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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
A working SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award) dossier with winners, craft credits, ceremony trails, and nominee history kept close to the surface.
Latest Winner
Jamie Caliri and Dyami Caliri
Span
1978-2025
Nominations
238
Ceremonies
46
Jamie Caliri and Dyami Caliri
Most recent winning record: 98th ceremony (2025). Jamie Caliri | Dyami Caliri
Category History
46 ceremonies, 238 winners, 0 other nominees across the full Academy Awards span. Fast view shows every winner and keeps older nominee trails linked through each ceremony ledger.
2020s
4
2010s
10
2000s
10
1990s
10
1980s
10
1970s
2
Winner
Jamie Caliri and Dyami Caliri
Jamie Caliri | Dyami Caliri
Winner
Curt Schaller and Dr. Roman Foltyn
Curt Schaller | Dr. Roman Foltyn
Winner
Nir Averbuch, Yair Chuchem and Dan Raviv
Nir Averbuch | Yair Chuchem | Dan Raviv
Winner
Steve Wagner, Garrett Brown, Jerry Holway and Robert Orf
Steve Wagner | Garrett Brown | Jerry Holway | Robert Orf
Winner
Thijs Vogels, Fabrice Rousselle, David Adler, Gerhard Röthlin and Mark Meyer
Thijs Vogels | Fabrice Rousselle | David Adler | Gerhard Röthlin | Mark Meyer
Winner
Charles Q. Robinson, Nicolas Tsingos, Christophe Chabanne, Mark Vinton and Dolby Laboratories
Charles Q. Robinson | Nicolas Tsingos | Christophe Chabanne | Mark Vinton | Dolby Laboratories
Winner
F. Sebastian Grassia, Alex Mohr, Sunya Boonyatera, Brett Levin and Jeremy Cowles
F. Sebastian Grassia | Alex Mohr | Sunya Boonyatera | Brett Levin | Jeremy Cowles
Winner
Ken Museth, Peter Cucka and Mihai Aldén
Ken Museth | Peter Cucka | Mihai Aldén
Winner
Michael Perkins, Gerwin Damberg, Trevor Davies and Martin J. Richards
Michael Perkins | Gerwin Damberg | Trevor Davies | Martin J. Richards
Winner
Peter Janssens, Goran Stojmenovik and Wouter D’Oosterlinck
Peter Janssens | Goran Stojmenovik | Wouter D’Oosterlinck
Winner
Steve Read and Barry Silverstein
Steve Read | Barry Silverstein
Winner
Howard Preston and Bernie Butler-Smith
Howard Preston | Bernie Butler-Smith
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Larry Barton and Ben Wilcox
Larry Barton | Ben Wilcox
Winner
ALEXEY LUKIN and IZOTOPE INC.
ALEXEY LUKIN | IZOTOPE INC.
Winner
Dr. Zvi Reznic, Professor Meir Feder, Guy Dorman and Ron Yogev
Dr. Zvi Reznic | Professor Meir Feder | Guy Dorman | Ron Yogev
Winner
Jeff Bloom, GUY McNALLY, Nick Rose, John Ellwood and Jonathan Newland
Jeff Bloom | GUY McNALLY | Nick Rose | John Ellwood | Jonathan Newland
Winner
Nicolaas Verheem, Greg Smokler and Ilya Issenin
Nicolaas Verheem | Greg Smokler | Ilya Issenin
Winner
Sanken Microphone Company Limited
Winner
David Simons, Daniel Wilk, James Acquavella, Michael Natkin and David M. Cotter
David Simons | Daniel Wilk | James Acquavella | Michael Natkin | David M. Cotter
Winner
Edwin Catmull, TONY DeROSE and Jos Stam
Edwin Catmull | TONY DeROSE | Jos Stam
Winner
Thomas Knoll, John Knoll and Mark Hamburg
Thomas Knoll | John Knoll | Mark Hamburg
Winner
Abigail Brady, Jon Wadelton and Jerry Huxtable
Abigail Brady | Jon Wadelton | Jerry Huxtable
Winner
Bill Spitzak and Jonathan Egstad
Bill Spitzak | Jonathan Egstad
Winner
Jeff Lait, Mark Tucker, Cristin Barghiel and John Lynch
Jeff Lait | Mark Tucker | Cristin Barghiel | John Lynch
Winner
John Coyle, Brad Hurndell, Vikas Sathaye and Shane Buckham
John Coyle | Brad Hurndell | Vikas Sathaye | Shane Buckham
Winner
Leonard Chapman, Stanislav Gorbatov, David Gasparian and Souhail Issa
Leonard Chapman | Stanislav Gorbatov | David Gasparian | Souhail Issa
Winner
Luca Fascione, J.P. Lewis and Iain Matthews
Luca Fascione | J.P. Lewis | Iain Matthews
Winner
Marcos Fajardo, Christopher Kulla, Alan King, Thiago Ize and Clifford Stein
Marcos Fajardo | Christopher Kulla | Alan King | Thiago Ize | Clifford Stein
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Panavision and Sony
Panavision | Sony
Winner
