Awards & Winners

2006 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominees of 2006 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 2007 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards and 79th Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

Check Academy Awards winners & nominees for 2006 award ceremonies 2007 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards and 79th Academy Awards.
2007 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards 79th Academy Awards

2007 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards »

Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Phillip J. Feiner, Chris Bushman, Denis Leconte, Jim Houston

(For the design and development of the Rosetta process for creating digital YCM archival masters for digital film restoration)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Steve Sullivan, Colin Davidson, Francesco Callari, Max Chen

(For the design and development of the ILM Image-based Modeling System)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Simon Robinson, Benjamin Kent, Bill Collis, Anil Kokaram

(For the design and development of the Furnace integrated suite of software tools that robustly utilizes temporal coherence for enhancing visual effects in motion picture sequences.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Mirko Kovacevic, Howard Preston

(For the design and engineering of the Preston Cinema Systems FI+Z wireless remote system.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Joshua Pines, Christopher Kutcka

(For the design and development of the TDI process for creating archival separations from digital image data.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

William Feightner, Christopher Edwards

(For the design and development of the E-Film process for creating archival separations from digital image data.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Albert Ridilla, Ronald Belknap, Papken Shahbazian, Jay McGarrigle

(For the design and development of the Hollywood Film Company Brumagic MPST Densitometer.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Klemens Kehrer, Josef Handler, Thomas Smidek, Marc Shipman Mueller

(For the design and development of the Arriflex 235 Camera System.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Florian Kainz

Honored for : OpenEXR
(For the design and engineering of OpenEXR, a software package implementing 16-bit, floating point, high dynamic range image files.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Walter Trauninger, Ernst Tschida

(For the design and engineering of the Arri WRC wireless remote lens control system.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Christian Tschida, Martin Waitz

(For the design and engineering of the cmotion Wireless Remote System.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Peter Litwinowicz, Pierre Jasmin

(For the design and development of the RE:Vision Effects family of software tools for optical flow-based image manipulation.)
John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation

Richard Edlund

(In appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.)

79th Academy Awards »

Academy Award for Best Picture

Graham King

Honored for : The Departed

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Clint Eastwood Letters from Iwo Jima
Robert Lorenz Letters from Iwo Jima
Alejandro González Iñárritu Babel
Jon Kilik Babel
Steve Golin Babel
Christine Langan The Queen
Andy Harries The Queen
Tracey Seaward The Queen
Graham King The Departed
Marc Turtletaub Little Miss Sunshine
Peter Saraf Little Miss Sunshine
David T. Friendly Little Miss Sunshine
Steven Spielberg Letters from Iwo Jima
Academy Award for Best Actor

Forest Whitaker

Honored for : The Last King of Scotland
(Role: Idi Amin)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leonardo DiCaprio Blood Diamond
Role: Danny Archer
Ryan Gosling Half Nelson
Role: Dan Dunne
Peter O'Toole Venus
Role: Maurice
Will Smith The Pursuit of Happyness
Role: Chris Gardner
Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland
Role: Idi Amin
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Alan Arkin

Honored for : Little Miss Sunshine
(Role: Grandpa)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Arkin Little Miss Sunshine
Role: Grandpa
Jackie Earle Haley Little Children
Role: Ronnie J. McGorvey
Djimon Hounsou Blood Diamond
Role: Solomon Vandy
Eddie Murphy Dreamgirls
Role: James 'Thunder' Early
Mark Wahlberg The Departed
Role: Dignam
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Willie D. Burton

Honored for : Dreamgirls

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kevin O'Connell Apocalypto
Greg P. Russell Apocalypto
Fernando Cámara Apocalypto
Andy Nelson Blood Diamond
Anna Behlmer Blood Diamond
Ivan Sharrock Blood Diamond
Michael Minkler Dreamgirls
Bob Beemer Dreamgirls
Willie D. Burton Dreamgirls
John T. Reitz Flags of Our Fathers
David E. Campbell Flags of Our Fathers
Gregg Rudloff Flags of Our Fathers
Walt Martin Flags of Our Fathers
Paul Massey Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Christopher Boyes Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Lee Orloff Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Montse Ribé, David Martí

