Carolyn Giardina Some influential developments in theatrical exhibition—including Dolby Atmos sound and a trio of digital laser projectors from Barco, Christie and IMAX–are among the 16 achievements that were honored this year with the Academy of Motion Picture Awards and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards for contributions to motion pictures.
The ceremony, hosted by Natasha Lyonne, was held Friday at the David Geffen Theater of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, followed by a party at Fanny’s restaurant in the museum.
Scientific and Engineering Awards (Academy Plaques) were presented to Charles Q. Robinson, Nicolas Tsingos, Christophe Chabanne, Mark Vinton and the Cinema Audio Group team at Dolby for its object-based Dolby Atmos immersive cinema sound system that launched in 2012 at the then newly-named Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Today there are an estimated 8,000 Dolby Atmos-capable cinema auditoriums around the world. The developers of three laser projectors—digital cinema projectors that use laser light to boost brightness and contrast compared with earlier xenon lamp technology—were also recognized.
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