Awards & Winners

Tak Miyagishima

Date of Birth 15-March-1928
Place of Birth Gardena
(Los Angeles County, California, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Takuo Miyagishima
Takuo Miyagishima won the 1990 and 1998 Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement.

Awards by Tak Miyagishima

Check all the awards nominated and won by Tak Miyagishima.

1999


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

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
American Society of Cinematographers President's Award

1998


American Society of Cinematographers President's Award
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)
(For the optical design (Neil), the mechanical design (Miyagishima and the concept and development (Panavision) of the Primo Series of spherical prime lenses for 35mm cinematography.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement
(For the design and development of the Eyepiece Leveler. This leveler keeps the camera eyepiece at the same level, regardless of whether the camera position is tilted up or down, enabling the camera operator to concentrate on the composition of the image.)

1990


Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement
(For the optical design (Neil), the mechanical design (Miyagishima) and for the concept and development (Panavision) of the Primo Series of spherical prime lenses for 35mm cinematography.)