The Hollywood Creative Alliance honored the winners of the 2025 Astra Creative Arts Awards during an evening ceremony held at Castaway Burbank. The event brought together industry members to recognize the artisans whose work continues to shape and elevate storytelling across film and television.
This year’s awards highlighted an impressive range of creative achievement, spanning large-scale studio productions, independent films, and some of the most widely followed and critically celebrated television series. The nominees reflected the depth and diversity of behind-the-scenes talent driving today’s entertainment landscape.
Selections for the 2025 Astra Creative Arts Awards were determined by two nominating committees composed of Hollywood Creative Alliance members. These committees included actors, artisans, critics, directors, entertainment journalists, and publicists, all contributing their professional expertise to the nomination process.
In the film categories, Sinners and Frankenstein emerged as the evening’s top performers, each earning three awards. One Battle After Another and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning followed closely with two wins apiece, while Weapons and Wicked: For Good each received one award.
Television honors were led by The Pitt, which secured three wins. Wednesday and Stranger Things each earned two awards, while Severance, Chad Powers, It: Welcome to Derry, Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy, SNL: 50 Years, Alien Earth, and Gen V each took home one win.
The 2025 Astra Creative Arts Awards once again underscored the essential role of creative professionals whose craftsmanship brings film and television to life, celebrating excellence across every level of production.
Astra Creative Arts Awards Film Categories
Best Casting: Francine Maisler – Sinners (WB)
Best Cinematography: Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners (WB)
Best Costume Design: Kate Hawley – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Best Film Editing: Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another (WB)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Best Marketing Campaign: Weapons (WB)
Best Production Design: Tamara Deverell – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Best Second Unit Director: Adam Somner – One Battle After Another (WB)
Best Sound: Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco, and David V. Butler – Sinners (WB)
Best Stunts: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount)
Best Stunt Coordinator: Wade Eastwood – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount)
Best Visual Effects: Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Anthony Smith, Dale Newton, and Paul Corbould – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Wins by Film
Sinners (WB) – 3
Frankenstein (Netflix) – 3
One Battle After Another (WB) – 2
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount) – 2
Weapons (WB) – 1
Wicked: For Good (Universal) – 1
Astra Creative Arts Awards – TV Categories
Best Casting: Cathy Sandrich Gelfond & Erica Berger – The Pitt (HBO Max)
Best Choreography: Corey Baker – Wednesday (Netflix)
Best Cinematography: Jessica Lee Gagné – Severance (Apple TV)
Best Costume Design: Colleen Atwood – Wednesday (Netflix)
Best Editing: The Pitt (HBO Max)
Best Hairstyling: Chad Powers (Hulu)
Best Main Title Design: It: Welcome to Derry (HBO)
Best Makeup: Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
Best Original Song: “Adam Sandler’s Song” – SNL: 50 Years (NBC)
Best Production Design: The Pitt (HBO Max)
Best Score: Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein – Stranger Things (Netflix)
Best Sound: Alien Earth (FX)
Best Stunts: Gen V (Prime Video)
Best Visual Effects: Stranger Things (Netflix)
Wins by Show
The Pitt (HBO Max) – 3
Wednesday (Netflix) – 2
Stranger Things (Netflix) – 2
Severance (Apple TV) – 1
Chad Powers (Hulu) – 1
It: Welcome to Derry (HBO) – 1
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock) – 1
50 Years (NBC) – 1
Alien Earth (FX) – 1
Gen V (Prime Video) – 1
