Winners

• Nick Park
• Steve Box

• John Myhre
• Gretchen Rau

• Dion Beebe

• Colleen Atwood

• Ang Lee

• Luc Jacquet
• Yves Darondeau

• Eric Simonson
• Corinne Marrinan

• Hughes Winborne

South Africa

• Howard Berger
• Tami Lane

• Gustavo Santaolalla

• Jordan Houston
• Cedric Coleman
• Paul Beauregard

It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp

• Paul Haggis
• Cathy Schulman

• John Canemaker
• Peggy Stern

• Martin McDonagh

• Ethan Van der Ryn
• Michael Hopkins

• Christopher Boyes
• Michael Semanick
• Hammond Peek
• Michael Hedges

• Richard Taylor
• Joe Letteri
• Brian Van't Hul
• Christian Rivers

• Larry McMurtry
• Diana Ossana

• Paul Haggis
• Bobby Moresco

• Robert Altman

• GARY DEMOS

• David Grober
• Scott Lewallen

Photography

Perfect Horizon effectively neutralizes the extraneous motion encountered in boats, camera cars, snowmobiles or other vehicles, leaving the pan/tilt head and camera stable and level with the horizon.

• Fox Film Corporation
• Anatoliy Kokush
• Oleksiy Zolotarov

Camera Cranes

The Russian Arm and Flight Head opened new possibilities for filmmakers. With the ability to be mounted on the roof of almost any car, this remotely-operated crane and camera head can move smoothly in a 360 degree circle around the car, even while it is being driven at high speeds by actors, creating heretofore impossible perspectives.

• Anatoliy Kokush

Camera Cranes

The lightweight structure of the Cascade and Traveling Cascade Cranes enables the filmmaker to achieve heights of up to 70 feet, allowing for the placement of the camera in otherwise impossible locations.

• GARRETT BROWN

Camera Cranes

In creating the first remote-controlled, cable-supported flying camera system, Garrett Brown's pioneering efforts have influenced all subsequent development in this area of technology.

• David Baraff
• Michael Kass
• Andrew Witkin

Digital Imaging Technology

Their 1998 paper titled \"Large Steps in Cloth Simulation\" was a seminal work, providing the key in demonstrating to the industry that the calculations necessary to simulate realistic, complex cloth could be achieved efficiently and robustly. Their work provided the conceptual foundation for many cloth simulation systems in use today.

• Fox Film Corporation
• Laurie Frost
• Peter Hannan

Photography

In use for over a quarter of a century, the Hot-Head has brought the possibility of safe, remotely-operated shots to every filmmaker.

• Gary Thieltges

Photography

This well-integrated remote system enables filmmakers to remotely pan and tilt their camera from virtually any moving vehicle, giving the opportunity for unprecedented dynamic camera angles.

• Frank Fletcher
• Dave Sherwin

Photography

The Power Pod system enables filmmakers to configure a remote controlled head to meet their own unique requirements.

• Fox Film Corporation
• Alvah J. Miller

Photography

This remote head not only serves the needs of the live-action filmmaker, but also provides the functionality of a motion-controlled head, allowing for sophisticated tiling and pre-visualization techniques.

• Scott Leva

Stage Operations

The Precision Stunt Airbag is designed to envelop the stunt jumper, even on off-center hits. This feature serves to enhance the safety of stunt performers in falls from up to 200 feet.

• Lev Yevstratov
• George Peters
• Vasiliy Orlov

Camera Cranes

Representing a significant evolutionary improvement in camera car technology, this remotely-controlled, gyro-stabilized and flexible camera crane offers a highly stable platform for high-speed, rough terrain action shots. Its ingenious applications of sophisticated technology solve many of the problems inherent in chase vehicle filming.

• James Rodnunsky
• ALEX MacDONALD
• Mark Chapman

Camera Cranes

The evolution of the Cablecam technology has made it possible to move a camera safely and accurately anywhere through a three-dimensional space.

• Tim Drnec
• Ben Britten Smith
• Matt Davis

Camera Cranes

The evolution of the Spydercam technology has made it possible to move a camera safely and accurately anywhere through a three-dimensional space.

• John Platt
• Demetri Terzopoulos

Digital Imaging Technology

Their 1987 paper \"Elastically Deformable Models\" was a milestone in computer graphics, introducing the concept of physically-based techniques to simulate moving, deforming objects.

• Fox Film Corporation
• Ed Catmull
• TONY DeROSE

Digital Imaging Technology

Subdivision surfaces have become a preferred modeling primitive for many types of motion picture computer graphics.

• Fox Film Corporation
• Terry Claborn

Laboratory

This system provides a method by which filmmakers can preview real-time color corrections using actual film prints, reducing both the turnaround time and the number of reprints required.

• Udo Schauss
• Hildegard Ebbesmeier
• Nicole Wemken
• Michael Anderer

Projection

The Cinelux Premiere Lenses incorporate an iris and aspheric elements which provide a more uniform modulation transfer function and better light transmission to the sides and corners of the theater projection screen. This reduces the traditional problems of softness in the corners, hot-spotting and varying brightness between film formats.

• Don Hall

• Jamie Foxx

Ray Charles

• Morgan Freeman

Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris

• Hilary Swank

Maggie Fitzgerald

• Cate Blanchett

Katharine Hepburn

• Brad Bird

• Dante Ferretti
• Francesca Lo Schiavo

• Robert Richardson

• Sandy Powell

• Clint Eastwood

• Ross Kauffman
• Zana Briski