The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA ) Awards Committee has announced that revered studio post production executive Kim Waugh, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Post Production Creative Services, Warner Bros. Studio Operations (WBSO) at Warner Bros. Discovery, will receive the HPA Lifetime Achievement Award on November 17 when the HPA Awards gala celebration returns to the Hollywood LegionTheater in Hollywood, CA. The HPA Awards honor technical and creative brilliance in content creation.
Waugh immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1980s, leaving behind a position within the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand working alongside key aeronautical engineers to begin his post production career in Los Angeles. His introduction to the post production business began atthe legendary sound editorial company, Soundelux, headed by industry veterans Lon Bender and Wylie Stateman. Waugh started out as a sound recordist before moving through the creative ranks into facility management, eventually taking on a partnership role at Soundelux. His field recording landed him credits on iconic films including Glory, Braveheart, JFK, and Home Alone.
Waugh (along with Bender and Stateman) received a Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1994 for work on the development of the ADE (Advanced Data Encoding) System, or Kiwi 9000. The system creates an encoded timecode track and database during the initial transfer of the production sound dailies, allowing for a bridge between linear and non-linear editorial.
In 1995, Waugh oversaw the acquisition and rebuild of Motown Hitsville-Hollywood (Signet Sound Hollywood) and Soundelux Vine St. (Ryder Sound), managing and directing both facilities. After Soundelux Entertainment Group was sold to Liberty Media/Ascent Media in 2001, Ascent Media elevated Waugh to Senior Vice President of Operations and Business Development, Creative Group.
Waugh joined WBSO in 2004 as Vice President of Post Production Services (PPS), where he focused on building creative relationships, overseeing facility infrastructure, and managing talent recruitment. In 2007, he became the Senior Vice President of PPS, during which time he initiated and oversaw the asset purchase of De Lane Lea Post Facilities in the Soho neighborhood of London in 2012. Waugh then successfully rolled Warner Bros. Tech Ops'Motion Picture Imaging group into PPS in 2015. A year later, he oversaw the purchase of Digital Cinema NY, known as WB Sound NY since 2016.
In his current role at WBSO, Waugh oversees creative teams, facilities, and operations in Burbank, New York, and London, including the company's Mastering, Localization, Archive, and Preservation business units. He is currently supervising the build out of the company's new flagship post-production facility in Soho, London, to further support the growth and workflow from Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.
The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals who make our industry a better place to work on every level, fostering innovation and collegiality as well as accomplishment, said Seth Hallen, HPA President. Kim is special because he possesses that rare combination of talent and personality that earns both respect and affection within his team, his organization and in the wider industry. One of the best aspects of the HPA Awards is having an opportunity to recognize remarkable people accomplishing amazing things. That's especially true this year. Kim is respected, accomplished, and well-loved, and it is our sincere honor to present this award to him.
The HPA Awards will accept entries for outstanding achievement in color grading, editing, sound, and visual effects until July 29. The Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation, a juried award, will be announced in advance of the gala. All awards, including a new award for Outstanding Achievement in Restoration, will be bestowed during the HPA Awards gala. Further details about the event will be announced in the coming weeks.
The HPA Awards are made possible through the generous sponsorship of Awards Diamond Title Sponsor Blackmagic Design; category sponsors DTS and Picture Shop; event sponsors Fuse FX, Warner Bros. and ZEISS; and supporting sponsors Avid and Sohonet. For sponsorship or program advertising opportunities, contact Joyce Cataldo at jcataldo@hpaonline.com.
Complete rules, guidelines, and entry information for the creative categories and the HPA Awards, as well as a list of previous winners, are available at hpaonline.com.
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The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA ) Awards Committee has announced that revered studio post production executive Kim Waugh, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Post Production Creative Services, Warner Bros. Studio Operations (WBSO) at Warner Bros. Discovery, will receive the HPA Lifetime Achievement Award on November 17 when the HPA Awards gala celebration returns to the Hollywood LegionTheater in Hollywood, CA. The HPA Awards honor technical and creative brilliance in content creation.
