2019-2020 Awards Season

Technicolor and its family of creative studios are honored to work on some of the industry’s most acclaimed movies, shows and campaigns across the industries we serve. With a history of award-winning talent, we continue to push the boundaries of what entertainment can be; check out some of our talent’s and creative partners' recent nominations and awards below.

HPA Awards and Nominations

The HPA Awards have considered the standard-bearer for excellence and innovation in an industry embracing an expanding array of groundbreaking technologies and creativity. HPA Awards honor creative achievement, outstanding artistry, lifetime achievement, and engineering excellence.

The Lion King

Adam Valdez, Elliot Newman and Audrey Ferrara - MPC FILM for Outstanding Visual Effects

Us

Michael Hatzer - Technicolor for Outstanding Color Grading

Man in the High Castle (Episode 310: Jahr Null)

Roy Vasich - Technicolor for Outstanding Color Grading

Roma

Steve Scott on behalf of Technicolor for Outstanding Color Grading

Tiffany & Co. 'Believe in Dreams: A Tiffany Holiday'

James Tillett - Moving Picture Company for Outstanding Color Grading on a Commercial

Palms Casino 'Unstatus Quo'

Ricky Gausis - Moving Picture Company for Outstanding Color Grading on a Commercial

Clio Awards

The Mill and MPC are once again honored with multiple Clio Awards for their achievements across creative categories, ranging from Animation and Visual Effects to Film Technique and Music Video. The Clio Awards recognize creative excellence and innovation across advertising and design.

https://clios.com/awards/winners

The Mill - March for Our Lives ‘The Most Vicious Cycle’

Bronze | Direction

Bronze | Visual Effects

MPC - Hennessy - The Seven Worlds

Gold | VFX

MPC - John Lewis - The Boy and The Piano

Silver | VFX

AEAF Awards

Technicolor’s Moving Picture Company (MPC) and MPC Film have won a total of 5 AEAF awards at the 2019 Animation & Effects Awards & Festival in Sydney, Australia. AEAF is a celebration of the best work by digital artists and content creators from around the world. The international competition, now in its 20th year, bestows the awards for creative and technical excellence in the use of visual effects and animation and their contribution to storytelling. Among the finalists demonstrating timeless artistry and new innovation, MPC won for the following:

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Winner: MPC Film – BRONZE – Feature Film VFX

Hennessy – The Seven Worlds

Winner: MPC – GOLD – Commercials VFX

John Lewis – The Boy and the Piano

Winner: MPC – SILVER – Commercials VFX

Apple – Unlock

Winner: MPC – SPECIAL MERIT – Commercials VFX

EasyJet – Imagine

Winner: MPC – SPECIAL MERIT – Commercials Animation

Emmy Awards and Nominations

Technicolor Sound teams have received three nominations this year for television’s top honor, coming on the heels of four consecutive Creative Arts Emmy wins in sound categories. Two of the nominations – OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING and OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL – come for When They See Us (“Part Four”), the acclaimed miniseries by Ava DuVernay for Netflix about the Central Park Five. The third nomination is for OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION – for Love, Death & Robots (“The Secret War”), an experimental animated anthology series from Netflix.
In addition to these direct nominations, congratulations go to all of our creative partners who received Emmy nominations this year – spanning a total of 33 different shows across multiple genres.

When They See Us "Part Four"

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special

When They See Us "Part Four"

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie

Love, Death & Robots "The Secret War"

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation

Academy Awards and Nominations

Once again, Technicolor is thrilled for our filmmaking partners and clients in the industry who received 2019 Oscar wins and nominations for their outstanding achievements. They include two Best Picture nominees, Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma and Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, which received a total of ten and seven nominations respectively. Among the other nominees Technicolor enjoyed working on are Mary Poppins Returns, The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs, If Beale Street Could Talk, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Avengers: Infinity War, and Ready Player One.

