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SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III)

A working SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III) dossier with winners, craft credits, ceremony trails, and nominee history kept close to the surface.

Latest Winner ERNST NETTMANN
Span 1930/31-1977
Ceremonies 45
Winners 182
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Latest Winner

ERNST NETTMANN

Most recent winning record: 50th ceremony (1977). Camera

Open Ceremony 50th Academy Awards Open Ledger SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III)
182Nominations
182Wins
45Ceremonies
1930/31-1977Span

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Category History

45 ceremonies, 182 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.

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1970s

50th Ceremony 1977
Winner

DR. BERNHARD KÜHL and WERNER BLOCK

Lighting

Ceremony
Winner

EECO (Electronic Engineering Company of California)

Systems

Ceremony
Winner

ERNST NETTMANN

Camera

Craft Credits ERNST NETTMANN
Ceremony
Winner

Panavision Incorporated

Lighting

Ceremony
Winner

Panavision Incorporated

Stage Operations

Ceremony
Winner

Piclear Incorporated

Laboratory

Ceremony
48th Ceremony 1975
Winner

Bell & Howell

Laboratory

Ceremony
Winner

Carter Equipment Company Inc. and Ramtronics

Laboratory

Ceremony
Winner

DAVID J. DEGENKOLB, FRED SCOBEY, JOHN C. DOLAN and RICHARD DUBOIS

Laboratory

Craft Credits DAVID J. DEGENKOLB FRED SCOBEY
Ceremony
Winner

Fredrik Schlyter

Laboratory

Ceremony
Winner

Hollywood Film Company

Laboratory

Ceremony
Winner

Joseph Westheimer

Special Photographic

Ceremony Person History
Winner

Lawrence W. Butler and Roger Banks

Special Photographic

Ceremony Person History
45th Ceremony 1972
Winner

Carter Equipment Company Inc. and Ramtronics

Laboratory

Ceremony
Winner

David Degenkolb, HARRY LARSON, MANFRED MICHELSON and FRED SCOBEY

Laboratory

Craft Credits FRED SCOBEY
Ceremony
Winner

E. H. GEISSLER and G. M. BERGGREN

Projection

Ceremony
Winner

JIRO MUKAI, RYUSHO HIROSE and WILTON R. HOLM

Lenses and Filters

Ceremony Person History
Winner

PHILIP V. PALMQUIST, LEONARD L. OLSON and FRANK P. CLARK

Props

Craft Credits PHILIP V. PALMQUIST
Ceremony
Winner

Photo Research and PSC Technology Inc.

Laboratory

Ceremony
43rd Ceremony 1970
Winner

B. J. Losmandy

Sound

Ceremony
Winner

Eastman Kodak Company and Photo Electronics Corporation

Laboratory

Ceremony
Winner

Electro Sound Incorporated

Sound

Ceremony
Winner

SYLVANIA ELECTRIC PRODUCTS INC.

Lighting

Ceremony

1960s

41st Ceremony 1968
Winner

CARL W. HAUGE, EDWARD H. REICHARD, E. MICHAEL MEAHL and ROY J. RIDENOUR

Laboratory

Ceremony
Winner

Eastman Kodak Company and Consolidated Film Industries

Film

Ceremony
37th Ceremony 1964
Winner

Anthony Paglia and 20Th Century-Fox Studio

Stage Operations

Ceremony
Winner

EDWARD H. REICHARD and CARL W. HAUGE

Laboratory

Ceremony
Winner

Edward H. Reichard, LEONARD L. SOKOLOW and CARL W. HAUGE

Laboratory

Ceremony
Winner

Milton Forman, RICHARD B. GLICKMAN and DANIEL J. PEARLMAN

Lighting

Ceremony
Winner

Nelson Tyler

Photography

Ceremony
Winner

Stewart Filmscreen Corporation

Special Photographic

Ceremony

1950s

30th Ceremony 1957
Winner

Charles E. Sutter, WILLIAM B. SMITH, PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORP. and GENERAL CABLE CORP.

Stage Operations

Ceremony
27th Ceremony 1954
Winner

Carlos Rivas, G.M. Sprague and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Sound

Ceremony
Winner

David S. Horsley and Universal-International

Special Photographic

Craft Credits David S. Horsley
Ceremony
Winner

FRED KNOTH and ORIEN ERNEST

Stage Operations

Craft Credits FRED KNOTH ORIEN ERNEST
Ceremony
Winner

FRED WILSON

Sound

Ceremony
Winner

John P. Livadary, Lloyd Russell and Columbia

Sound

Craft Credits John P. Livadary Lloyd Russell
Ceremony
Winner

KARL FREUND and FRANK CRANDELL

Photography

Ceremony
Winner

P.C. YOUNG

Projection

Ceremony
Winner

ROLAND MILLER and MAX GOEPPINGER

Sound

Ceremony
Winner

Wesley C. Miller, J.W. Stafford, K.M. Frierson and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Sound

