And the Oscar goes to . . .

Scientific or Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award). To Matt Sweeney and Lucinda Strub for the development of an automatic capsule gun for simulating bullet hits for motion picture special effects.

Visual Effects. Apollo 13, Imagine Entertainment and Universal Pictures Production; Universal. Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker and Matt Sweeney.

Scientific and Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award). To James F. Foley, Charles E. Converse and F. Edward Gardner of UCISCO; and to Robert W. Stoker, Jr. and Matt Sweeney for the development and realization of Liquid Synthetic Air.

Scientific and Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award). To Mic Rodgers and Matt Sweeney for the concept, design and realization of the “Mic Rig.” This self-contained, low bed picture car carrier and camera platform enables the safe, economic and realistic filming of action sequences that may involve principal actors and dialogue.