These awards recognize significant milestones in the development of technology for motion pictures and are conferred by vote of the Academy Board of Governors. Potential nominations for awards are investigated by a special committee within the Academy, "The Scientific and Technical Awards Committee", which presents a written report and recommendation to the Board of Governors.[3]
Innovations in motion pictures technology are recognized with the following awards:
Sci-Tech Award of Merit Recipients [8] !Year!Recipient(s)| 1930/1931 (4th) |
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| 1936 (9th) | - To Douglas Shearer and the MGM Studio Sound Department "for the development of a practical two-way horn system and a biased Class A push-pull recording system"
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| 1937 (10th) |
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| 1940 (13th) |
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| 1949 (22nd) | - To Eastman Kodak Company "for the development and introduction of an improved safety base motion picture film"
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| 1952 (25th) | - To Eastman Kodak Company for the introduction of Eastman color negative and Eastman color print film
- To Ansco Film Division of General Aniline and Film Corporation for the introduction of Ansco color negative and Ansco color print film
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| 1953 (26th) | - To Professor Henri Chretien and Earl Sponable, Sol Halprin, Lorin Grignon, Herbert Bragg, and Carl Faulkner of 20th Century Fox-Studios "for creating, developing, and engineering the equipment, processes, and techniques known as CinemaScope"
- To Fred Waller "for designing and developing the multiple photographic and projection systems which culminated in Cinerama"
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| 1954 (27th) |
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| 1955 (28th) | - To the National Carbon Co. "for the development and production of a high efficiency yellow flame carbon for motion picture color photography"
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| 1957 (30th) | - To the Todd-AO Corp. and Westrex Corp. "for developing a method of producing and exhibiting wide-film motion pictures known as the Todd-AO system"
- To the Motion Picture Research Council "for the design and development of a high efficiency projection screen for drive-in theaters"
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| 1964 (37th) |
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| 1968 (41st) | - To Philip V. Palmquist of Minnesota Mining and Manufacture Co., to Herbert Meyer of the Motion Picture and Television Research Center, and to Charles D. Staffell of the Rank Organization "for the development of a successful embodiment of the reflex background projection system for composite cinematography"
- To Eastman Kodak Company "for the development and introduction of a color reversal intermediate film for motion pictures"
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| 1977 (50th) |
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| 1978 (51st) |
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| 1979 (52nd) | - To Mark Serrurier "for the progressive development of the Moviola from the 1924 invention of his father, Iwan Serrurier, to the present Series 20 sophisticated film editing equipment"
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| 1980 (53rd) | - To Linwood G. Dunn, Cecil D. Love, and AcmeTool and Manufacturing Company "for the concept, engineering, and development of the Acme-Dunn Optical Printer for motion picture special effects"
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| 1981 (54th) | - To Fuji Film Photo Company, Ltd. "for the research, development, and introduction of a new Ultra-high-speed color negative film for motion pictures"
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| 1982 (55th) |
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| 1983 (56th) |
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| 1987 (60th) | - To Bernard Kuhl, and Werner Block, and to the Osram GmbH Research and Development Department "for the invention and continuing improvement of the Osram HMI light source for motion picture photography"
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| 1988 (61st) |
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| 1990 (63rd) | - To Eastman Kodak Company "for the development of T-Grain technology and the introduction of EXR color negative films which utilize this technology"
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| 1992 (65th) | - To Chadwell O’Connor of the O'Connor Engineering Laboratories "for the concept and engineering of the fluid-damped camera head for motion picture photography"
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| 1993 (66th) | - To Panavision for the Auto Panatar anamorphic photographic lens
- To Manfred G. Michelson of Technical Film Systems, Incorporated, "for the design and development of the first sprocket-driven film transport system for color print film processors which permits transport speeds in excess of 600 feet per minute"
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| 1994 (67th) | - To Petro Vlahos and Paul Vlahos "for the conception and development of the Ultimatte Electronic Blue Screen Compositing Process for motion pictures
- To the Eastman Kodak Company for the development of the Eastman EXR Color Intermediate Film 5244"
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| 1996 (69th) | - To IMAX Corporation "for the method of filming and exhibiting high-fidelity, large-format, wide-angle motion pictures"
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| 1997 (70th) | - To Gunnar P. Michelson "for the engineering and development of an improved, electronic, high-speed, precision light valve for use in motion picture printing machines"
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| 1998 (71st) |
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| 2000 (73rd) |
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| 2002 (75th) | - To Alias/Wavefront "for the development of a 3D animation, dynamics, modeling, and rendering production tool known as Maya"
- To Arnold & Richter Cine Technik and Panavision, Inc., "for their continuing development and innovation in the design and manufacturing of advanced camera systems specifically designed for the motion picture entertainment industry"
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| 2003 (76th) | - To Digidesign "for the design, development, and implementation of the ProTools digital audio workstation"
- To Bill Tondreau of Kuper Controls "for his significant advancements in the field of motion picture control technology for motion picture visual effects"
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| 2004 (77th) | - To Horst Burbulla "for the invention and continuing development of the Technocrane telescoping camera crane"
- To Jean-Marie Lavalou, Alain Masseron, and David Samuelson "for the engineering and development of the Louma Camera Crane and remote system for motion picture production"
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| 2007 (80th) | - To the Eastman Kodak Company "for the development of photographic emulsion technologies incorporated into the Kodak Vision2 family of color negative films"
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| 2011 (84th) | - To Franz Kraus. Johannes Steurer, and Wolfgang Riedel "for the design and development of the ARRILASER film recorder"
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| 2012 (85th) | - To Cooke Optics Limited "for their continuing innovation in the design, development and manufacture of advanced camera lenses that have helped define the look of motion pictures over the last century."
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| 2013 (86th) | - To all those who built and operated film laboratories, "for over a century of service to the motion picture industry"
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| 2014 (87th) |
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| 2017 (90th) | - To Mark Elendt and SideFX Software for the creation and development of the Houdini visual effects and animation system
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The Scientific and Engineering Award is given for scientific achievements that produce a definite influence on the advancement of the motion picture industry. Achievements need not have been developed and introduced during the award year.
