Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was not present at the awards ceremony. Co-presenters Anne Bancroft and Dustin Hoffman accepted the award on her behalf.
Uruguay. [Note: This is not an official nomination. After nominations were announced, information came to light that showed that this film was wholly produced in Argentina, and had insufficient Uruguayan artistic control. The film was declared ineligible and removed from the final ballot.]
For the design and development of the Bates Decelerator System, which provides a means for significantly increasing the safety of very high stunt falls.
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Anthony A. Apodaca
For development of "RenderMan" software providing the means to digitally create scenes or elements that may be composited with other footage.
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Loren Carpenter
For development of "RenderMan" software providing the means to digitally create scenes or elements that may be composited with other footage.
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Ed Catmull
For development of "RenderMan" software providing the means to digitally create scenes or elements that may be composited with other footage.
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Rob Cook
For development of "RenderMan" software providing the means to digitally create scenes or elements that may be composited with other footage.
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Pat Hanrahan
For development of "RenderMan" software providing the means to digitally create scenes or elements that may be composited with other footage.
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Darwyn Peachey
For development of "RenderMan" software providing the means to digitally create scenes or elements that may be composited with other footage.
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Thomas Porter
For development of "RenderMan" software providing the means to digitally create scenes or elements that may be composited with other footage.
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Douglas Trumbull
For concept, (Trumball), the movement design (Williamson), the electronic design (Auguste) and the camera system (DiGuilio) of the CP-65 Showscan Camera System for 65mm motion picture photography (first modern 65mm camera developed in 25 years).
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Robert Auguste
For concept, (Trumball), the movement design (Williamson), the electronic design (Auguste) and the camera system (DiGuilio) of the CP-65 Showscan Camera System for 65mm motion picture photography (first modern 65mm camera developed in 25 years).
Winner
Don Earl
For camera design (Mayer), the optical design (Kraemer/Spirawski), the opto-mechanical design (Eslick) and the technical support (Earl) in developing the Panavision System 65 Studio Sync Sound Reflex Camera for 65mm motion picture photography.