Kudos For Hollywood’s Post Production Community and Industry Innovators Bestowed At November 12th Gala. 
 
Los Angeles, CA -- During a gala evening at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Post Alliance presented its Fourth Annual HPA Awards.  The HPA Awards honor top behind-the-scenes talent working in motion pictures, television and commercials as well as handing out special awards for Engineering Excellence, Lifetime Achievement, and the Charles S. Swartz Award.  The special awards were announced earlier.

The winners of the 2009 Hollywood Post Alliance Awards are:
 
Outstanding Color Grading Feature Film in a DI Process
“Julie & Julia”                                                                                                
Steven J. Scott // EFilm

Outstanding Color Grading - Television
“Yankee Stadium Tribute - Yogi's Bronx"                                                            
Siggy Ferstl // Company 3

Outstanding Color Grading - Commercial  
Pepsi “Pass”                                                                                                
Stefan Sonnenfeld // Company 3

Outstanding Editing – Feature Film
“Slumdog Millionaire”                                                                                    
Chris Dickens, A.C.E.

Outstanding Editing- Television
“Breaking Bad – ABQ”                                                                        
Lynne Willingham, A.C.E. // Sony Pictures Entertainment
                    
Outstanding Editing- Commercial
Jaguar "XF/XK"                                                                                                
Neil Gust // Outside Editorial

Outstanding Audio Post- Feature Film
“WATCHMEN”                                                                                    
Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montano, Scott Hecker and Eric Norris // Universal Studios Sound

Outstanding Audio Post- Television

“Fringe - Unleashed”                                                                                     
Thomas Harris, Michael Ferdie, Chris Reeves, Mark Fleming and Tom Dahl // Walt Disney Studio Post Production Services

Outstanding Audio Post- Commercial
Honda Civic “Grooves”
Nathan Dubin // Margarita Mix Santa Monica

Outstanding Compositing – Feature Film
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”                                                 
Nelson Sepulveda, Ben O’Brien, Matthew Brumit and Robert Hoffmeister // Industrial Light & Magic

Outstanding Compositing – Television
“Krupp – Eine Deutsche Familie”                                                
Thomas Tannenberger, Olcun Tan, Shane Cook and Josiah Howison // Gradient Effects

Outstanding Compositing - Commercial
Toyota “Ninja Kittens”                        
Colin Renshaw // Animal Logic
 
SPECIAL AWARDS:
 
The Charles S. Swartz Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Post Production:
Ben Burtt                      
The Hollywood Post Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award:
Paul Haggar
 
Engineering Excellence Award:
 
DVS Digital Video Systems
Signiant
S. two Corporation
 
About the HPA
Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) serves the professional community of businesses and individuals who provide expertise, support, tools and the infrastructure for the creation and finishing of motion pictures, television, commercials, digital media and other dynamic media content.

About the HPA Awards
The HPA Awards were created to foster awareness of post production, promote creative and technical excellence, recognize the achievements of post production talent, and build involvement in the Hollywood Post Alliance.  The HPA Awards was presented with generous support from Gold Sponsor: Autodesk; Silver Sponsors: Deluxe, Panasonic, and Thomson Grass Valley; and Bronze Sponsors: Avid Technology, Cine-tal, da Vinci,  Digital Vision, Quantel, Sony, and Texas Instruments DLP Cinema.