By Staff, January 12, 2004
Two Oscar statuettes and a Gordon E. Sawyer Award, also an Oscar statuette, will be among the awards to be presented for scientific and technical achievement on February 14 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Digidesign, a leading manufacturer of computer-based digital audio production systems, will receive an Oscar for the creation and development of the Pro Tools(R) digital audio workstation.
An Oscar statuette also will be presented to Bill Tondreau of Kuper Controls for his significant advances with robotic camera systems, which resulted in motion control becoming an integral part of the field of visual effects.
The Gordon E. Sawyer Award will be given to Peter D
. Parks for his lifetime of technological contributions to the industry.
The Academy's Board of Governors voted to award the Oscars, as well as four Scientific and Engineering Awards, which will be presented in the form of plaques, and three Technical Achievement Awards, to be presented as certificates, based upon recommendations from the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee, chaired by Richard Edlund.
Awards Administration Director Rich Miller said that, unlike other Academy Awards, achievements receiving Scientific and Technical Awards do not have to have been developed and introduced during 2003. Devices considered for Sci-Tech Awards are only considered "if they have a proven track record showcasing successful and repeated use in the film industry," Miller said.
The Scientific and Technical Academy Awards will be presented at a gala black tie dinner on Saturday evening, February 14, at the Ritz Carlton Huntington Hotel in Pasadena.
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