Red Digital Cinema
Winner
Steven Rosenbluth, JOSHUA BARRATT, ROBERT NOLTY and ARCHIE TE
Steven Rosenbluth | JOSHUA BARRATT | ROBERT NOLTY | ARCHIE TE
Winner
BRIAN McLEAN and Martin Meunier
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
Jack Greasley, Kiyoyuki Nakagaki, Duncan Hopkins and Carl Rand
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
Brad Walker, D. Scott Dewald, Bill Werner, Greg Pettitt and Frank Poradish
Digital Apparatuses Technology
Winner
Iain Neil and ANDRÉ De Winter
Lenses and Filters
Winner
Ichiro Tsutsui, Masahiro Take, Mitsuyasu Tamura and Mitsuru Asano
Digital Apparatuses Technology
Winner
John Frederick, Bob Myers, Karl Rasche and Tom Lianza
Digital Apparatuses Technology
Winner
Andre Gauthier, Benoit Sevigny, Yves Boudreault and Robert Lanciault
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
Emmanuel Prévinaire, Jan Sperling, Etienne Brandt and Tony Postiau
Photography
Winner
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
DR. PHILIP McLAUCHLAN, Allan Jaenicke, John-Paul Smith and Ross Shain
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
Joe Murtha, WILLIAM FREDERICK and JIM MARKLAND
Systems
Winner
Simon Clutterbuck, James Jacobs and Dr. Richard Dorling
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
Dr. Jürgen Noffke and Uwe Weber
Lenses and Filters
Winner
E.F. "BOB" Nettmann, Michael Sayovitz, Brad Fritzel and Fred Miller
Camera Cranes
Winner
Fujifilm Corporation, Hideyuki Shirai, Dr. Katsuhisa Oozeki and Hiroshi Hirano
Film
Winner
John D. Lowry, Ian Cavén, Ian Godin, Kimball Thurston and Tim Connolly
Laboratory
Winner
Michael Lewis, Greg Marsden, Raigo Alas and Michael Vellekoop
Camera Cranes
Winner
Radu Corlan, Andy Jantzen, Petru Pop and Richard F. Toftness
Camera
Winner
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
James Rodnunsky, ALEX MacDONALD and Mark Chapman
Camera Cranes
Winner
Mark Noel and John Frazier
Stage Operations
Winner
Tim Drnec, Ben Britten Smith and Matt Davis
Camera Cranes
Winner
Brad Walker, D. Scott Dewald, Bill Werner and Greg Pettitt
Projection
Winner
Dr. Richard Kirk
Laboratory
Winner
Fujifilm Corporation, Ryoji Nishimura, Masaaki Miki and Youichi Hosoya
Film
Winner
Mark Jaszberenyi, Gyula Priskin and Tamas Perlaki
Laboratory
Winner
Michael Cieslinski, Dr. Reimar Lenz and Bernd Brauner
Laboratory
Winner
Paul Debevec, Tim Hawkins, John Monos and Dr. Mark Sagar
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
Per Christensen, Michael Bunnell and Christophe Hery
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
Steve Chapman, Martin Tlaskal, Darrin Smart and Dr. James Logie
Laboratory
Winner
Volker Massmann, Markus Hasenzahl, Dr. Klaus Anderle and Andreas Loew
Laboratory
Winner
Wolfgang Lempp, Theo Brown, Tony Sedivy and Dr. John Quartel
Laboratory
Winner
Bruno Coumert, Jacques Debize, Dominique Chervin and Christophe Reboulet
Lenses and Filters
Winner
Erwin Melzner, Volker Schumacher and Timo Müller
Lighting
Winner
Jacques Delacoux and Alexandre Leuchter
Systems
Winner
Dr. Doug Roble, Nafees Bin Zafar and Ryo Sakaguchi
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
Nick Rasmussen, Ron Fedkiw and Frank Losasso Petterson
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
Dr. Bill Collis, Simon Robinson, Ben Kent and Dr. Anil Kokaram
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
Howard Preston and Mirko Kovacevic
Photography
Winner
Phillip J. Feiner, JIM HOUSTON, DENIS LECONTE and CHRIS BUSHMAN
Laboratory
Winner
Steve Sullivan, Colin Davidson, Max Chen and Francesco Callari
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
Anatoliy Kokush, Yuriy Popovsky and Oleksiy Zolotarov
Camera Cranes
Winner
David Baraff, Michael Kass and Andrew Witkin
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
David Grober and Scott Lewallen
Photography
Winner
Laurie Frost, Peter Hannan and Richard Loncraine
Photography
Winner
GYULA MESTER and KEITH EDWARDS
Camera Cranes
Winner
