Academy Award for Technical Achievement
Encyclopedia
The Technical Achievement Award is a kind of Scientific and Technical Award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
to those whose particular technical accomplishments have contributed to the progress of the motion picture
industry and who are given a certificate, which describes their achievements and lists the names of everyone who is simultaneously being honored for that particular contribution. These awards are usually given at a dinner and ceremony held on an evening before the Academy Awards broadcast and are usually not also broadcast on television.
See :Category:Academy Award for Technical Achievement winners for a partial list of recent winners.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures...
to those whose particular technical accomplishments have contributed to the progress of the motion picture
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
industry and who are given a certificate, which describes their achievements and lists the names of everyone who is simultaneously being honored for that particular contribution. These awards are usually given at a dinner and ceremony held on an evening before the Academy Awards broadcast and are usually not also broadcast on television.
See :Category:Academy Award for Technical Achievement winners for a partial list of recent winners.
External links
- "Technical Achievement Award" – Description and photograph of this Academy Award on the official websiteWebsiteA website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
of the Academy AwardsAcademy AwardsAn Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
(oscars.org). Lefthand menu links to these other related Honorary Awards; top menu includes links to home page and searchable Official Academy Award Database, with information about the winners of these awards and their official Academy Award citations.