{"id":520200,"date":"2026-07-11T02:08:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T02:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/520200\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T02:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T02:08:35","slug":"weta-fx-earns-emmy-award-nomination-for-final-season-of-netflixs-stranger-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/520200\/","title":{"rendered":"W\u0113t\u0101 FX earns Emmy Award nomination for final season of Netflix\u2019s Stranger Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"gngXgPCjmfo\" style=\"display:none\">The VFX team also produced a de-aged depiction of Will Byers (played by Noah Schnapp) for the season\u2019s opening sequence, along with the dangerous creatures that appear throughout the show.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"W\u0113t\u0101 FX has nabbed another Emmy Award nomination for its work on the fifth and final season of Netflix series Stranger Things. Photo \/ Netflix\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>W\u0113t\u0101 FX has nabbed another Emmy Award nomination for its work on the fifth and final season of Netflix series Stranger Things. Photo \/ Netflix<\/p>\n<p class=\"gngXgPCjmfo\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI\u2019m delighted for all the amazing W\u0113t\u0101 FX Stranger Things team to be recognised by the Television Academy,\u201d Hill said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gngXgPCjmfo\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cSo much talent, dedication and love was poured into this epic final season.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"gngXgPCjmfo\" style=\"display:none\">Hill said bringing W\u0113t\u0101 FX on to the project with \u201cfriends\u201d such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/topic\/netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/topic\/netflix\/\">Netflix<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/entertainment\/stranger-things-finale-duffer-brothers-filmed-before-script-was-complete\/D4BQX6IBLBG2ZBVTDRLXMPRVUQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/entertainment\/stranger-things-finale-duffer-brothers-filmed-before-script-was-complete\/D4BQX6IBLBG2ZBVTDRLXMPRVUQ\/\">Duffer Brothers<\/a>, Betsy Paterson and Michael Maher \u201cwas an honour\u201d for their crew.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gngXgPCjmfo\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cCongratulations and thank you!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gngXgPCjmfo\" style=\"display:none\">Head of VFX Matt Aitken extended his gratitude to the crew that worked on the highly-anticipated final season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gngXgPCjmfo\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe are so proud of our entire Stranger Things team for this well-deserved recognition\u201d, Aitken said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gngXgPCjmfo\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt was an honour to have helped conclude such an iconic series. Congratulations to everyone involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gngXgPCjmfo\" style=\"display:none\">W\u0113t\u0101 FX\u2019s Wellington-based team are no strangers to international recognition, having regularly been nominated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/topic\/emmy-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/topic\/emmy-awards\/\">Emmy Awards<\/a> category while securing the coveted industry award four times in the past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gngXgPCjmfo\" style=\"display:none\">In 2025, W\u0113t\u0101 FX <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/entertainment\/weta-fx-earns-two-emmy-nominations-for-visual-effects-work-on-house-of-the-dragon-the-last-of-us\/RRP6L53KHNE6JBSZJTIW6NBUZU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/entertainment\/weta-fx-earns-two-emmy-nominations-for-visual-effects-work-on-house-of-the-dragon-the-last-of-us\/RRP6L53KHNE6JBSZJTIW6NBUZU\/\">received two nominations under the same category<\/a> for its work on the second seasons of The Last of Us and House of the Dragon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gngXgPCjmfo\" style=\"display:none\">The year before, the company secured the winning title <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/waikato-news\/news\/ripley-series-review-netflix-show-an-intriguing-take-on-highsmith-novel\/WVKAKAI47FDMXKCZW2AJIYQYDY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/waikato-news\/news\/ripley-series-review-netflix-show-an-intriguing-take-on-highsmith-novel\/WVKAKAI47FDMXKCZW2AJIYQYDY\/\">for Netflix\u2019s 2024 thriller series Ripley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gngXgPCjmfo\" style=\"display:none\">W\u0113t\u0101 FX also won Outstanding Special Visual Effects for the first season of The Last of Us in 2023, while being bestowed the same award in 2018 and 2019 for its work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/topic\/game-of-thrones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/topic\/game-of-thrones\/\" target=\"_blank\">Game of Thrones<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/topic\/game-of-thrones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/topic\/game-of-thrones\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u2019 seventh and eighth seasons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gngXgPCjmfo\" style=\"display:none\">This year\u2019s Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on September 6 and 7, with the Primetime Emmy Awards taking place the following week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gngXgPCjmfo\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/the-daily-h-your-fast-smart-guide-to-the-days-biggest-headlines\/VQR5CULLQRECZP2ORSWPGDORBU\/?utm_source=nzherald&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_id=nz_cta\" rel=\"nofollow 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