The 2026 Loki Awards
The Norwegian VFX industry has earned an international reputation for punching above its weight, and this year’s submissions to the Loki Awards proved exactly why. Not only did we have a record amount of nominations this year, but the quality of work submitted genuinely stopped us in our tracks.
Gimpville blew everyone away this year, bringing home a total of five awards, including VFX in Film for Per Aspera Ad Astra, VFX in Commercial for Bama and Animation in Commercial for Godfisk. Per Aspera Ad Astra - a major Chinese sci-fi blockbuster, was delayed from its original release date specifically due to an increased VFX workload - a quiet testimony to how seriously the visual effects was treated, and it shows. Winning Carl Tollefsen (Compositing Supervisor and Lead) an award for Outstanding Compositing, and Morten Homleid (FX TD) the award for Outstanding FX. We’re really excited for the film to land on Netflix on the 18th of June, so the rest of the world can see exactly what the talent at Gimpville is capable of!
Storm Studios have been at the heart of The Last of Us from the start, developing the look of the infected before cameras started rolling, and continue to push boundaries in the second season. Tackling gore, spores and some of the most technically demanding creature FX the show has featured to date, they have truly raised the bar, earning this year’s Loki award for VFX in Series for The Last of Us, season 2. Additionally, Amalie Kühle brought home the award for Outstanding 3D Modelling, and Reza Mortazavi the award for Outstanding LookDev, for their work on the death of lead vampire Remmick at the climax of Sinners - a film shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
Expanse took home the Animation in Feature/Series award for A Mouse Hunt For Christmas (Når Nettene Blir Lange), and Kristoffer Damskau earned his second Loki for Outstanding Character Animation as both Lead Animator and Animation Supervisor on the production. As the most watched animated feature in 2025 - with over 450 000 admissions locally, and over 2.2 million admissions internationally - it’s officially earned its mark as one of the highest-grossing and most successful animation-integrated films in Norwegian cinema history.
Although they didn’t win this year, Christian Korhonen (Gimpville)’s large-scale water FX in The Great Flood, Johan Bøgeberg (Qvisten Animation)’s FX work on Rally from Paris to the Pyramids (Flåklypa - fra Paris til pyramidene), Steven Highton (Stardust Effects)’s compositing work on Blücher, Kasper Klaveness (Storm Studios)’s work on the Surreal Montage in Sinners, and Dima Taran (Expanse)’s LookDev on A Mouse Hunt For Christmas (Når Nettene Blir Lange) deserve extra attention.
Last, but not least, Vetle Møller, who is in his second year of studying Visual Effects at Kristiania University College, took home the award for Student VFX Shot.
Thank you to everyone for all your hard work, showing up, and making our industry what it is. To Lars Ellingbø & Alf Martin Løvvold for hosting us. To this year’s jury: Arina Seljeseth, Thomas Døhlen, Thomas Grønvoll, Victor Wagner and Stephanie Erso. A special thanks to our sponsors: Filmforbundet, Grafill, Expanse, Qvisten Animation, Saurus Animation, and Vespertine FX, for helping us bring everyone together - it’s been another unforgettable evening. And The Villa and Revolver for our afterparty hours.
The Loki Awards exist because this industry deserves to be recognised and celebrated for the work and dedication we pour into every production - and every year you give us more and more reason to celebrate a little louder. Can’t wait to see you again next year!