Awards
Hollywood Professional Association Unveils 2024 HPA Awards Creative Category Nominees
This morning the Hollywood Professional Association unveiled the HPA Award Creative Category nominees and ILM received seven nominations across three categories. In the Outstanding Visual Effects – Live Action Feature category, ILM received four of the five nominations. For the Live Action Feature category, ILM was nominated for Alien: Romulus (Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Ale’ Melendez, Sebastian…
76th EMMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
Nominations for the 76th Emmy® Awards were announced today from the historic El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, recognizing remarkable programs, extraordinary performances and impactful storytelling across multiple platforms. Three projects the ILM contributed visual effects and animation work on were among the nominees. The nearly 22,000 voting members of the Academy nominated an abundance of…
Visual Effects Roundtable: Ahsoka
Join creator Dave Filoni, Production Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Bluff, Animation Supervisor Paul Kavanagh, and Visual Effects Supervisor Enrico Damm for a roundtable discussion on the visual effects of Lucasfilm’s hit Disney+ series ‘Ahsoka’.
Visual Effects Supervisor Jay Cooper on ‘The Creator’
After 25 years at ILM, Cooper has earned a reputation for seeking out the most efficient solutions to creative problems.
‘The Creator’ Dominates 22nd Annual VES Awards
Wednesday evening, the Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s global professional honorary society, held the 22nd Annual VES Awards, the prestigious yearly celebration that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry, and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials, video games, and special venues. ILM’s work on The Creator earned six nominations and won four awards including the coveted…
‘The Creator’: Gareth Edwards, ILM, and the Art of Collaboration
Visual effects supervisors Jay Cooper, Andrew Roberts, Charmaine Chan, and Ian Comley take us behind-the-scenes of an unusual visual effects challenge.
ILM Contributes to 4 of the 5 Oscar Nominated films in Visual Effects Category
Earlier today The Academy announced their Oscar nominations for the 96th Academy Awards and we are excited to share that ILM teams contributed to 4 of the 5 films recognized. The films include The Creator, Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One, Napoleon, and Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3. Jay Cooper, Visual Effects Supervisor for…
The Academy to recognize exceptional technologies ILM helped develop with Technical Achievement Awards
On February 23, 2024 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will recognize 16 technologies for their impact on filmmaking. Two technologies that ILM played a key role in helping to develop will be among those recognized. SciTech Awards committee chair Barbara Ford Grant said “this year, we honor 16 technologies for their exceptional…