Nikola Tesla Satellite Award

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The Nikola Tesla Award is an honorary Satellite Award bestowed by the International Press Academy to recognize the "pioneers of filmmaking technology industry". [1] It was first presented on January 12, 2003, at the 7th Annual Golden Satellite Awards ceremony to George Lucas. Neil Corbould is the latest recipient as of 2023.

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The trophy awarded to the honorees is a bust of inventor Nikola Tesla cast in bronze, on a marble base, inscribed for the recipient. It was designed by Sarajevan sculptor Dragan Radenović. [2]

Honorees

YearRecipientReason
2002 George Lucas For a lifetime of visionary filmmaking achievement and his privately held company, Lucasfilm, continues to expand frontiers in the cinematic arts [1]
2003 James Cameron For his stand-out effects and 3D lens innovations [1]
2004 Jerry Lewis For introducing video-assist and video playback techniques, which have become industry standards [1]
2005 Stan Winston For his special effects contributions to cinema [1]
2006 Richard Donner For creating special effects on the 1978 film Superman that pre-dated contemporary computer-generated images [1]
2007 Dennis Muren For his visual effects in films, especially with computer digital rendering and compositing [1]
2008 Rick Baker For his innovative make-up, prosthetics, and creature effects in films [1]
2009 Roger Deakins For his creative cinematography in films [1]
2010 Robert A. Harris For his work as film preservationist and historian [1]
2011 Douglas Trumbull For his film inventions and entrepreneurial work [3]
2012 Walter Murch For award-winning sound design and editing in films [4]
2013 Garrett Brown For visionary achievement in filmmaking technology [5]
2014 Industrial Light & Magic For setting the standard for visual effects and creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. [1]
2015 Robert Rutherford and Jonathan Miller (Hive Lighting)For their energy efficient, full-spectrum, flicker-free plasma lighting systems. [1]
2016 John Toll For setting a new bar in the future of digital filmmaking. [6]
2017 Robert Legato For his deft atmospheric command of visual effects. [7]
2018 Kevin BaillieFor visionary achievement in filmmaking technology [1]
2019 Joe Letteri For visionary achievement in filmmaking technology [8]
2020 Dick Pope For visionary achievement in filmmaking technology [9]
2021 Joan Collins CareyFor visionary achievement in filmmaking technology
2022 Ryan TudhopeFor visionary achievement in filmmaking technology
2023 Neil Corbould For visionary achievement in filmmaking technology

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Nikola Tesla Award". International Press Academy . Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "International Press Academy Awards". International Press Academy. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  3. ↑ "VFX Pioneer Douglas Trumbull Honored with IPA's 2011 Tesla Award". International Press Academy. November 21, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Quendrith (November 13, 2012). "Terence Stamp, Paul Williams, Walter Murch, X-Men's Bruce Davison Shine Among 17th Satellite Award Honorees". International Press Academy. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  5. ↑ Kilday, Gregg (February 23, 2014). "Satellite Awards: '12 Years a Slave' Wins Best Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ "IPA honors John Toll with the Tesla Award". International Press Academy . Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  7. ↑ "IPA Reveals Noms for 22nd Satellite™ Awards, Plus Robert Legato for Tesla Award & Greta Gerwig as Auteur Recipient". International Press Academy . Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ "2019 Winners". International Press Academy . Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ "2020 Winners". International Press Academy . Retrieved May 9, 2021.
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