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. Simon Hayes is the latest recipient as of 2024.

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

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YearRecipientReason
2002George LucasFor a lifetime of visionary filmmaking achievement and his privately held company, Lucasfilm, continues to expand frontiers in the cinematic arts[1]
2003James CameronFor his stand-out effects and 3D lens innovations[1]
2004Jerry LewisFor introducing video-assist and video playback techniques, which have become industry standards[1]
2005Stan WinstonFor his special effects contributions to cinema[1]
2006Richard DonnerFor creating special effects on the 1978 film Superman that pre-dated contemporary computer-generated images[1]
2007Dennis MurenFor his visual effects in films, especially with computer digital rendering and compositing[1]
2008Rick BakerFor his innovative make-up, prosthetics, and creature effects in films[1]
2009Roger DeakinsFor his creative cinematography in films[1]
2010Robert A. HarrisFor his work as film preservationist and historian[1]
2011Douglas TrumbullFor his film inventions and entrepreneurial work[3]
2012Walter MurchFor award-winning sound design and editing in films[4]
2013Garrett BrownFor visionary achievement in filmmaking technology[5]
2014Industrial Light & MagicFor setting the standard for visual effects and creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film.[1]
2015Robert Rutherford and Jonathan Miller (Hive Lighting)For their energy efficient, full-spectrum, flicker-free plasma lighting systems.[1]
2016John TollFor setting a new bar in the future of digital filmmaking.[6]
2017Robert LegatoFor his deft atmospheric command of visual effects.[7]
2018Kevin BaillieFor visionary achievement in filmmaking technology[1]
2019Joe LetteriFor visionary achievement in filmmaking technology[8]
2020Dick PopeFor visionary achievement in filmmaking technology[9]
2021Joan Collins CareyFor visionary achievement in filmmaking technology
2022Ryan TudhopeFor visionary achievement in filmmaking technology
2023Neil CorbouldFor visionary achievement in filmmaking technology
2024Simon HayesFor visionary achievement in filmmaking technology
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