Double Negative bags consecutive VFX Oscar for film Ex Machina

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Double Negative (‘DNeg’), part of India-listed Prime Focus, the world’s largest independent and integrated media services powerhouse, scored a second consecutive win at the Academy Awards by winning the award for best visual effects for their work on Ex Machina.

Up against heavyweights ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, ‘The Martian’, ‘The Revenant’ and ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, Dneg’s work on ‘Ex Machina’ won over the Academy voters and saw Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett pick up the coveted statuettes.

This is the second year in a row that Dneg has brought home the ‘Best VFX’ Oscar; last year, it was recognized for its work on Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’. It is also the third Oscar for Dneg in total. 

Commenting on the win, Namit Malhotra, Founder, Executive Chairman and Global CEO, Prime Focus Ltd, said: “I am extremely proud of the team at DNeg to have delivered a second consecutive Oscar. This only further validates the great creative, tech and R&D capabilities of the teams that continue to drive innovative solutions for our clients. We hope to continue to scale new heights as we look forward to an extremely robust pipeline of forthcoming releases during the year”.

The transaction with Double Negative was brought together through investment from Anil Ambani’s Reliance Capital and merger with the Reliance Mediaworks’ FMS business.

Accepting the award, Andrew Whitehurst said: “Visual effects is massively a team game. We’ve got to thank Alex [Garland] for being an amazing director. We have to thank Alicia [Vikander] for being Ava. And we have to thank the teams of artists, production and technical personnel at Double Negative who are amazing. Without them, we are nothing. Thank you so much.”