Honored for : Pan's Labyrinth

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kazuhiro Tsuji Click
Bill Corso Click
Aldo Signoretti Apocalypto
Vittorio Sodano Apocalypto
Montse Ribé Pan's Labyrinth
David Martí Pan's Labyrinth
Academy Award for Best Director

Martin Scorsese

Honored for : The Departed

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Greengrass United 93
Stephen Frears The Queen
Clint Eastwood Letters from Iwo Jima
Alejandro González Iñárritu Babel
Martin Scorsese The Departed
Academy Award for Best Actress

Helen Mirren

Honored for : The Queen
(Role: The Queen)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Helen Mirren The Queen
Role: The Queen
Penélope Cruz Volver
Role: Raimunda
Judi Dench Notes on a Scandal
Role: Barbara Covett
Meryl Streep The Devil Wears Prada
Role: Miranda Priestly
Kate Winslet Little Children
Role: Sarah Pierce
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Guillermo Navarro

Honored for : Pan's Labyrinth

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wally Pfister The Prestige
Vilmos Zsigmond The Black Dahlia
Emmanuel Lubezki Children of Men
Dick Pope The Illusionist
Guillermo Navarro Pan's Labyrinth
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Thelma Schoonmaker

Honored for : The Departed

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Mirrione Babel
Douglas Crise Babel
Steven Rosenblum Blood Diamond
Alex Rodríguez Children of Men
Alfonso Cuarón Children of Men
Thelma Schoonmaker The Departed
Clare Douglas United 93
Christopher Rouse United 93
Rick Pearson United 93
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman

Honored for : Letters from Iwo Jima

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bub Asman Letters from Iwo Jima
Alan Robert Murray Letters from Iwo Jima
Sean McCormack Apocalypto
Kami Asgar Apocalypto
Lon Bender Blood Diamond
Alan Robert Murray Flags of Our Fathers
Bub Asman Flags of Our Fathers
Christopher Boyes Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
George Watters II Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

John Knoll, Charles Gibson, Hal Hickel, Allen Hall

Honored for : Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kim Libreri Poseidon
John Frazier Poseidon
Chas Jarrett Poseidon
Boyd Shermis Poseidon
John Knoll Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Hal Hickel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Charles Gibson Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Allen Hall Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Mark Stetson Superman Returns
Neil Corbould Superman Returns
Richard R. Hoover Superman Returns
Jon Thum Superman Returns
Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Milena Canonero

Honored for : Marie Antoinette

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Consolata Boyle The Queen
Milena Canonero Marie Antoinette
Patricia Field The Devil Wears Prada
Sharen Davis Dreamgirls
Yee Chung Man Curse of the Golden Flower
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Davis Guggenheim

Honored for : An Inconvenient Truth

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Davis Guggenheim An Inconvenient Truth
Amy J. Berg Deliver Us From Evil
Frank Donner Deliver Us From Evil
James Longley Iraq in Fragments
Yahya Sinno Iraq in Fragments
Heidi Ewing Jesus Camp
Rachel Grady Jesus Camp
Laura Poitras My Country, My Country
Jocelyn Glatzer My Country, My Country
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Jennifer Hudson

Honored for : Dreamgirls
(Role: Effie White)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Adriana Barraza Babel
Role: Amelia
Jennifer Hudson Dreamgirls
Role: Effie White
Cate Blanchett Notes on a Scandal
Role: Sheba Hart
Abigail Breslin Little Miss Sunshine
Role: Olive Hoover
Rinko Kikuchi Babel
Role: Chieko
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film

George Miller

Honored for : Happy Feet

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Lasseter Cars
George Miller Happy Feet
Gil Kenan Monster House
Academy Award for Best Production Design

