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Academy SciTech Awards Make a “Triumphant Return” As Lens Designer Iain Neil Accepts Oscar

After 40 years in Hollywood, veteran lens and optical systems designer Iain Neil received a standing ovation as he accepted the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, an Oscar statuette, Friday evening at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards presentation. This capped a celebratory gathering of the close-knit entertainment technology community, […]

Simu Liu to Host Academy’s SciTech Awards

Simu Liu has been selected to host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Feb. 24 at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. He will present nine awards including the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, an Oscar statuette to lens innovator Iain Neil, during what will be the first […]

Academy Reveals 2023 SciTech Award Recipients

Eight scientific and technical achievements represented by 19 individual award recipients will be honored at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Feb. 24 at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Also during the SciTech Awards, which will take place in person for the first time since 2019, […]