Scientific and Technical Awards

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Academy Award category film industry award technical achievement award

Scientific and Technical Awards are special honors given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize significant innovations and achievements in film technology and engineering.

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Scientific and Engineering Award 2
Academy Award of Merit (Oscar statuette) for scientific or technical achievement 1
Oscar statuette for Academy Award of Merit in scientific or technical achievement 1

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instanceOf Academy Award category ⓘ
film industry award ⓘ
technical achievement award ⓘ
administeredBy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ
surface form: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Technical Awards Committee
alsoKnownAs Scientific and Technical Awards ⓘ
surface form: Sci-Tech Awards
associatedOrganization Academy Board of Governors ⓘ
surface form: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors
awardType Scientific and Technical Awards self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award of Merit (Oscar statuette) for scientific or technical achievement

Gordon E. Sawyer Award ⓘ
John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation ⓘ
Scientific and Engineering Award (bronze tablet) ⓘ
Scientific and Technical Awards self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Technical Achievement Award (certificate)
beneficiaryCommunity cinematography technologists ⓘ
film industry ⓘ
film technologists ⓘ
motion picture engineers ⓘ
visual effects technologists ⓘ
ceremonyTiming presented at a separate ceremony prior to the main Academy Awards ceremony ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
distinctionFromOtherAwards focus on scientific and engineering contributions rather than artistic performance ⓘ
recognize devices, methods, formulas, discoveries, or inventions rather than individual films ⓘ
evaluationCriterion demonstrated use in the motion picture industry ⓘ
originality of the scientific or technical contribution ⓘ
significant impact on the advancement of the motion picture arts and sciences ⓘ
field cinema technology ⓘ
film engineering ⓘ
motion picture technology ⓘ
frequency awarded annually when warranted ⓘ
grantedFor developments in motion picture equipment ⓘ
developments in motion picture processes ⓘ
developments in motion picture systems ⓘ
engineering contributions that have a proven record of benefit to the motion picture industry ⓘ
hardware innovations used in filmmaking ⓘ
software innovations used in filmmaking ⓘ
language English ⓘ
organizerHeadquarters Beverly Hills, California, United States ⓘ
surface form: Beverly Hills, California
presentedBy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ
purpose to acknowledge devices, methods, formulas, discoveries, or inventions that contribute to the progress of the motion picture industry ⓘ
to honor achievements in film engineering ⓘ
to recognize significant innovations in motion picture technology ⓘ
recognitionForm Scientific and Technical Awards self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Oscar statuette for Academy Award of Merit in scientific or technical achievement

certificate for Technical Achievement Award ⓘ
engraved bronze tablet for Scientific and Engineering Award ⓘ
relationToAcademyAwards part of the overall Academy Awards honors ⓘ
scope global motion picture industry ⓘ
selectionProcess approved by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ
recommended by the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

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Scientific and Technical Awards → alsoKnownAs → Scientific and Technical Awards ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sci-Tech Awards
Scientific and Engineering Award (bronze tablet) → awardLevel → Scientific and Technical Awards ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scientific and Engineering Award
Scientific and Engineering Award (bronze tablet) → awardName → Scientific and Technical Awards ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scientific and Engineering Award
Edwin Catmull → awardReceived → Scientific and Technical Awards ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scientific and Technical Academy Award
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this entity surface form: Academy Award of Merit (Oscar statuette) for scientific or technical achievement
Scientific and Technical Awards → awardType → Scientific and Technical Awards self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Technical Achievement Award (certificate)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences → awardsPresented → Scientific and Technical Awards ⓘ
Academy Awards rules → includesSection → Scientific and Technical Awards ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rules for Scientific and Technical Awards
Scientific and Technical Awards → recognitionForm → Scientific and Technical Awards self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oscar statuette for Academy Award of Merit in scientific or technical achievement
Oscar → relatedAward → Scientific and Technical Awards ⓘ
Academy Awards ceremony → relatedEvent → Scientific and Technical Awards ⓘ