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Behind-the-scenes artists among honorees at HCA Awards

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Yong Chavez | TFC News Hollywood

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Claudio Miranda, Ruth Carter, Justin Hurwitz. Photo credit: Shutterstock for the Hollywood Critics Association" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tfc/03/01/hca_rtw0010.jpg"/><figcaption>(L-R) Claudio Miranda, Ruth Carter, Justin Hurwitz <em>Shutterstock for the Hollywood Critics Association</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) held its inaugural HCA Creative Arts Awards that celebrated outstanding artistic and technical achievement in film.</p><p>&quot;We work very hard on these films. It takes many years to make them so to have people, to have critics who make it their life to see a lot of films and think about films as much as they do, to have them appreciate our work, it just feels really good,&quot; Justin Hurwitz, who won for the musical score for &#x27;Babylon&#x27;, said.</p><p>The ceremony awarded talented artists and craftspeople in 12 categories from costume design to marketing campaign to casting.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Kate del Castillo, Brandon Perea. Photo credit: Shutterstock for the Hollywood Critics Association" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tfc/03/01/actress-kate-del-castillo-and-fil-am-actor-brandon-perea-presenting-at-the-6th-annual-hca-film-awards.jpg"/><figcaption>Kate del Castillo and Brandon Perea <em>Shutterstock for the Hollywood Critics Association</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Nominee Sarah Finn said, &quot;I am thrilled that they&#x27;re including casting directors here. It&#x27;s so important. It shows that our contribution is being recognized alongside all our other collaborators that were just an essential part of the filmmaking process is everyone else. And so it&#x27;s really very important and very gratifying. I&#x27;m very thankful to the Hollywood Critics Association for including casting directors.&quot;</p><p>Finn, well-known for her casting work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was nominated for &#x27;Everything Everywhere All At Once&#x27;. Its cast members have been garnering trophies this award season.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Ram Charan. Photo credit: Shutterstock for the Hollywood Critics Association" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tfc/03/01/ram-charan-one-of-the-stars-of-rrr.jpg"/><figcaption>Ram Charan <em>Shutterstock for the Hollywood Critics Association</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The casting director category was won by Mary Vernieu and Bret Howe for their work in &#x27;Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery&#x27;. Directed by Rian Johnson and starring an ensemble cast including Daniel Craig and Fil-Am actor Dave Bautista, the Netflix film also won for best comedy.</p><p>The Creative Arts Awards was held last Friday, a few hours before HCA&#x27;s 6th annual film awards which was hosted by Tig Notaro.</p><p>At the film awards, Filipino-Puerto Rican-American actor Brandon Perea represented for his movie &#x27;Nope&#x27; which was nominated in the best horror film category.</p><p>&quot;I never realized the impact that being Filipino in this industry could have,&quot; Perea said. &quot;I saw the reaction of people being like, ‘Wow, someone that looks like me is in a big movie.’ And that really showcased to me the opportunities I have, and I feel even more grateful than I already was. And now I move with purpose, to just try to expand the possibilities for Filipinos in the industry and Puerto Ricans as well.&quot;</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Angela Bassett, Tenoch Huerta. Photo credit: Shutterstock for the Hollywood Critics Association" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tfc/03/01/wakanda-forever-s-tenoch-huerta-presented-the-hca-film-awards-acting-achievement-to-costar-angela-bassett.jpg"/><figcaption>Angela Bassett and Tenoch Huerta <em>Shutterstock for the Hollywood Critics Association</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Apart from the traditional categories that it shares with other award shows, the critics and journalists organization also bestowed five honorary awards, including a spotlight award for the cast and crew of &#x27;RRR&#x27;. Indian superstar Ram Charan was also a presenter at the show.</p><p>The film continues its success story in Hollywood by winning four HCA awards including best song for &#x27;Naatu Naatu&#x27; which also won at the Golden Globes earlier this year.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Brendan Fraser. Photo credit: Shutterstock for the Hollywood Critics Association" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tfc/03/01/brendan-best-actor-hca.jpg"/><figcaption>Brendan Fraser <em>Shutterstock for the Hollywood Critics Association</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Jenny Slate of the indie darling &#x27;Marcel the Shell with Shoes On&#x27; expressed her gratitude for the HCA&#x27;s recognition of voice or motion-capture performance.</p><p>The HCAs also paid tribute to Angela Bassett with an acting achievement award. HCA members likewise voted for her to receive best supporting actress for &#x27;Wakanda Forever&#x27;.</p><div><strong>Inaugural HCA Creative Arts Awards winners list:</strong></div><p>Casting Director - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Mary Vernieu and Bret Howe</p><p>Makeup and Hairstyling - The Whale – Adrien Morot, Judy Chin, and Anne Marie Bradley</p><p>Cinematography - Top Gun: Maverick – Claudio Miranda</p><p>Costume Design - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Ruth Carter</p><p>Editing - Everything Everywhere All At Once – Paul Rogers</p><p>Marketing Campaign - Smile</p><p>Original Song - RRR – &#x27;Naatu Naatu&#x27;</p><p>Production Design - Babylon – Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino</p><p>Score - Babylon – Justin Hurwitz</p><p>Sound - Top Gun: Maverick – Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon, and Mark Taylor</p><p>Stunts - RRR</p><p>Visual Effects - Avatar: The Way of Water – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sm6EyL1gSjQ?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The award season continues and one of the latest to honor achievements in film is the Hollywood Critics Association.