Nikola Tesla Satellite Award
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. Hive Lighting and its company co-founders Robert Rutherford and Jon Edward Miller are the latest recipient.
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
| Year | Recipient | Reason | 
|---|---|---|
| 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] | 
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Nikola Tesla Award". International Press Academy. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
 - ↑ "International Press Academy Awards". International Press Academy. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
 - ↑ "VFX Pioneer Douglas Trumbull Honored with IPA’s 2011 Tesla Award". International Press Academy. November 21, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
 - ↑ 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.
 - ↑ Kilday, Gregg (February 23, 2014). "Satellite Awards: '12 Years a Slave' Wins Best Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
 
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