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| 25 March |
| Jack Lemmon (I) |
| Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, L.A. County Music Center, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| - Presenter Laurence Olivier neglected to announce the names of the Best Picture nominees before revealing that Amadeus (1984) had won. However, producer Saul Zaentz deftly mentioned the other films in his acceptance speech.
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| | Awarded to: | | | - The National Endowment
- For the Arts in recognition of its 20th anniversary and its dedicated commitment to fostering artistic and creative activity and excellence in every area of the arts.
- James Stewart (I)
- For his fifty years of memorable performances,, for his high ideals both on and off the screen, with respect and affection of his colleagues.
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| 17 March |
| Grand Ball Room, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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| | Winners: | | | - Donald A. Anderson (3M Company); Diana Reiners (3M Company)
- For the development of "Cinetrak" Magnetic Film #350/351 for motion picture sound recording.
- Kenneth Richter (Richter Cine Equipment)
- For the design and engineering of the R-2 Auto-Collimator for examining image quality at the focal plane of motion picture camera lenses.
- Günther Schaidt; Rosco Laboratories, Inc.
- For the development of an improved, non-toxic fluid for creating fog and smoke for motion picture production.
- Barry M. Stultz (Film Processing Corp.); Ruben Avila (Film Processing Corp.); Wes Kennedy (Film Processing Corp.)
- For the development of FPC 200 PB Fullcoat Magnetic Film for motion picture sound recording.
- Barry M. Stultz (Film Processing Corp.); Ruben Avila (Film Processing Corp.); Wes Kennedy (Film Processing Corp.); John Mosely
- For the formulation and application of an improved sound track stripe to 70mm motion picture film (Stultz/Avila/Kennedy) and for the engineering research involved therein (Mosely).
- John H. Whitney Jr. (Digital Productions, Inc.); Gary Demos (Digital Productions, Inc.)
- For the practical simulation of motion picture photography by means of computer-generated images.
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| | Winners: | | | - Jonathan Erland (Apogee, Inc.); Robert Bealmear (Apogee, Inc.)
- For an innovative design for front projection screens and an improved method for their construction.
- Howard Preston (Preston Cinema Systems)
- For the design and development of a variable speed control device with automatic exposure compensation for motion picture cameras.
- Nat Tiffen (Tiffen Manufacturing Corp.)
- For the production of high-quality, durable, laminated color filters for motion picture photography.
- Don Trumbull (Apogee, Inc.); Jonathan Erland (Apogee, Inc.); Stephen Fog (Apogee, Inc.); Paul Burk (Apogee, Inc.)
- For the design and development of the "Blue Max" high-power, blue-flux projector for traveling matte composite photography.
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