Game of Thrones season 8 up for six Hollywood Professional Associations Awards

Coming off a strong performance at the 2019 Emmy Awards, the final season of Game of Thrones has nabbed six Hollywood Professional Associations Award nominations, edging out Avengers: Endgame for the most nods.

The HPAs honor the technical side of filmmaking, from color grading to editing to visual effects, all areas where Thrones stands out. Here’s what it’s nominated for:

Outstanding Color Grading – Episodic or Non-theatrical Feature

• The Handmaid’s Tale – “Liars” – Bill Ferwerda // Deluxe Toronto
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy” – Steven Bodner // Light Iron
• Game of Thrones – “Winterfell” – Joe Finley // Sim, Los Angeles
• I am the Night – “Pilot” – Stefan Sonnenfeld // Company 3
• Gotham – “Legend of the Dark Knight: The Trial of Jim Gordon” – Paul Westerbeck // Picture Shop
• The Man in the High Castle – “Jahr Null” – Roy Vasich // Technicolor

Outstanding Editing – Episodic or Non-theatrical Feature (Over 30 Minutes)

• Stranger Things – “Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt” – Dean Zimmerman, ACE, Katheryn Naranjo
• Chernobyl – “Vichnaya Pamyat” – Simon Smith, Jinx Godfrey // Sister Pictures
• Game of Thrones – “The Iron Throne” – Katie Weiland, ACE
• Game of Thrones – “The Long Night” – Tim Porter, ACE
• The Bodyguard – “Episode One” – Steve Singleton

Outstanding Sound – Episodic or Non-theatrical Feature

• Chernobyl – “1:23:45” – Stefan Henrix, Stuart Hilliker, Joe Beal, Michael Maroussas, Harry Barnes // Boom Post
• Deadwood: The Movie – John W. Cook II, Bill Freesh, Mandell Winter, MPSE, Daniel Coleman, MPSE, Ben Cook, MPSE, Micha Liberman // NBC Universal
• Game of Thrones – “The Bells” – Tim Kimmel, MPSE, Onnalee Blank, CAS, Mathew Waters, CAS, Paula Fairfield, David Klotz
• The Haunting of Hill House – “Two Storms” – Trevor Gates, MPSE, Jason Dotts, Jonathan Wales, Paul Knox, Walter Spencer // Formosa Group
• Homecoming – “Protocol” – John W. Cook II, Bill Freesh, Kevin Buchholz, Jeff A. Pitts, Ben Zales, Polly McKinnon // NBC Universal

Outstanding Visual Effects – Episodic (Under 13 Episodes) or Non-theatrical Feature

• Game of Thrones – “The Long Night” – Martin Hill, Nicky Muir, Mike Perry, Mark Richardson, Darren Christie // Weta Digital
• The Umbrella Academy – “The White Violin” – Everett Burrell, Misato Shinohara, Chris White, Jeff Campbell, Sebastien Bergeron
• The Man in the High Castle – “Jahr Null” – Lawson Deming, Cory Jamieson, Casi Blume, Nick Chamberlain, William Parker, Saber Jlassi, Chris Parks // Barnstorm VFX
• Chernobyl – “1:23:45” – Lindsay McFarlane, Max Dennison, Clare Cheetham, Steven Godfrey, Luke Letkey // DNEG
• Game of Thrones – “The Bells” – Steve Kullback, Joe Bauer, Ted Rae; Mohsen Mousavi // Scanline; Thomas Schelesny // Image Engine

As a technical awards show, I can’t imagine Game of Thrones not walking away with a lot of award gold. The Hollywood Professional Association awards ceremony takes place on November 21 in Los Angeles.

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