideoFilm

Outstanding Color Grading – Commercial
Chrysler “Halftime in America”
Siggy Ferstl // Company 3

Outstanding Editing – Sponsored by Avid Technology

Outstanding Editing – Feature Film
Hugo
Thelma Schoonmaker, A.C.E. // Sikelia Productions

Outstanding Editing – Television
Downton Abbey – “Series 2,  Episode  7"
John Wilson, A.C.E. // Carnival Film & Television

Outstanding Editing – Commercial
MasterCard “Tango”
Chris Franklin // Big Sky Editorial

Outstanding Sound – Feature Film
The Adventures of Tin Tin
Chris Ward, Brent Burge, Michael Hedges, Christopher Boyes and Andy Nelson // Park Road Post Production

Outstanding Sound – Television
Grimm – “Pilot"
Mark Lanza, Larry Mann, Alan Decker and Nello Torri // Universal Sound 

Outstanding Sound – Commercial
Nissan Leaf “Gas Powered Everything”
Jimmy Hite // Margarita Mix Santa Monica

Outstanding Compositing – Feature Film
Marvel’s The Avengers
Nelson Sepulveda, Alan Travis, Peter Demarest and Chris Bayz // Industrial Light & Magic

Outstanding Compositing – Television
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service – “Rekindled”
Bob Minshall, Mark Intravartolo, Jeremy Jozwik and Carrie Smith // Encore

Outstanding Compositing – Commercial
Chevy “2012 Silverado”
Benjamin Walsh, Dominik Bauch and Nicholas Kim // Method Studios

A number of special awards, which had been announced earlier, were bestowed during the evening including:

Charles S. Swartz Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Post Production:

Ray Dolby, Dolby Laboratories

Engineering Excellence Award:

Cinnafilm – Tachyon
Crossroads Systems – StrongBox
Dolby Laboratories – Dolby Atmos
Sony Electronics – F65 Camera  

HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in Post Production:

Gradient Interactive – Sandbox

Source: Hollywood Post Alliance