Mudbound Mary J. Blige becomes the first African American woman to receive multiple Oscar nominations in the same year. Additionally, she becomes the first person to be nominated in both a music category and an acting category in the same year.
Glen Keane, Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant becomes the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Additionally, he becomes the first former professional athlete to be nominated and to win an Oscar in any category.
Jordan Peele Jordan Peele becomes the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, as well as the first African American to be nominated for producing, writing and directing in the same year.
To Mark Elendt and Side Effects Software for the creation and development of the Houdini visual effects and animation system. Accepting on behalf of Side Effects Software was Kim Davidson.
for the visionary design, development and stewardship of the Nuke compositing system
Winner
Bill Spitzak
for the visionary design, development and stewardship of the Nuke compositing system
Winner
Abigail Brady
For their significant contributions to the architecture and extensibility of the Nuke compositing system.
Winner
Jon Wadelton
For their significant contributions to the architecture and extensibility of the Nuke compositing system.
Winner
Jerry Huxtable
For their significant contributions to the architecture and extensibility of the Nuke compositing system.
Winner
Abigail Brady
for their significant contributions to the architecture and extensibility of the Nuke compositing system
Winner
Abigail Brady
For their significant contributions to the architecture and extensibility of the Nuke compositing system.
Winner
Jon Wadelton
For their significant contributions to the architecture and extensibility of the Nuke compositing system.
Winner
Jerry Huxtable
For their significant contributions to the architecture and extensibility of the Nuke compositing system.
Winner
Leonard Chapman
To Leonard Chapman for the overall concept, design and development, to Stanislav Gorbatov for the electronic system design, and to David Gasparian and Souhail Issa for the mechanical design and integration of the Hydrascope telescoping camera crane systems.
Winner
Stanislav Gorbatov
To Leonard Chapman for the overall concept, design and development, to Stanislav Gorbatov for the electronic system design, and to David Gasparian and Souhail Issa for the mechanical design and integration of the Hydrascope telescoping camera crane systems.
Winner
David Gasparian
To Leonard Chapman for the overall concept, design and development, to Stanislav Gorbatov for the electronic system design, and to David Gasparian and Souhail Issa for the mechanical design and integration of the Hydrascope telescoping camera crane systems.
Winner
Souhail Issa
To Leonard Chapman for the overall concept, design and development, to Stanislav Gorbatov for the electronic system design, and to David Gasparian and Souhail Issa for the mechanical design and integration of the Hydrascope telescoping camera crane systems.
Winner
Leonard Chapman
To Leonard Chapman for the overall concept, design and development, to Stanislav Gorbatov for the electronic system design, and to David Gasparian and Souhail Issa for the mechanical design and integration of the Hydrascope telescoping camera crane systems.
Winner
Stanislav Gorbatov
To Leonard Chapman for the overall concept, design and development, to Stanislav Gorbatov for the electronic system design, and to David Gasparian and Souhail Issa for the mechanical design and integration of the Hydrascope telescoping camera crane systems.
Winner
David Gasparian
To Leonard Chapman for the overall concept, design and development, to Stanislav Gorbatov for the electronic system design, and to David Gasparian and Souhail Issa for the mechanical design and integration of the Hydrascope telescoping camera crane systems.
Winner
Souhail Issa
To Leonard Chapman for the overall concept, design and development, to Stanislav Gorbatov for the electronic system design, and to David Gasparian and Souhail Issa for the mechanical design and integration of the Hydrascope telescoping camera crane systems.
Winner
Cristin Barghiel
For their contributions to the design and architecture of the Houdini visual effects and animation system.
Winner
John Lynch
For their contributions to the design and architecture of the Houdini visual effects and animation system.
Winner
Jeff Lait
For their contributions to the design and architecture of the Houdini visual effects and animation system.
Winner
Mark Tucker
For their contributions to the design and architecture of the Houdini visual effects and animation system.
Winner
John Anthony Coyle
For the concept, design, engineering and implementation of the Shotover K1 Camera System.
Winner
Brad Hurndell
For the concept, design, engineering and implementation of the Shotover K1 Camera System.
Winner
Vikas Sathaye
For the concept, design, engineering and implementation of the Shotover K1 Camera System.
Winner
Shane Buckham
For the concept, design, engineering and implementation of the Shotover K1 Camera System.
Winner
John Anthony Coyle
For the concept, design, engineering and implementation of the Shotover K1 Camera System.
Winner
Brad Hurndell
For the concept, design, engineering and implementation of the Shotover K1 Camera System.
Winner
Vikas Sathaye
For the concept, design, engineering and implementation of the Shotover K1 Camera System.
Winner
Shane Buckham
For the concept, design, engineering and implementation of the Shotover K1 Camera System.
Winner
Cristin Barghiel
For their contributions to the design and architecture of the Houdini visual effects and animation system.
Winner
John Lynch
For their contributions to the design and architecture of the Houdini visual effects and animation system.
Winner
Jeff Lait
For their contributions to the design and architecture of the Houdini visual effects and animation system.
Winner
Mark Tucker
For their contributions to the design and architecture of the Houdini visual effects and animation system.