And the Oscar goes to . . .

Scientific and Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award). To Cary Phillips for the design and development of the “Caricature” Animation System at Industrial Light & Magic.

Scientific and Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award). To John R. Anderson, Jim Hourihan, Cary Phillips and Sebastian Marino for the development of the ILM Creature Dynamics System. This system makes hair, clothing, skin, flesh and muscle simulation both directable and integrated within a character animation and rigging environment.

Scientific and Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award). To Cary Phillips, Nico Popravka, Philip Peterson and Colette Mullenhoff for the architecture, development and creation of the artist-driven interface of the ILM Shape Sculpting System. This comprehensive system allows artists to quickly enhance and modify character animation and simulation performances. It has become a crucial part of ILM’s production workflow over the past decade.