Awards for 1981
Oscar
Best Picture
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Best Actor in a Leading Role
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Best Actress in a Leading Role
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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Best Director
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Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
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Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
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Best Cinematography
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Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
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Best Costume Design
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Best Sound
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Best Film Editing
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Best Music, Original Song
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Best Music, Original Score
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Best Short Film, Animated
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Best Short Film, Live Action
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Best Documentary, Short Subjects
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Best Documentary, Features
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Best Foreign Language Film
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Special Achievement Award
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Honorary Award
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Henry Fonda
The consummate actor, in recognition of his brilliant accomplishments and enduring contribution to the art of motion pictures.
Medal of Commendation
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Fred Hynes
In appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Academy Award of Merit
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Linwood G. Dunn,
Cecil Love (Acme Tool Manufacturing Co.)
For the concept, engineering and development of the Acme-Dunn Optical Printer for motion picture special effects.
Scientific and Engineering Award
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Jean-Marie Lavalou (Samuelson Alga Cinema S.A./Samuelson Film Service, Ltd.),
Alain Masseron (Samuelson Alga Cinema S.A./Samuelson Film Service, Ltd.),
David Samuelson (Samuelson Alga Cinema S.A./Samuelson Film Service, Ltd.)
For the engineering and development of the Louma Camera Crane and remote control system for motion picture production.
Edward B. Krause (Filmline Corp.)
For the engineering and manufacture of the micro-demand drive for continuous motion picture film processors.
Ross Taylor
For the concept and development of a system of air guns for propelling objects used in special effects motion picture production.
Bernhard Kuhl (OSRAM GmbH), Werner Block (OSRAM GmbH)
For the progressive engineering and manufacture of the OSRAM HMI light source for motion picture color photography.
David Grafton
For the optical design and engineering of a telecentric anamorphic lens for motion picture optical effects printers.
Technical Achievement Award
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(Carter Equipment Co., Inc.)
For the development of a continuous contact, total immersion, additive color motion picture printer.
(Hollywood Film Co.)
For the development of a continuous contact, total immersion, additive color motion picture printer.
(Andre DeBrie S.A.)
For the development of a continuous contact, total immersion, additive color motion picture printer.
Charles Vaughn (Cinetron Computer Systems, Inc.), Eugene Nottingham (Cinetron Computer Systems, Inc.)
For the development of a versatile general purpose computer system for animation and optical effects motion picture photography.
John W. Lang (Bell and Howell Company), Walter Hrastnik (Bell and Howell Company), Charles J. Watson (Bell and Howell Company)
For the development and manufacture of a modular continuous contact motion picture film printer.
Worth Baird (LaVezzi Machine Works, Inc.)
For the advanced design and manufacture of a film sprocket for motion picture projectors.
Peter Regla (Elicon),
Dan Slater (Elicon)
For the development of a follow-focus system for motion picture optical effects printers and animation stands.