The Nikola Tesla Award is an honorary Satellite Award bestowed by the International Press Academy to recognize the "pioneers of filmmaking technology industry".[1] It was first presented on January 12, 2003, at the 7th Annual Golden Satellite Awards ceremony to George Lucas. Hive Lighting and its company co-founders Robert Rutherford and Jon Edward Miller are the latest recipient.
The trophy awarded to the honorees is a bust of inventor Nikola Tesla cast in bronze, on a marble base, inscribed for the recipient. It was designed by Sarajevan sculptor Dragan Radenović.[2]
Honorees
| Year | Recipient | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | George Lucas | For a lifetime of visionary filmmaking achievement and his privately held company, Lucasfilm, continues to expand frontiers in the cinematic arts[1] |
| 2003 | James Cameron | For his stand-out effects and 3D lens innovations[1] |
| 2004 | Jerry Lewis | For introducing video-assist and video playback techniques, which have become industry standards[1] |
| 2005 | Stan Winston | For his special effects contributions to cinema[1] |
| 2006 | Richard Donner | For creating special effects on the 1978 film Superman that pre-dated contemporary computer-generated images[1] |
| 2007 | Dennis Muren | For his visual effects in films, especially with computer digital rendering and compositing[1] |
| 2008 | Rick Baker | For his innovative make-up, prosthetics, and creature effects in films[1] |
| 2009 | Roger Deakins | For his creative cinematography in films[1] |
| 2010 | Robert A. Harris | For his work as film preservationist and historian[1] |
| 2011 | Douglas Trumbull | For his film inventions and entrepreneurial work[3] |
| 2012 | Walter Murch | For award-winning sound design and editing in films[4] |
| 2013 | Garrett Brown | For visionary achievement in filmmaking technology[5] |
| 2014 | Industrial Light & Magic | For setting the standard for visual effects and creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film.[1] |
| 2015 | Robert Rutherford and Jonathan Miller (Hive Lighting) | For their energy efficient, full-spectrum, flicker-free plasma lighting systems.[1] |
| 2016 | John Toll | For setting a new bar in the future of digital filmmaking.[6] |
| 2017 | Robert Legato | For his deft atmospheric command of visual effects.[7] |
| 2018 | Kevin Baillie | For visionary achievement in filmmaking technology[1] |
| 2019 | Joe Letteri | For visionary achievement in filmmaking technology[8] |
| 2020 | Dick Pope | For visionary achievement in filmmaking technology[9] |
| 2021 | Joan Collins Carey | For visionary achievement in filmmaking technology |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Nikola Tesla Award". International Press Academy. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ "International Press Academy Awards". International Press Academy. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
- ^ "VFX Pioneer Douglas Trumbull Honored with IPA's 2011 Tesla Award". International Press Academy. November 21, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
- ^ Johnson, Quendrith (November 13, 2012). "Terence Stamp, Paul Williams, Walter Murch, X-Men's Bruce Davison Shine Among 17th Satellite Award Honorees". International Press Academy. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (February 23, 2014). "Satellite Awards: '12 Years a Slave' Wins Best Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "IPA honors John Toll with the Tesla Award". International Press Academy. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ "IPA Reveals Noms for 22nd Satellite™ Awards, Plus Robert Legato for Tesla Award & Greta Gerwig as Auteur Recipient". International Press Academy. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ "2019 Winners". International Press Academy. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Winners". International Press Academy. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
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