Lindsay Arnold, Guy Griffiths, David Hodson, Charlie Lawrence and David Mann
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
Christopher Alfred, Andrew J. Cannon, Michael C. Carlos, Mark Crabtree, Chuck Grindstaff and John Melanson
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
Kenneth L. Tingler, CHARLES C. ANDERSON, DIANE E. KESTNER and BRIAN A. SCHELL
Laboratory
Winner
KINOTON GmbH
Projection
Winner
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
Dedo Weigert, Dr. Depu Jin and Franz Petters
Lighting
Winner
Dr. Leslie Gutierrez, Diane E. Kestner, James Merrill and David Niklewicz
Film
Winner
GLENN SANDERS and HOWARD STARK
Sound
Winner
Mark Elendt, Paul H. Breslin, Greg Hermanovic and Kim Davidson
Digital Imaging Technology
Winner
Franz Kraus, Johannes Steurer and Wolfgang Riedel
Special Photographic
Winner
Iain Neil and Al Saiki
Lenses and Filters
Winner
John M. Eargle, D.B. Keele and Mark E. Engebretson
Sound
Winner
Makoto Tsukada
Special Photographic
Winner
Paul J. Constantine and Peter M. Constantine
Special Photographic
Winner
Peter Kuran, Sean Coughlin, Joseph A. Olivier and William Conner
Laboratory
Winner
Steven Gerlach, Gregory Farrell and Christian Lurin
Sound
Winner
ADVANCED DIGITAL SYSTEMS GROUP (ADSG)
Sound
Winner
Akai Digital
Sound
Winner
Al Mayer Sr., Al Mayer Jr., Iain Neil and Brian Dang
Camera
Winner
ALVAH J. MILLER and PAUL JOHNSON
Camera
Winner
Joe Wary, Gerald Painter and Colin F. Mossman
Laboratory
Winner
Timeline Incorporated
Sound
Winner
Fritz Gabriel Bauer
Camera
Winner
Huw Gwilym, Karl Lynch and Mark V. Crabtree
Sound
Winner
Iain Neil, Rick Gelbard and Panavision Inc.
Camera
Winner
James Moultrie, Mike Salter and Mark Craig Gerchman
Lenses and Filters
Winner
L. Ron Schmidt
Projection
Winner
Marlowe A. Pichel
Projection
Winner
NAT TIFFEN
Lenses and Filters
Winner
Arnold & Richter Cine Technik
Camera
Winner
Arnold Richter Cine Technik and Carl Zeiss Company
Lenses and Filters
Winner
Colin Mossman, HANS LEISINGER and GEORGE JOHN ROWLAND
Laboratory
Winner
DEREK C. LIGHTBODY
Lighting
Winner
Gary Tregaskis, Dominique Boisvert, Philippe Panzini and ANDRÉ LeBLANC
Special Photographic
Winner
Iain Neil, Takuo Miyagishima and Panavision Incorporated
Lenses and Filters
Winner
James A. Moorer
Sound
Winner
Mark Roberts, Ronan Carroll, Assaff Rawner, Paul Bartlett and Simon Wakley
Camera Cranes
Winner
Michael Sorensen, Richard Alexander and Donald Trumbull
Camera Cranes
Winner
Robert Predovich, John Scott, Mohamed Ken T. Husain and Cameron Shearer
Sound
Winner
Ronald E. Uhlig, THOMAS F. POWERS and FRED M. FUSS
Laboratory
Winner
Roy B. Ference, Steven R. Schmidt, Richard J. Federico, Rockwell Yarid and MICHAEL E. McCRACKAN
Special Photographic
Winner
STEPHEN J. KAY
Lighting
Winner
Thomas G. Stockham Jr. and Robert B. Ingebretsen
Sound
Winner
Al Jensen, CHUCK HEADLEY, JEAN MESSNER and HAZEM NABULSI
Camera
Winner
Special Photographic
Winner
Dominique Boisvert, Réjean, Daniel Langlois and Richard Laperriere
Special Photographic
Winner
Eben Ostby, William Reeves, Samuel J. Leffler and Tom Duff
Special Photographic
Winner
JOEL W. JOHNSON
Stage Operations
Winner
John Gibson, Rob Krieger, Milan Novacek, Glen Ozymok and Dave Springer
Special Photographic
Winner
Kirk Handley, Ray Meluch, Scott Robinson, Wilson H. Allen and John Neary
Sound
Winner
Richard Shoup, Alvy Ray Smith and Thomas Porter
Special Photographic
Winner
William Kovacs and Roy Hall
Special Photographic
Winner
Special Photographic
Winner
John Schlag, Brian Knep, Zoran Kacic-Alesic and Thomas Williams
Special Photographic
Winner
Jonathan Erland and Kay Beving Erland
Special Photographic
Winner
Special Photographic
Winner
Alvy Ray Smith, Ed Catmull, Thomas Porter and Tom Duff
Special Photographic
Winner
Arnold And Richter Cine Technik
Camera
Winner
Colin Mossman, Joe Wary, Hans Leisinger, Gerald Painter and Deluxe Laboratories
Sound
Winner
David Gilmartin, JOHANNES BORGGREBE, JEAN-PIERRE GAGNON, FRANK RICOTTA and TECHNICOLOR INC.
