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Brown and Lance Kimes."/> </div> <div class="introText"> <p>The Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards honor the men, women and companies whose discoveries and innovations have contributed in significant, outstanding and lasting ways to motion pictures. Each year’s honorees are celebrated at a formal dinner held two weeks prior to the Oscar ceremony. The Sci-Tech Awards presentation has become a highlight of the Academy Awards season.</p> </div> </div> <div class="fullModule tripleBlockContainer"> <div class="contentModule first"> <h3>About the Awards</h3> <a href="/web/20120916110109/http://www.oscars.org/awards/scitech/about/index.html"><img src="/web/20120916110109im_/http://www.oscars.org/awards/scitech/images/mod3_about.jpg" alt="Committee Meeting" border="0"/></a> <div class="moduleInner"> <h4><a class="more" href="/web/20120916110109/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2012/20120105.html">8 Scientific and Technical Achievements Honored with Academy Awards®</a></h4> <br/> <h4>About</h4> <p>Recognizing the crucial role of science and technology in the moviemaking process, the Academy has, almost since its inception, honored the achievements of pioneers whose work has advanced the motion picture industry.</p> <p class="more"><a href="about/index.html" class="more">More</a></p>  </div> </div> <div class="contentModule second"> <h3>2011 Ceremony</h3> <a href="/web/20120916110109/http://www.oscars.org/awards/scitech/2011awards.html"><img src="/web/20120916110109im_/http://www.oscars.org/awards/scitech/images/mod3_jovovich.jpg" width="219" height="114" alt="Milla Jovovich"/></a> <div class="moduleInner"> <h4><a class="more" href="/web/20120916110109/http://www.oscars.org/awards/scitech/2011awards.html">2011 Scientific & Technical Awards Ceremony</a></h4> <p>Milla Jovovich hosted the Scientific & Technical Awards on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills.</p> <p class="more"><a class="more" href="/web/20120916110109/http://www.oscars.org/awards/scitech/2011awards.html">See a complete list of winners</a></p>    <p class="more"><a href="pastawards.html" class="more">See a list of past ceremonies</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="contentModule last"> <h3>How to Apply</h3> <img src="/web/20120916110109im_/http://www.oscars.org/awards/scitech/images/mod3_application.jpg" alt="Scientific and Technical Awards Application" border="0"/> <div class="moduleInner"> <div> <h4><a href="/web/20120916110109/http://www.oscars.org/awards/scitech/apply.html" class="more">2012 Applications</a></h4> <p>At this time, we are accepting ONLY entries claiming "similar technology" or "prior art" to the applications that will be considered further in this year's awards process.   </p>  <p class="more"><a class="more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120916110109/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2012/20120817.html">Click here for the Press Release</a></p> <h4>Contact</h4> <p>The Scientific and Technical Awards Committee at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences<br/> 8949 Wilshire Boulevard<br/>Beverly Hills, California 90211-1972<br/>Phone: (310) 247-3000 extension 1131<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120916110109/mailto:scitech@oscars.org">scitech@oscars.org</a></p> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar"> <div 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