Submissions are now open for the 2026 Pipeline Awards!
The Pipeline Awards celebrate the projects, tools, and people moving VFX, animation, and immersive-entertainment pipelines forward.
Do you know a production pipeline project that made a meaningful impact? Or an individual or team whose technical contributions, leadership, research, or education have helped push our craft ahead?
We are now accepting submissions for:
🏆 Pipeline Project of the Year
For innovative pipeline-related projects that have made a significant impact on one or more productions. Projects may be internal or external, and do not need to be open source or publicly available. We want to hear how your work solved real production challenges through technical excellence, thoughtful design, and an innovative approach.
🏆 Pipeline Hero of the Year
For an individual or team whose contributions to VFX, animation, or immersive pipelines have helped advance the industry—through technology, collaboration, research, community building, or education.
Winners will be recognized at The Pipeline Conference (TPC) on September 17, 2026, in Vancouver, Canada. Attendance is not mandatory to be eligible.
Submit a project, nominate a pipeline hero or team, or help us shine a light on work that deserves to be seen by sharing a link to this post!
Project of the Year Nomination form: https://forms.gle/EWAYtHyUiRBR4Rgx6
Hero of the Year Nomination form: https://forms.gle/kgrzXtSkDMbzbns2A
Deadline: July 31st, 2026