And the Oscar goes to . . .

Scientific and Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award). To George Borshukov, Kim Libreri and Dan Piponi for the development of a system for image-based rendering allowing choreographed camera movements through computer graphic reconstructed sets. This component of the Manex Visual Effects Virtual Cinematography System provides theatrical-quality virtual settings.

Visual Effects. Poseidon, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chas Jarrett and John Frazier.

Scientific and Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award). To Dan Piponi, Kim Libreri and George Borshukov for their pioneering work in the development of Universal Capture at ESC Entertainment. The Universal Capture system broke new ground in the creation of realistic human facial animation. This technology produced an animated, high-resolution, textured mesh driven by an actor’s performance.