Craft Credits Wesley C. Miller
Ceremony
25th Ceremony 1952
Winner

CARLOS RIVAS

Sound

Ceremony
Winner

Gustav Jirouch

Editorial

Ceremony
Winner

John G. Frayne, R. R. Scoville and Westrex Corporation

Sound

Ceremony
Winner

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio

Special Photographic

Ceremony
Winner

Photo Research Corporation

Photography

Ceremony

1940s

22nd Ceremony 1949
Winner

Alexander Velcoff

Photography

Ceremony
Winner

Andre Coutant and Jacques Mathot

Camera

Ceremony
Winner

Charles R. Daily, Steve Csillag and Paramount

Editorial

Craft Credits Charles R. Daily
Ceremony
Winner

Herbert E. Britt

Stage Operations

Ceremony
Winner

International Projector Corporation

Projection

Ceremony
Winner

Loren L. Ryder, Bruce H. Denney, Robert Carr and Paramount

Stage Operations

Craft Credits Loren L. Ryder Bruce H. Denney
Ceremony
Winner

M. B. Paul

Special Photographic

Ceremony
19th Ceremony 1946
Winner

Arthur F. Blinn, Robert O. Cook, C. O. Slyfield and Walt Disney Studio

Sound

Craft Credits Arthur F. Blinn Robert O. Cook C. O. Slyfield
Ceremony
Winner

Burton F. Miller and Warner Bros.

Lighting

Ceremony
Winner

Burton F. Miller and Warner Bros.

Sound

Ceremony
Winner

CARL FAULKNER

Sound

Ceremony
Winner

Harlan L. Baumbach and Paramount

Laboratory

Ceremony
Winner

Harold Nye and Warner Bros.

Stage Operations

Ceremony
Winner

Herbert E. Britt

Stage Operations

Ceremony
Winner

MARTY MARTIN and HAL ADKINS

Stage Operations

Craft Credits Marty Martin
Ceremony
Winner

Mole-Richardson Company

Lighting

Craft Credits MOLE-RICHARDSON COMPANY
Ceremony
17th Ceremony 1944
Winner

Bernard B. Brown and John P. Livadary

Sound

Craft Credits Bernard B. Brown John P. Livadary
Ceremony
Winner

Daniel J. Bloomberg and Republic

Stage Operations

Craft Credits Daniel J. Bloomberg
Ceremony
Winner

Gordon Jennings

Photography

Ceremony
Winner

Grover Laube and 20Th Century-Fox

Sound

Craft Credits Grover Laube
Ceremony
Winner

Linwood Dunn, Cecil Love and Acme Tool And Manufacturing Company

Laboratory

Craft Credits Linwood Dunn Cecil Love
Ceremony
Winner

Paul Lerpae

Special Photographic

Ceremony
Winner

Paul Zeff, S. J. TWINING and GEORGE SEID

Laboratory

Ceremony
Winner

Radio Corporation Of America and Rko Radio

Sound

Craft Credits Radio Corporation of America
Ceremony
Winner

Russell Brown, Ray Hinsdale and Joseph E. Robbins

Stage Operations

Ceremony
Winner

Western Electric Company

Sound

Ceremony

1930s

12th Ceremony 1939
Winner

A. J. TONDREAU

Laboratory

Ceremony
Winner

EMERY HUSE and RALPH B. ATKINSON

Laboratory

Ceremony
Winner

Farciot Edouart, JOSEPH E. ROBBINS, WILLIAM RUDOLPH and PARAMOUNT PICTURES INC.

Stage Operations

Ceremony
Winner

GEORGE ANDERSON

Lighting

Ceremony
Winner

HAROLD NYE

Lighting

Ceremony
Winner

JOHN ARNOLD

Camera Cranes

Ceremony
Winner

Thomas T. Moulton, Fred Albin and Samuel Goldwyn Studio

Laboratory

Craft Credits Thomas T. Moulton Fred Albin
Ceremony
Winner

F. R. ABBOTT, HALLER BELT, ALAN COOK, the BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL COMPANY, The MITCHELL CAMERA COMPANY, MOLE-RICHARDSON COMPANY, CHARLES HANDLEY, DAVID JOY, the NATIONAL CARBON COMPANY, WINTON HOCH, TECHNICOLOR MOTION PICTURE CORP., DON MUSGRAVE and SELZNICK INTERNATIONAL PICTURES INC.

Gone with the Wind

Special Photographic

Craft Credits F. R. ABBOTT HALLER BELT ALAN COOK The MITCHELL CAMERA COMPANY MOLE-RICHARDSON COMPANY CHARLES HANDLEY Winton Hoch
Ceremony
9th Ceremony 1936
Winner

Electrical Research Products Inc.

Sound

Ceremony
Winner

Rca Manufacturing Co. Inc.

Sound

Ceremony
Winner

Rca Manufacturing Co. Inc.

Laboratory

Ceremony
Winner

UNITED ARTISTS STUDIO CORP.

Stage Operations

Ceremony

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