Congratulations to all of this year’s diverse and exciting Oscar nominees and winners, including Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Foreign-Language Film wins for Cuarón and his beautiful film Roma at the Academy Awards ceremony on February 24.

Cannes Lions

Since 1954, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has been exploring the value of creativity in branded communication; celebrating the best new ideas shaping the creative future; and inspiring the next generation of industry leaders and global talent.

John Lewis - The Boy and the Piano

Koho – Dream Thieves

Mikros, Visual Effects & Post-Production

British Arrows

For more than forty years, the British Arrows have been championing, awarding and celebrating the innovation and artistry of moving image advertising.

John Lewis & Partners "The Boy and the Piano"

Gold for CGI - MPC

Apple "Unlock"

Gold for VFX - MPC

Pride in London "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"

Silver for Colourist Phil Hambi - MPC

John Lewis & Partners "The Boy and the Piano"

Silver for VFX - MPC

BAFTA Awards and Nominations

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards ceremony took place February 10 at London’s Royal Albert Hall, where a number of Technicolor partners received top honors. The BAFTA’s envision “a world where everyone’s life is culturally and creatively enriched through excellent work in film, games and television.” Among the major winners were Best Film Roma and Black Panther. Technicolor Post provided color finishing for six nominees – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Apostasy, You Were Never Really Here, Black Panther, and Roma – while Technicolor VFX also worked on the latter four.

MPSE Golden Reel Award Nominations

For excellence in sound, Technicolor talent received six Golden Reel Award nominations from the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE). The nominations came for five different categories across feature film, non-theatrical feature, and broadcast media. The celebration of the sound community recognizing the important role they play in the field of entertainment took place February 17 at the 66th Annual Golden Reel Awards in Los Angeles.

Marvel’s Jessica Jones, “Three Lives and Counting” (Netflix)

Broadcast Media: Short Form Dialogue / ADR

Marvel’s Daredevil, “Blindsided” (Netflix)

Broadcast Media Long Form Dialogue / ADR

Narcos: Mexico, “Just Say No” (Netflix)

Broadcast Media Long Form Dialogue / ADR

The Man in the High Castle, “Jahr Null” (Amazon Studios)

Broadcast Media Long Form Effects / Foley

Game Over Man (Netflix)

Non-Theatrical Feature

Green Book (Universal Pictures)

Feature Film – Dialogue / ADR

CAS Awards and Nominations

Technicolor talent has once again received Cinema Audio Society (CAS) nominations recognizing Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing. In announcing the nominations, CAS President Mark Ulano noted the stellar work of the creative community on projects that represent the finest in sound mixing. Winners were announced on February 16 at the 55th Annual CAS Awards in Los Angeles - with Technicolor Rerecording Mixers Joe Earle and Doug Andham winning as part of the sound team for American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace.

American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace: “(Part 1) The Man Who Would Be Vogue”

Outstanding Achievement In Sound Mixing: Television Movie or Limited Series - WINNER

A Quiet Place

Outstanding Achievement In Sound Mixing: Motion Picture – Live Action

VES Awards and Nominations

Technicolor's MPC won two 2019 Visual Effects Society (VES) awards, for Outstanding Visual Effects on John Lewis' 'The Boy and the Piano' and Outstanding Animated Character in Volkswagon's 'Born Confident' commercials. The Technicolor family was nominated for a total of six VES awards, which recognize the most outstanding visual effects work of the year by honoring the artists who created them – their artistry, ingenuity, and passion. The 17th Annual VES Awards were handed out on February 5 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA.

For their work on visual effects in commercials, MPC was nominated for five awards -- winning two -- with an additional nomination going to The Mill.

John Lewis, The Boy and the Piano (MPC)

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial - WINNER

Volkswagen, Born Confident (MPC)

Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial (Bam) - WINNER

Apple, Unlock (MPC)

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial

Genesis G90, Born to Be Driven (The Mill)

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial

John Lewis, The Boy and the Piano (MPC)

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial

Volkswagen, Born Confident (MPC)

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial