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Nexus Studios is a multi-award winning creative and technology studio headquartered in London, with additional offices in Los Angeles and Sydney. Founded in 2000 by Charlotte Bavasso and Christopher O’Reilly, the company works across film, television, advertising, immersive experiences, and large-scale digital installations, blending traditional craft with engineering, real-time rendering, and AI-driven production. The studio was recognised by Fast Company as one of the “Most Innovative Companies” in virtual and augmented reality, and named one of Ad Age’s Production Companies of the Year in 2025[1].

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Its projects include producing the UFC Noche: For Mexico, For All Time show at the Sphere in Las Vegas (2024), which received six Sports Emmy nominations and won two — Outstanding Studio or Production Design/Art Direction and Outstanding Graphic Design – Specialty. It produced the feature-length concert film Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles (2021) for Disney+, co-directed by Robert Rodriguez and Patrick Osborne and starring Billie Eilish; the stop-motion anthology The House (2022) for Netflix, which was nominated for a BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama; and animated interludes for ABBA Voyage[2], the virtual concert residency in London. The studio has also created immersive experiences such as Headspace XR[3][4], a mixed-reality wellbeing platform for Meta Quest[5], alongside large-scale sports entertainment technology projects. One of its earliest commissioned works was the animated visuals for U2’s PopMart tour in the late 1990s.

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Awards and Recognition

  • Sports Emmy Awards[6] — UFC Noche: For Mexico, For All Time (2024): six nominations[7]; wins for Outstanding Studio or Production Design/Art Direction and Outstanding Graphic Design – Specialty.
  • British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA)
    • The House (2022)[8] — nominated for Best Single Drama (2023).
    • BBC Olympics: Tokyo 2020 trail[9] — winner of Titles & Graphic Identity (2022).
    • BBC Winter Olympics: The Fearless Are Here[10] — winner of Titles & Graphic Identity (2019).
  • Academy Awards[11] — This Way Up — nomination for Best Animated Short Film (81st Academy Awards, 2009).
  • Grammy Award nominations
    • Best Music Video (Short Form) — Franz Ferdinand, “Take Me Out” (47th GRAMMY Awards, 2005[12]).
    • Best Music Film — Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles (2022)[13].
  • Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity — four Grand Prix awards:
    • 2024 Outdoor Grand Prix — Adoptable (Pedigree)[14], developed with Colenso BBDO, leveraging a bespoke AI pipeline[15].
    • Film Grand Prix — Back to the Start (Chipotle)[16], double-Grand-Prix winner (Film and Branded Content & Entertainment).
    • Film Grand Prix — Grrr (Honda) (2005)[17].
  • D&AD Awards — two Black Pencils[18] for Grrr (Honda) (2005)[19].
  • Thea Award (Themed Entertainment Association) — Thea Award for Brand Experience[20] for the Google Assistant Ride at CES (2019).
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Emerging Technology

Today, Nexus Studios operates at the intersection of storytelling, design, and emerging technology — producing work for global audiences across multiple platforms. Its portfolio spans long-form entertainment, location-based experiences, interactive media, and large-scale installations.

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