Best Feature Film – Live Action: Sinners Best Feature Film – Animation: Zootopia 2 Best Documentary: The King of Color Best Motion Picture – Musical: Wicked: For Good Best Audio – Theatrical: Sinners Best Audio – Episodic: Severance Best Original Song: “Golden,” from KPop Demon Hunters Best Use of High Dynamic Range – Feature Film: F1 Best Use of High Dynamic Range – Episodic: Stranger Things Season 5 Best Musical Scene or Sequence: KPop Demon Hunters – “Golden” Best Theatrical Scene or Sequence: Avatar: Fire and Ash – “Flux Devil” Best Episodic – Animation: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Best Episodic – Live Action: Andor Season 2 Best International 3D Documentary: NHK for The Mark of Beauty Tokyo Imperial Palace Best Use of VR: Dolphins of the Reef, Immotion Production Technology Awards: AMD, DisneyResearch|Studios Flawless, 6P Color, CoreWeave Governor’s Award for Cinema Excellence: VUE Sir Charles Wheatstone Award: Google Judy Garland Legacy Award: Jon M. Chu, Wicked: For Good Harold Lloyd Award: Joseph Kosinski & Jerry Bruckheimer, F1
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The Advanced Imaging Society has announced the winners of the 2026 Lumiere Awards, recognizing outstanding creative and technical achievements during its 16th annual celebration. The awards honor the artists, engineers, and innovators whose work continues to push the boundaries of storytelling and cinematic technology. The annual Lumiere Awards luncheon presented by Google and CoreWeave was held today at the Beverly Hills Hotel, welcoming more than 200 invited guests representing leading media, entertainment, and technology companies from Hollywood to Silicon Valley. The winners were selected by members of the Hollywood creative and technology community. Often described as the “Oscars for geeks,” the Lumiere Awards celebrate the growing role of technological innovation in expanding the possibilities of storytelling for audiences worldwide. “These Lumiere winners produced their brilliant stories by pushing the boundaries of what’s possible creatively and technically,” said Jim Chabin, President of the Advanced Imaging Society. “In these honorees we see our industry’s future – and that future is truly more exciting than ever.” Here are this year’s winners…
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