Teams from across ILM’s global studios are recognized for their innovative work for television this past year.
The 77th Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced this week, and Industrial Light & Magic artists have earned three of them.
Among the 14 nominations for the second season of Lucasfilm’s Andor series on Disney+, ILM and their collaborators have earned one for “Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie.” The nominees include production visual effects supervisor Mohen Leo, visual effects producer TJ Falls, special effects supervisor Luke Murphy, creature effects and droid supervisor Neal Scanlan, ILM visual effects supervisor Scott Pritchard, Hybride visual effects supervisor Joseph Kasparian, Scanline visual effects supervisor Sue Row, MidasVFX visual effects supervisor Paolo D’Arco, and digital colorist Jean-Clément Soret.
Alongside the Andor nomination for “Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie” is season two of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime. The nominees among ILM artists and their partners include production visual effects supervisor Jason Smith, visual effects producer Tim Keene, visual effects producer Ann Podlozny, visual effects co-producer James Yeoman, ILM visual effects supervisor Daniele Bigi, DNEG visual effects supervisor Greg Butler, Rodeo FX visual effects supervisor Ara Khanikian, The Yard visual effects supervisor Laurens Ehrmann, and special effects supervisor Ryan Conder.
Earning a nomination for “Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode” is the premiere entry from season two of the Apple TV+ series Severance, “Hello, Ms. Cobel.” The nominated ILM artists and their collaborators include production visual effects supervisor Eric Leven, production visual effects producer Sean Findley, ILM visual effects associate supervisor Shawn Hillier, ILM visual effects associate supervisor Radost Ridlen, ILM environments lead Martin Kolejak, ILM producer Brian Holligan, ESE visual effects supervisor Alex Lemke, ESE visual effects supervisor Michael Huber, and on-set visual effects supervisor Djuna Wahlrab.
Congratulations to all of our ILM nominees!
The 77th Emmy Awards air on September 14, 2025 at 5 PM PST on CBS and Paramount+.
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