The Lumiere™ Award
The Lumiere™ Awards recognize outstanding international achievement in the creation of immersive storytelling using advanced visual technologies like Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, High Dynamic Range, Stereo 3D, 360 Video, High Frame Rate, Artificial Intelligence, Real-Time Rendering and more.
The Society honors content and experiences produced for film, television, advertising, gaming, mobile, online and much more. Past Lumiere winners include some of Hollywood’s biggest creative leaders, such as Martin Scorsese, Ang Lee, Victoria Alonso, Jon Favreau, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Christopher McQuarrie.
The complete list of 2025 winners and honorees:
| BEST FEATURE FILM – LIVE ACTION | Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros Picture / Legendary Pictures) |
| BEST FEATURE FILM – ANIMATION | The Wild Robot (DreamWorks Animation) |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films) |
| BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL | Wicked (Universal Pictures) |
| BEST AUDIO – THEATRICAL | Alien: Romulus (20th Century Studios) |
| BEST AUDIO – EPISODIC | Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Lucasfilm) |
| BEST ORIGINAL SONG | Moana 2 “Beyond” (Walt Disney Animation Studios) |
| BEST USE OF VR / AR / XR | What If…? – An Immersive Story (ILM Immersive, Marvel Studios, Disney+) |
| BEST USE OF HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE- FEATURE FILM | Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros Picture / Legendary Pictures) |
| BEST USE OF HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE- EPISODIC | Shōgun (FX) |
| BEST 2D-TO-3D CONVERSION | Deadpool & Wolverine (Marvel Studios) |
| MUSICAL SEQUENCE OR PERFORMANCE | Wicked “Defying Gravity” (Universal Pictures) |
| BEST THEATRICAL SCENE OR SEQUENCE | Dune: Part Two “Riding the Sandworm” (Warner Bros Picture / Legendary Pictures) |
| BEST EPISODIC – ANIMATION | Arcane Season 2 (Netflix) |
| BEST EPISODIC – LIVE ACTION | Shōgun (FX) |
| BEST LIVE EVENT CINEMA EXPERIENCE | V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film at Sphere Las Vegas |
| BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN 8K | Deep Ocean: Mysterious Worlds of the Red Sea (NHK and NHK Enterprises, INC.) |
| BEST LOCATION BASED ENTERTAINMENT | Orbital (Cosm) |
| PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AWARD | F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix – 3D Interactive (MeetMo, NantStudios, T-Mobile, Radiant Images) |
| GOVERNOR’S AWARD FOR EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION | The Virtual Production Institute of Texas A&M, Sony Electronics, Synapse Virtual Production |
| HAROLD LLOYD AWARD | Douglas Wick & Lucy Fisher |
| Best Feature Film – Live Action: | Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) |
| Best Feature Film – Animation: | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios) |
| Best Documentary: | 32 Sounds |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical: | The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| Best Audio – Theatrical: | The Creator (20th Century Studios) |
| Best Audio – Episodic: | The Last of Us (HBO) |
| Best Original Song: | Barbie “I’m Just Ken” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| Best Use of High Dynamic Range – Feature Film: | Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| Best Use of High Dynamic Range – Episodic: | The Last of Us (HBO) |
| Best 2D to 3D Conversion: | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Marvel Studios/ Disney) |
| Best Musical Scene or Sequence: | The Color Purple “I’m Here” (Warner Bros) |
| Best Scene or Sequence in a Feature Film: | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (Paramount) |
| Best Episodic – Animation: | Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 (Lucasfilm/Disney) |
| Best Episodic – Live Action: | The Last of Us (HBO) |
| Best Achievement in 8K Production: | Satoyama Niigata: Living with Snow (NHK) |
| Sir Charles Wheatstone Award for Creative Excellence in Visual Effects: | DisneyResearch|Studios and StudioLAB |
| Innovation in Technology Award: | Ryff |
| Heritage Award for Media Preservation: | Iron Mountain Media and Archive Services |
| Voices For The Earth Award: | Darren Aronofsky and Sphere Entertainment, Postcard from Earth |
| Distinguished Achievement in Education: | Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction |
| Harold Lloyd Award: | Alexander Payne, The Holdovers |
| Best Feature Film – Live Action: | Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century Studios) |
| Best Feature Film – Animated: | Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix) |
| Best Documentary: | Good Night Oppy (Amazon) |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical: | Elvis (Warner Bros) |
| Best Audio – Theatrical: | The Batman (Warner Bros.) |
| Best Audio – Episodic: | Stranger Things: Season Four (Netflix) |
| Best Use of VR: | Gorilla Trek (Immotion) |
| Best Original Song: | Top Gun “Hold My Hand” (Paramount) |
| Best Use of High Dynamic Range – Feature Film: | Lightyear (Pixar) |
| Best Use of High Dynamic Range – Episodic: | I Am Groot (Marvel) |
| Best 2D to 3D Conversion: | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Marvel Studios/ Disney) |
| Best Musical Scene or Sequence: | Elvis (Warner Bros) |
| Best Scene or Sequence in a Feature Film: | Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount) |
| Best Episodic – Animated: | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (Lucasfilm/Disney) |
| Best Episodic – Live Action: | Andor (Lucasfilm/Disney) |
| Best Achievement in 8K Production: | Kansai TV’s “moments” |
| Sir Charles Wheatstone Award for Creative Excellence in Visual Effects: | Wētā FX |
| Innovation in Technology Award: | Microsoft |
| Century Award: | Adobe |
| Distinguished Achievement in Education: | HBO Camera Assessment Series (HBO) |
| Voices For The Earth Award: | James Cameron and Jon Landau, Avatar: The Way of Water |
| Gene Kelly Visionary Award: | Damien Chazelle, Babylon |
| Harold Lloyd Award: | Baz Luhrmann, Elvis |
About the AIS Lumiere Award Statuette
Made for the Society by the R.S. Owens Company of Chicago, (who also manufacture the Oscar for the Academy Awards), The Lumiere Statuette depicts the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora, lifting her head to greet the morning light. She is made of bronze and covered with gold and is seen in the company of Oscars, Emmys, Golden Lions and BAFTA Awards in display cabinets around the world. These statuettes are presented as the pinnacle of entertainment arts and technologies by our chapters in China, Japan, and Europe.
