美國電影藝術與科學學會(Oscars) 共布10項 2017年度”科技成果”獎項, 當中有幾間大製作公司的開發外 , 還有Houdini 及 Nuke 等軟件獲獎 , 頒獎禮將於3月進行 :

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS (ACADEMY CERTIFICATES)

– Jason Smith , Jeff White , Rachel Rose , Mike Jutan [BlockParty procedural rigging system @ILM]

– Joe Mancewicz, Matt Derksen , Hans Rijpkema [Rhythm & Hues Construction Kit rigging system ]

– Alex Powell , Jason Reisig , Martin Watt, Alex Wells [Premo character animation system @DreamWorks Animation.]

– Rob Jensen ,Thomas Hahn, George ElKoura, Adam Woodbury , Dirk Van Gelder [ Presto Animation System @ Pixar Animation Studios.]

SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING AWARDS (ACADEMY PLAQUES)
– John Coyle, Brad Hurndell, Vikas Sathaye , Shane Buckham [Shotover K1 Camera System]

– Jeff Lait, Mark Tucker, Cristin Barghiel , John Lynch [Houdini visual effects and animation system]

-Bill Spitzak , Jonathan Egstad ,Abigail Brady, Jon Wadelton , Jerry Huxtable [Nuke compositing system]

– Leonard Chapman , Stanislav Gorbatov , David Gasparian Souhail Issa [Hydrascope telescoping camera crane systems]

ACADEMY AWARD OF MERIT (OSCAR STATUETTE)
– Mark Elendt / Side Effects Software [Houdini visual effects and animation system.]

ACADEMY AWARD OF MERIT (OSCAR STATUETTE)
– Jonathan Erland