Awards & Winners

Iain Neil

Iain Neil won the 1990, 1992, and 1997 Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement.

Awards by Iain Neil

Check all the awards nominated and won by Iain Neil.

2001


Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)
(IAIN NEIL for the concept and optical design and AL SAIKI for the mechanical design of the Panavision Primo Macro Zoom Lens (PMZ).)

2000


Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Award of Merit)
(For the concept and optical design (Neil) and for the mechanical design (Saiki) of the Panavision Primo Macro Zoom Lens (PMZ). This compact, wide-angle, macro focus lens enhances and expands the picture-capturing ability, both technically and artistically, of the cinematographer. It is the first cine lens that allows macro photography while still being able to zoom.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)
(For the mechanical design (Mayer, Sr./Mayer, Jr.), for the optical design (Neil) and for the electronic design (Dang) of the Panavision Millennium XL Camera System.)

1999


Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)
(IAIN NEIL for the optical design, RICK GELBARD for the mechanical design, and PANAVISION, INC. for the development of the Millennium Camera System viewfinder. This unique and versatile viewfinder with two independent viewing positions provides a very high-resolution video assist image, greatly enhancing its application for on-set compositing or non-linear editing. [Camera])

1998


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.)

1997


Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement
(For the concept (Frazier) and the design and development (Neil/Gelbard) of the Panavision/Frazier Lens System for motion picture photography.)

1995


Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)
(For the optical design, mechanical design, engineering and development of the Primo 3:1 zoom lens.)

1994


Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)
(For the optical design (Neil) and for the mechanical design (Saiki) of the Panavision 11:1 Primo Zoom lens for motion picture photography.)

1992


Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)
(For camera design (Mayer), the optical design (Kraemer/Spirawski), the opto-mechanical design (Eslick) and the technical support (Earl) in developing the Panavision System 65 Studio Sync Sound Reflex Camera for 65mm motion picture photography.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement
(For optical design (Neil) and mechanical design (Fudano) of the Panavision Slant Focus Lens, which allows for the focus plane to be tipped and rotated so that near and far objects can be simultaneously brought into focus.)

1991


Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)
(For the optical design (Neil), the mechanical design (Saiki) and the concept and development (Panavision) of the Primo Zoom Lens for 35m cinematography.)

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.)