The 2022 Hollywood Professional Association (HPA®) Awards has expanded, launching documentary nonfiction categories as well as a special award for achievement in restoration.
This year, outstanding work in color grading, editing, and sound in documentary nonfiction (both features and episodic) will be recognized in its own categories, joining color grading, editing, sound, and visual effects in feature film, episodic, and commercials.
Judged by experts and artists at the top of their careers, the HPA Awards commend the most compelling and important work from around the world. A call for entries for creative categories was issued this week, with submissions accepted until July 29.
The HPA Awards will return to the Hollywood Legion Theatre on November 17. Details for the event will be revealed in coming weeks.
To be considered eligible, work must have debuted domestically and/or internationally during the eligibility period, September 8, 2021 through September 6, 2022. Membership in the Hollywood Professional Association is not required, and work from outside of the United States is encouraged.
Submissions are now being accepted in the following competitive categories:
- Outstanding Color Grading – Theatrical Feature
- Outstanding Color Grading – Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature
- Outstanding Color Grading – Documentary/Nonfiction
- Outstanding Color Grading – Commercial
- Outstanding Editing – Theatrical Feature
- Outstanding Editing: Documentary/Nonfiction – Theatrical Feature
- Outstanding Editing – Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature (30 Minutes and Under)
- Outstanding Editing – Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature (Over 30 minutes)
- Outstanding Editing: Documentary/Nonfiction – Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature
- Outstanding Sound (Design, Editing, Mixing) – Theatrical Feature
- Outstanding Sound (Design, Editing, Mixing) – Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature
- Outstanding Sound (Design, Editing, Mixing) – Documentary/Nonfiction
- Outstanding Visual Effects – Theatrical or Non-Theatrical Feature
- Outstanding Visual Effects – Episode or Series Season
- Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects – Episode or Series Season
This year, the HPA Awards will also honor restoration with the new award for Outstanding Achievement in Restoration, a juried honor which draws attention to work from the industry that preserves our cultural heritage and enlivens our experience.
Seth Hallen, HPA president and a founding member of the HPA Awards Committee, said: “As the HPA Awards have matured, we have seen the need to differentiate documentary nonfiction work from scripted. These new categories are in direct response to a significant industry trend, but also to our audience of creatives, who have submitted and promoted this category over the years. At the same time, we see such tremendous work being done in the field of restoration and preservation, and the value of that work to our industry is undeniable. It’s thrilling to announce these additional awards as we open the call for entries for creative categories for the 2022 HPA Awards. This year, as we continue to return to in-person celebration, I look forward to being together again to honor, connect, and enjoy a spectacular event.”
The call for entries for the HPA Engineering Excellence Award, honoring products and processes representing outstanding technical and creative ingenuity in media, content production, finishing, distribution, and archive, opened last month and submissions will be accepted until June 24, 2022. The HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation, a juried award, will be announced in advance of the gala. Both special awards, as well as the new award for Outstanding Achievement in Restoration, will be bestowed during the HPA Awards gala.
The HPA Awards are made possible through the generous sponsorship of Awards Diamond Title Sponsor Blackmagic Design, sound category sponsor DTS, cocktail reception sponsors Fuse FX and ZEISS, and supporting sponsors Avid and Sohonet.
“Scandal” cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North Carolina
The cast of ABC's hit political drama "Scandal" may need to brush up on their snappy, speedy delivery known as "Scandal-pace," because they're reuniting for a good cause. Its stars including Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn and Bellamy Young will take part in a live virtual script reading on Nov. 17 to raise money for hurricane relief in western North Carolina.
Beginning Friday, fans can go online and donate to reserve a spot for the online reading. Proceeds will benefit United Way of North Carolina. Everyone who donates will be able to take part in a virtual pre-event with the cast and Shonda Rhimes will give an introduction.
Additional guest stars will also be announced. The online fundraising platform Prizeo is also holding a contest where one person who donates online via their site will be selected to read a role from the script with the actors. The winner should not worry about the "Scandal"-pace, assured Young over Zoom.
"Whomever the lucky reader is can read at whatever pace they want," she said.
Young, who played Mellie Young, the first lady and later Republican presidential nominee on "Scandal," was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina. She came up with the idea for the effort with a friend and took it to her fellow "Scandal" actors, who all jumped on board. Young said this is the first script reading the cast has all done together since the show ended after seven seasons in 2018.
Which episode they will be reading has not been announced yet.
Young said it's "been devastating" to see so many parts of her hometown badly damaged by Hurricane Helene, which ravaged western North Carolina one month ago.
To research the best use for donations, Young spoke with numerous political leaders, including North... Read More