Advanced Imaging Society’s Lumiere Awards 2024 winners include ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Godzilla Minus One’
The Advanced Imaging Society announced its 2024 Lumiere Award winners on Friday, with Oscars frontrunners “Oppenheimer” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” among the honorees.
This year’s Lumiere Awards celebrated “Masters and Magic,” according to a press release from the Advanced Imaging Society, and recognized “distinguished directors and professionals in film, television, and emerging media” as “voted for by members of the Hollywood creative and technology community.”
“Our awards have humorously been called the Oscars for geeks,” said Jim Chabin, the president of the Advanced Imaging Society, in a statement. “In 2023, amidst the industry’s chaos, we witnessed the culmination of years of dedication and sudden bursts of creativity. That work is so important to all of us who love film and television. The Lumiere winners of this year have notably expanded the boundaries of technology in filmmaking, enriching storytelling in remarkable ways.”
The Advanced Imaging Society awarded three films their 2024 Best Picture winners, albeit in different categories. “Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster Oscar favorite, won Best Feature Film – Live Action. “Spider-Verse,” which is expected to win Best Animated Feature at the Oscars, was selected as Best Feature Film – Animated. “Godzilla Minus One,” which landed a surprise nomination at the Oscars for Best Visual Effects, secured the Best Feature Film – International award.
In addition to its competitive winners, the Lumiere Awards handed out three special awards this year. Jeffrey Wright, a Best Actor nominee at the Oscars for “American Fiction,” was given the “inaugural Distinguished Artist Award.” Per the Advanced Imaging Society release, the “recognition aims to celebrate the often overlooked collaboration between lead actors and technology, as well as their unwavering commitment to working seamlessly with their crews. The AIS chose to honor a performer whose impactful on-screen work has not only inspired but also influenced the behind-the-scenes efforts of the entire production team.”
Darren Aronofsky and his producing partners at Sphere Entertainment won “The EARTHDAY.ORG ‘Voices For The Earth Award,’ which celebrates innovation and inspiration in environmental storytelling.” The honor was awarded for their film “Postcard from Earth,” “a beautiful tribute to the earth’s beauty and complexity, but also along with the Sphere, it is a tribute to the technological possibilities of filmmaking itself.”
The final tribute award, the Harold Lloyd Award was presented to “The Holdovers” director Alexander Payne by Suzanne Lloyd, the chair of Harold Lloyd Entertainment, “along with a surprise appearance by the film’s lead (and Academy Award nominee) Paul Giamatti. Producer and nominee Mark Johnson was also on hand for the celebration. Payne, who hails from Nebraska like Harold Lloyd, similarly has a gift for creating ambitious, driven characters who not only make us laugh, but also make us care. His film ‘The Holdovers’ beautifully captures the essence of genuine human experiences, portraying characters navigating life with honesty and integrity. Through its intimate and heartfelt depictions, the film pays homage to boyhood, the teaching profession, and to an iconic era in American history.”
The complete list of winners:
Best Feature Film – Live Action: Oppenheimer
Best Feature Film – Animated: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Feature Film – International: Godzilla Minus One
Best Documentary: 32 Sounds
Best Motion Picture – Musical: Color Purple
Best Audio – Theatrical: The Creator
Best Audio – Episodic: The Last of Us
Best Original Song: “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie
Best Use of High Dynamic Range – Feature Film: Barbie
Best Use of High Dynamic Range – Episodic: The Last of Us
Best 2D to 3D Conversion: Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3
Best Musical Scene or Sequence: “I’m Here” from Color Purple
Best Theatrical Scene or Sequence: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Best Episodic – Animated: Star Wars: Visions Volume 2
Best Episodic – Live Action: The Last of Us
Best Achievement in 8K Production: Satayama Niigata: Living with Snow; NHK/NHK Enterprises Inc.
Innovation in Production Technology Award: Ryff
Heritage Award for Media Preservation: Iron Mountain Media and Archive Services
Sir Charles Wheatstone Award for Creative Excellence in Visual Effects: Walt Disney Studios
Voices For The Earth Award: Darren Aronofsky and Sphere Entertainment, Postcard from Earth
Distinguished Artist Award: Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Harold Lloyd Award: Alexander Payne, The Holdovers
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