美國電影藝術與科學學會(Oscars) 共布18項 “科技成果”獎項, 並將於2月進行頒獎禮 :

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS (ACADEMY CERTIFICATES)
– Thomson Grass Valley [Viper FilmStream digital camera system]

– Larry Gritz [Open Shading Language (OSL)]

– Carl Ludwig, Eugene Troubetzkoy & Maurice van Swaaij [CGI Studio renderer@Blue Sky Studios]

– Brian Whited [Meander drawing system @Walt Disney Animation Studios]

– Mark Rappaport /Scott Oshita /Jeff Cruts /Todd Minobe [ Animatronic Horse Puppet ]

– Glenn Sanders / Howard Stark [Zaxcom Digital Wireless Microphone System]

– David Thomas, Lawrence E. Fisher & David Bundy [Lectrosonics Digital Hybrid Wireless Microphone System]

– Parag Havaldar [ expression-based facial performance-capture technology@ Sony Pictures Imageworks]

– Nicholas Apostoloff & Geoff Wedig [animation rig-based facial performance-capture systems @ ImageMovers Digital & Digital Domain.]

– Kiran Bhat, Michael Koperwas, Brian Cantwell & Paige Warner [ILM facial performance-capture solving system]

SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING AWARDS (ACADEMY PLAQUES)

– ARRI – Super 35 format Alexa digital camera system

– RED Digital Cinema – RED Epic digital cinema cameras with upgradeable full-frame image sensors

– Sony – F65 CineAlta camera

– Panavision & Sony – Genesis digital motion picture camera


– Marcos Fajardo / Chris Kulla, Alan King, Thiago Ize & Clifford Stein – Arnold Renderer / highly optimized geometry engine / novel ray-tracing algorithms – Sony Pictures Imageworks and Solid Angle SL


– Vladimir Koylazov – V-Ray from Chaos Group


– Luca Fascione, J.P. Lewis & Iain Matthews – FACETS facial performance capture & solving system @ Weta Digital

– Steven Rosenbluth, Joshua Barratt, Robert Nolty & Archie Te – Concept Overdrive motion control system