包括有ILM的Water System ;Next Limit的Realflow (V.4) ;SideFX的Houdini’s Unified Dynamics Simulation Environments (DOPS) ;Digital Domain的FSIM-Fluid Simulation Pipeline還有Sony Pictures Imageworks的The Sandstorm Software System等15個科研項目將競逐80屆奧斯卡”The Scientific and Technical Awards”