Sound
Winner
Digital Theater Systems
Sound
Winner
Dolby Laboratories
Sound
Winner
Howard Flemming and Ronald Uhlig
Sound
Winner
Iain Neil, Rick Gelbard and Eric Dubberke
Lenses and Filters
Winner
Martin S. Mueller
Camera
Winner
Ronald C. Goodman, ATTILA SZALAY, STEVEN SASS and SPACECAM SYSTEMS INC.
Photography
Winner
Sony Corporation
Sound
Winner
GARY DEMOS, DAN CAMERON, DAVID DiFRANCESCO, GARY STARKWEATHER and SCOTT SQUIRES
Special Photographic
Winner
George Sauve, Bill Bishop, Arpag Dadourian, Ray Feeney and Richard Patterson
Special Photographic
Winner
Iain Neil, Al Saiki and Panavision International
Lenses and Filters
Winner
LINCOLN HU, MICHAEL MacKENZIE, GLENN KENNEL and MIKE DAVIS
Special Photographic
Winner
Paul Bamborough, Nick Pollack, Arthur Wright, Neil Harris and DUNCAN MacLEAN
Editorial and Pre-production
Winner
Ray Feeney, WILL McCOWN, BILL BISHOP and LES DITTERT
Special Photographic
Winner
William J. Warner, Eric C. Peters, Michael E. Phillips, Tom A. Ohanian, Patrick D. O'Connor and Joe H. Rice
Editorial and Pre-production
Winner
Fritz Gabriel Bauer
Camera
Winner
Mark Leather, Les Dittert, Douglas Smythe and George Joblove
Systems
Winner
Al Mayer, Iain Neil, George Kraemer, Hans Spirawski, Bill Eslick and Don Earl
Camera
Winner
Arnold Richter, Otto Blaschek and ARRI
Camera
Winner
Claus Wiedemann, Robert Orban and Dolby Laboratories
Sound
Winner
Douglas Trumbull, Geoffrey H. Williamson, Robert D. Auguste and Edmund M. Di Giulio
Camera
Winner
Loren Carpenter, Rob Cook, Ed Catmull, Tom Porter, Pat Hanrahan, Tony Apodaca and Darwyn Peachey
Special Photographic
Winner
Faz Fazakas, Brian Henson, Dave Housman, Peter Miller and John Stephenson
Systems
Winner
Georg Thoma, HEINZ FEIERLEIN and SACHTLER AG
Stage Operations
Winner
George Worrall
Stage Operations
Winner
Guido Cartoni
Stage Operations
Winner
Harry J. Baker
Stage Operations
Winner
Iain Neil, Albert Saiki and Panavision Incorporated
Lenses and Filters
Winner
Mario Celso
Lighting
Winner
Randy Cartwright, David B. Coons, Lem Davis, Thomas Hahn, James Houston, Mark Kimball, Dylan W. Kohler, Peter Nye, Michael Shantzis, David F. Wolf and Walt Disney Studios
Systems
Winner
Ray Feeney, Richard Keeney and Richard J. Lundell
Systems
Winner
Arnold & Richter
Camera
Winner
BRUCE WILTON and CARLOS ICINKOFF
Special Photographic
Winner
John W. Lang, WALTER HRASTNIK and CHARLES J. WATSON
Laboratory
Winner
MANFRED G. MICHELSON
Laboratory
Winner
The FUJI PHOTO FILM COMPANY LIMITED
Film
Winner
Geoffrey H. Williamson and Robert D. Auguste
Camera
Winner
J. L. FISHER
Camera Cranes
Winner
J. Noxon Leavitt
Camera
Winner
Klaus Resch, Erich Fitz and Fgv Schmidle & Fitz
Camera Cranes
Winner
Arnold & Richter, Otto Blaschek and Arriflex Corporation
Camera
Winner
Bill Tondreau, Alvah Miller, Paul Johnson, Peter A. Regla, Dan Slater, Bud Elam, Joe Parker, Bill Bryan, Jerry Jeffress, Ray Feeney, Bill Holland and Kris Brown
