And the Oscar goes to . . .

Scientific and Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award). To Hoyt H. Yeatman, Jr. of Dream Quest Images and John C. Brewer of the Eastman Kodak Company for the identification and diagnosis leading to the elimination of the “red fringe” artifact in traveling matte composite photography. The elimination of the “red fringe” artifact in traveling matte composite photography obviates expensive additional computerized image processing thus reducing the time involved in producing a seamless and convincing composite shot.