Academy celebrates 15 scientific and technical achievements at annual Sci-Tech Awards
Sofia Carson hosts a night celebrating the creators behind lead-free pyrotechnics, stop-motion software, lighting and more
LOS ANGELES -- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences celebrated 15 scientific and technical achievements last night at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Hosted by Sofia Carson, the event honored 27 individual recipients whose inventions have fundamentally changed the way movies are made.
From lead-free pyrotechnics that keep sets safer to software that brings stop-motion animation to life, the night focused on the movie magic that happens behind the camera.
"The Academy is honored to announce this year's Scientific and Technical Awards recipients, whose extraordinary achievements continue to shape the art and craft of filmmaking," Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor said in a joint statement.
Among the night's top honors, Jamie Caliri and Dyami Caliri received the Scientific and Engineering Award for Dragonframe, the software that has transformed modern stop-motion animation.
Other awards recognized breakthroughs in visual effects from Wt FX and Industrial Light & Magic, as well as Paul Debevec's work in lighting techniques.
While many Academy Awards recognize excellence in a given year, the Scientific and Technical Awards honor achievements with a proven record of delivering lasting value to the industry.
See the full list of honorees below.
Technical Achievement Awards:
Brent Bell
Josef Köhler
Ian Medwell
Andrea Weidlich
Luca Fascione
Vincent Dedun
Emmanuel Turquin
Jonathan Moulin
Josh Bainbridge
Nathan Walster
Bret St.Clair
Marc-André Davignon
Pav Grochola
Edmond Boulet-Gilly
Baptiste Van Opstal
Jeff Budsberg
Michael Losure
Jon Lanz
Eszter Offertaler
Benjamin Graf
John Ellwood
Jeff Bloom
Marc Specter.
Justin Webster
Paul Debevec
Scientific and Engineering Award:
Jamie Caliri
Dyami Caliri
The Academy has already set a date for the 2027 Oscars on ABC. Mark your calendar for Oscar Sunday, March 14, 2027.
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