Special Photographic
Winner
Roy W. Edwards and PHOTO-SONICS INCORPORATED
Camera
Winner
Carl Zeiss Company
Lenses and Filters
Winner
Colin F. Mossman and Rank Film Development Group
Laboratory
Winner
Eastman Kodak Company
Film
Winner
Eastman Kodak Company
Film
Winner
Fritz Gabriel Bauer
Camera
Winner
Montage Group Ltd., Ronald C. Barker and Chester L. Schuler
Editorial
Winner
Willi Burth and Kinotone Corporation
Projection
Winner
Special Photographic
Winner
ANTHONY D. BRUNO, JOHN L. BAPTISTA, MANFRED G. MICHELSON and BRUCE W. KELLER
Laboratory
Winner
Bran Ferren, CHARLES HARRISON and KENNETH WISNER
Special Photographic
Winner
FRITZ SENNHEISER
Sound
Winner
RICHARD BENJAMIN GRANT and RON GRANT
Editorial
Winner
Richard Edlund, GENE WHITEMAN, DAVID GRAFTON, MARK WEST, JERRY JEFFRESS and BOB WILCOX
Special Photographic
Winner
Robert Greenberg, JOEL HYNEK, EUGENE MAMUT, ALFRED THUMIM, ELAN LIPSCHITZ and DARRYL A. ARMOUR
Special Photographic
Winner
William L. Fredrick and Hal Needham
Camera Cranes
Winner
ERNST NETTMANN, EDWARD PHILLIPS and CARLOS DeMATTOS
Camera
Winner
Imax Systems Corporation
Systems
Winner
Myron Gordin, JOE P. CROOKHAM, JIM DROST and DAVID CROOKHAM
Lighting
Winner
Barry M. Stultz, RUBEN AVILA and WES KENNEDY
Sound
Winner
Barry M. Stultz, Ruben Avila, Wes Kennedy and John Mosely
Sound
Winner
DONALD A. ANDERSON and DIANA REINERS
Sound
Winner
GÜNTHER SCHAIDT and ROSCO LABORATORIES INCORPORATED
Stage Operations
Winner
John Whitney Jr. and GARY DEMOS
Special Photographic
Winner
KENNETH RICHTER
Lenses and Filters
Winner
Gunnar P. Michelson
Laboratory
Winner
JONATHAN ERLAND and ROGER DORNEY
Special Photographic
Winner
BRIANNE MURPHY and DONALD SCHISLER
Stage Operations
Winner
COLIN F. MOSSMAN and RANK FILM LABORATORIES
Laboratory
Winner
DR. MOHAMMAD S. NOZARI
Laboratory
Winner
Jacobus L. Dimmers
Sound
Winner
SANTE ZELLI and SALVATORE ZELLI
Camera Cranes
Winner
EDWARD J. BLASKO and RODERICK T. RYAN
Laboratory
Winner
Leonard Sokolow and HOWARD T. LaZARE
Laboratory
Winner
Richard Edlund and Industrial Light And Magic Incorporated
Special Photographic
Winner
Richard Edlund and Industrial Light And Magic Incorporated
Camera
Winner
Lenses and Filters
Winner
DR. BERNHARD KÜHL and WERNER BLOCK
Lighting
Winner
EDWARD B. KRAUSE
Laboratory
Winner
JEAN-MARIE LAVALOU, ALAIN MASSERON, DAVID SAMUELSON and Samuelson Film Service Limited
Camera Cranes
Winner
Ross Taylor
Stage Operations
Winner
Neiman-Tillar Associates and MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
Sound
Winner
Ray M. Dolby, IOAN R. ALLEN, DAVID P. ROBINSON, STEPHEN M. KATZ and PHILIP S. J. BOOLE
Sound
Sortable ledger
Every nomination in this category as a sortable table, for research that needs the raw record beside the posters and winners above.