Pilar Revuelta, Eugenio Caballero

Honored for : Pan's Labyrinth

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leslie E. Rollins The Good Shepherd
Gretchen Rau The Good Shepherd
Jeannine Oppewall The Good Shepherd
John Myhre Dreamgirls
Nancy Haigh Dreamgirls
Julie Ochipinti The Prestige
Nathan Crowley The Prestige
Rick Heinrichs Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Cheryl A. Carasik Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Eugenio Caballero Pan's Labyrinth
Pilar Revuelta Pan's Labyrinth
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

William Monahan

Honored for : The Departed

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sacha Baron Cohen Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Anthony Hines Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Peter Baynham Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Dan Mazer Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Todd Phillips Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Alfonso Cuarón Children of Men
David Arata Children of Men
Hawk Ostby Children of Men
Timothy J. Sexton Children of Men
Mark Fergus Children of Men
Todd Field Little Children
Tom Perrotta Little Children
Patrick Marber Notes on a Scandal
William Monahan The Departed
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Michael Arndt

Honored for : Little Miss Sunshine

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Arndt Little Miss Sunshine
Guillermo del Toro Pan's Labyrinth
Guillermo Arriaga Babel
Iris Yamashita Letters from Iwo Jima
Paul Haggis Letters from Iwo Jima
Peter Morgan The Queen
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Gustavo Santaolalla

Honored for : Babel

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alexandre Desplat The Queen
Thomas Newman The Good German
Philip Glass Notes on a Scandal
Javier Navarrete Pan's Labyrinth
Gustavo Santaolalla Babel
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Thomas Lennon, Ruby Yang

Honored for : The Blood of Yingzhou District

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ruby Yang The Blood of Yingzhou District
Thomas Lennon The Blood of Yingzhou District
Leslie Iwerks Recycled Life
Mike Glad Recycled Life
Karen Goodman Rehearsing a Dream
Kirk Simon Rehearsing a Dream
Nathaniel Kahn Two Hands: The Leon Fleisher Story
Susan Rose Behr Two Hands: The Leon Fleisher Story
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action)

Ari Sandel

Honored for : West Bank Story

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Javier Fesser Binta and the Great Idea
Luis Manso Binta and the Great Idea
Borja Cobeaga One Too Many
Søren Pilmark Helmer & Son
Kim Magnusson Helmer & Son
Peter Templeman The Saviour
Stuart Parkyn The Saviour
Ari Sandel West Bank Story
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Honored for : The Lives of Others
(Country: Germany; in German)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck The Lives of Others
Country: Germany; in German
Susanne Bier After the Wedding
Country: Denmark; in Danish, Swedish, Hindi, English
Rachid Bouchareb Days of Glory
Country: Algeria; in French, Arabic
Guillermo del Toro Pan's Labyrinth
Country: Mexico; in Spanish
Deepa Mehta Water
Country: Canada; in English, Hindi
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Torill Kove

Honored for : The Danish Poet

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Torill Kove The Danish Poet
Gary Rydstrom Lifted
Roger Allers The Little Matchgirl
Don Hahn The Little Matchgirl
Géza M. Tóth Maestro
Chris Renaud No Time for Nuts
Mike Thurmeier No Time for Nuts
Academy Award for Best Original Song

Melissa Etheridge

Honored for : I Need to Wake Up
(An Inconvenient Truth)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Randy Newman Our Town
Cars
Melissa Etheridge I Need to Wake Up
An Inconvenient Truth
Henry Krieger Listen
Dreamgirls
Scott Cutler Listen
Dreamgirls
Anne Preven Listen
Dreamgirls
Henry Krieger Love You I Do
Dreamgirls
Siedah Garrett Love You I Do
Dreamgirls
Henry Krieger Patience
Dreamgirls
Willie Reale Patience
Dreamgirls
Academy Honorary Award

Ennio Morricone

(in recognition of his magnificent and multifaceted contributions to the art of film music.)