The Academy investigates 11 technical areas 2024 awards consideration

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 11 distinct scientific and technical investigations have been launched for 2024 in the lead-up to the Scientific and Technical Awards on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.

These investigations are made public so that individuals and companies with devices or claims of innovation within these areas can submit achievements for review.  The Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards Committee has started investigations into the following areas:

• Character dental prosthetics
• On-set tools for live compositing of virtual characters and environments
• In-Camera Visual Effects rendering or playback engines
• LED processors for In-Camera Visual Effects
• Image-based lighting for CG rendering
• Heat-protective gel for stunt performer safety
• Artist-friendly tools for constructing anatomical character simulation setups
• Final frame post process denoisers for CG rendering
• Dynamic time alignment of multiple moving microphones
• Stabilized multi-camera systems for capturing wide FOV plates
• Transportable six-degrees-of-freedom motion bases capable of supporting heavy loads

“The Awards committee is thrilled to have a wide range of applicants representing innovation across our branches.  Our diverse committee of industry experts will investigate 11 areas of advancement, including character dental prosthetics, fire-protective stunt gels, and CG rendering techniques.  The continued evolution of production and post-production, along with technologies that merge them, such as components of virtual production related to in-camera visual effects, highlights the evolution of motion picture workflows based on these advancements,” said Scientific and Technical Awards Committee co-chairs Darin Grant and Raymond Yeung.

The deadline to submit additional entries is Thursday, September 5, at 5 p.m. PT.  For more information on the Scientific and Technical Awards or to submit a similar technology, click here.

After thorough investigations in each technology category, the committee will meet in the fall to vote on recommendations to the Academy’s Board of Governors, which will make the final awards decisions.

The Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation will be held on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.