The Steven A. Coons Award

Description

The Steven A. Coons award is given in odd-numbered years to an individual to honor that person's lifetime contribution to computer graphics and interactive techniques.

Nominations

Members may nominate individuals for the Steven A. Coons Award by contacting the Awards chair, John (Spike) Hughes. Nominations for the award are due by January 30, 2009.

Recipients

• 2007 Nelson Max (video)
  
• 2005 Tomoyuki Nishita
  
• 2003 Pat Hanrahan
• 2001 Lance J. Williams
• 1999 James F. Blinn
• 1997 James Foley
• 1995 Jose Luis Encarnacao
• 1993 Ed Catmull
• 1991 Andries van Dam
• 1989 David C. Evans
• 1987 Donald P. Greenberg
• 1985 Pierre Bezier
• 1983 Ivan E. Sutherland

The Computer Graphics Achievement Award

Description

The Computer Graphics Achievement award is given each year to recognize an individual for an outstanding achievement in computer graphics and interactive techniques.

Nominations

Members may nominate individuals for the Computer Graphics Achievement Award by contacting the Awards chair, John (Spike) Hughes. Nominations for the award are due by January 30, 2009.

Recipients

• 2008 Ken Perlin (video)
• 2007 Greg Ward (video)
• 2006 Thomas W. Sederberg
  
• 2005 Jos Stam
  
• 2004 Hugues Hoppe
• 2003 Peter Schröder
• 2002 David Kirk
• 2001 Andrew Witkin
• 2000 David H. Salesin
• 1999 Tony DeRose
• 1998 Michael F. Cohen
• 1997 Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz
• 1996 Marc Levoy
• 1995 Kurt Akeley
• 1994 Kenneth E. Torrance
• 1993 Pat Hanrahan
• 1992 Henry Fuchs
• 1991 James T. Kajiya
• 1990 Richard Shoup and Alvy Ray Smith
• 1989 John Warnock
• 1988 Alan H. Barr
• 1987 Robert Cook
• 1986 Turner Whitted
• 1985 Loren Carpenter
• 1984 James H. Clark
• 1983 James F. Blinn

The Outstanding Service Award

Description

The Outstanding Service Award is awarded in even-numbered years to recognize a career of outstanding service to ACM SIGGRAPH by a volunteer. It recognizes an individual who has given extraordinary service to ACM SIGGRAPH, both in the trenches and in positions of more responsibility or visibility, over a significant period of time.

The criteria used to evaluate the award include (1) the magnitude of impact of the service, and (2) the degree of sacrifice incurred by the service.

Nominations

Nominations for the award are due by January the 31st, 2010 and should include:

• Name(s) of the individual(s) being nominated (address and/or phone number and/or email address are also appreciated).
• A description of the service(s) to ACM SIGGRAPH and time period.
• A statement by the nominator describing the significance of the service(s) noted above. Additional letters of support and other materials are not necessary but will be appreciated.
• Nominator's name, address, telephone number, fax number, and email address.

Members may nominate individuals for the Outstanding Service Award by contacting the Awards chair, Joe Marks.

Recipients

• 2008 Stephen Spencer (video)
• 2006 John Fujii
• 2004 Judy Brown
• 2004 Steve Cunningham
• 2002 Bertram Herzog
• 2000 Tom DeFanti and Copper Giloth
• 1998 Maxine Brown

The Significant New Researcher Award

Description

The Significant New Researcher Award is awarded annually to a researcher who has made a recent significant contribution to the field of computer graphics and is new to the field. The intent is to recognize people very early in their career who have already made a notable contribution and are likely to make more.

Nominations

Members may nominate individuals for the Computer Graphics Achievement Award by contacting the Awards chair, John (Spike) Hughes. Nominations for the award are due by January 30, 2009.

Recipients

• 2008 Maneesh Agrawala (video)
• 2007 Ravi Ramamoorthi (video)
• 2006 Takeo Igarashi
• 2005 Ron Fedkiw
  
• 2004 Zoran Popović
• 2003 Mathieu Desbrun
• 2002 Steven J. Gortler
• 2001 Paul E. Debevec

The Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement in Digital Art

Description

The Distinguished Artist Award is awarded annually to an artist who has created a substantial and important body of work that significantly advances aesthetic content in the field of digital art.

Nominations

Nominations are due by December 1, 2008, sent to Cynthia Beth Rubin, the Awards chair, and should include:

• Name(s) of the individual(s) being nominated (address and/or phone number and/or email address are also appreciated).
• References to websites with the artist's works and/or texts are most helpful (multiple references are welcome).
• Nominator's name, address, telephone number, fax number, and email address.

A statement by the nominator describing the significance of the artist's contributions according to the following criteria: (1) The Artist has been contributing internationally to the digital arts for more than Twenty (20) years.(2) The Artist has produced important work(s) that is(are) referenced in digital art history/theory papers/books. (3) The Artist has established an unexplored area in the field of digital art/media art. (4) The Artist has been advancing the use of digital technologies in creative expression.(5) The Artist has contributed to the history and/or theory and/or practice of digital art through writing and presentations.

Recipients

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Computer Animation Festival, SIGGRAPH

Description

Groundbreaking films presented at the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival have amazed audiences for three decades. Since 1999, the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival has also been an official qualifying festival for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences "Best Animated Short Film" award

For more detailed information of the SIGGRAPH 2008 Computer Animation Festival and Prize Winners, click here.

Recipients

• 2008 Best of Show - Oktapodi
• 2008 Best Student Piece - 893
• 2008 Jury Award - Mauvais Rôle
• 2008 Best Told Fable - Our Wonderful Nature
• 2008 Audience Prize - Oktapodi
• 2007 Best of Show - Ark
• 2007 Jury Honors - Dreammaker
• 2007 Award of Excellence - En Tus Brazos
• 2006 Best of Show - One Rat Short (Alex Weil. Charlex, Inc. USA)
• 2006 Special Jury Honors - 458nm ( Jan Bitzer, Ilija Brunck, Tom Weber.
  Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Germany)
• 2005 Best of Show - 9
• 2005 Jury Honors - Fallen Art
• 2005 Jury Honors - La Migration Bigoudenn
  

• 2004 Jury Honors Ryan (Chris Landreth)
• 2004 Best Animated Short Birthday Boy (Sejong Park)
  
• 2003 Best of Show - Eternal Gaze (Sam Chen)
• 2003 Jury Honors - Tim Tom (SupInfoCom students)
  
• 2002 In Memoriam – Robert Abel 1937 – 2001 (produced by Harry Marks)
• 2002 Best Animated Short - The Cathedral (Tomek Baginski, Platige Image)
• 2002 Jury Award - Le Deserteur (Olivier Coulon, Aude Danset, Paulo De Lucia, Ludovic Savonniere, Supinfocom/One Plus One)
• 2001 Jury Honors Award - F8 (Jason Wen)
• 2001 Best Animated Short Film - Values (Van Phan)
• 2000 Best of Show - Onimusha: Opening Movie of PS2
  
• 2000 Jury Honors Award - Stationen Fachhochschule Hannover
• 1999 Best of Show - Bunny
  
• 1999 Jury Award - Masks
  

Computer Animation Festival, SIGGRAPH Asia

Description

The SIGGRAPH Asia Computer Animation Festival is also considered an official qualifying festival for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences "Best Animated Short Film" award

For more detailed information of the SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 Computer Animation Festival and Prize Winners, click here.

Recipients

• 2008 Best of Show - This Way Up
• 2008 Jury Special Award - Kudan
• 2008 Jury Special Award - Oktapodi