Awards & Winners

David W. Samuelson

David W. Samuelson won the 1986 Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement.

Awards by David W. Samuelson

Check all the awards nominated and won by David W. Samuelson.

2004


Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Award of Merit)
(For the engineering and development of the Louma Camera Crane and remote system for motion picture production. The Louma pioneered a remotely-operated camera head combined with a lightweight and portable modular crane. Its design has proved to be the inspiration for numerous subsequent remote camera systems.)

1986


Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement
(For the development and programs incorporated into a pocket computer for motion picture cinematographers (Samuelson) and for contributing new algorithms on which the programs are based (Pollard).)

1980


Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)
(For the engineering and development of the Louma Camera Crane and remote control system for motion picture production.)