Der Oscar für Wissenschaft und Entwicklung (Academy Scientific & Engineering Award) ist eine seit 1931 vergebene Auszeichnung der Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences und würdigt herausragende Leistungen auf dem Gebiet der Weiterentwicklung der Filmindustrie.
Bei dem Preis handelt es sich um eine sogenannte Class II-Auszeichnung, da die Preisträger keine Oscar-Statuette (Class I), sondern seit 2025 eine kleinere Oscar-Statue in einer Acryl-Box (Class II) erhalten. Zum Teil wurden in einem Jahr mehrere Preise in dieser Kategorie vergeben.
1931 bis 1939 Jahr Preisträger Preisbegründung (englisch) 1931 Fox Film Corporation „for effective use of synchro-projection composite photography“ 1932 Technicolor Motion Picture Corp. „for its color cartoon process“ 1934 Electrical Research Products Inc. „for their wide range recording and reproducing system“ RCA Victor Co. Inc. „for their high-fidelity recording and reproducing system“ 1935 Electrical Research Products Inc. „for their development of the vertical cut disc method of recording sound“ 1936 Agfa Ansco Corp. „for their development of the Agfa infra-red film“ Eastman Kodak Co. „for their development of the Eastman Pola-Screen“ 1937 Edward C. Wente (Bell Telephone Laboratories) „for their multi-cellular high-frequency horn and receiver“ RCA Manufacturing Co., Inc. „for their rotary stabilizer sound head“ 1938 Walt Disney Prods. Ltd. „for the design and application to production of the Multi-Plane Camera“ Eastman Kodak Co. „for two fine-grain duplicating film stocks“ Farciot Edouart (Paramount Pictures, Inc.) „for the development of the Paramount dual screen transparency camera setup“ Douglas Shearer (M-G-M Studio Sound Dept.) „for a method of varying the scanning width of variable density sound tracks (squeeze tracks) for the purpose of obtaining an increased amount of noise reduction“ 1939 nicht vergeben
1940 bis 1949 Jahr Preisträger Preisbegründung (englisch) 1940 nicht vergeben 1941 nicht vergeben 1942 Electrical Research Products Division of Western Electric Co. Inc. „for the development of the precision integrating sphere densitometer“ RCA Manufacturing Co. „for the design and development of the MI-3043 Uni-directional microphone“ 1943 Carroll Clark, F. Thomas Thompson (RKO Radio Studio Art and Miniature Departments) „for the design and construction of a moving cloud and horizon machine“ Daniel B. Clark (20th Century-Fox Corp.) „for the development of a lens calibration system and the application of this system to exposure control in cinematography“ 1944 Farciot Edouart, Earle Morgan, Barton Thompson (Paramount Studio Engineering and Transparency Departments) „for the development and practical application to motion picture production of a method of duplicating and enlarging natural color photographs, transferring the image emulsions to glass plates and projecting these slides by especially designed stereopticon equipment“ Photo Products Dept. of DuPont „for the development of fine-grain motion picture films“ 1945 Stephen Dunn (RKO Radio SSD, Radio Corp. of America) „for the design and development of the electronic compressor-limiter“ 1946 nicht vergeben 1947 nicht vergeben 1948 Charles Crawford Davis (Electrical Research Products Division of Western Electric Co. Inc.) „for the development and application of an improved film drive filter mechanism“ Charles R. Daily (Paramount Studio Film Laboratory, Still and Engineering Departments) „for the development and first practical applications to motion picture and still photography of a method of increasing film speed as first suggested to the industry by E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co“ 1949 Victor Caccialanza, Maurice Ayers (Paramount Studio Set Construction Dept.) „for the development and application of "Paralite", a new lightweight plaster process for set construction“ Nick Kalten, Louis J. Witte (20th Century Fox Studio Mechanical Effects Dept.) „for a process of preserving and flame-proofing foliage“
1950 bis 1959 Jahr Preisträger Preisbegründung (englisch) 1950 nicht vergeben 1951 James B. Gordon (20th Century-Fox Studio Camera Dept.) „for the design and development of a multiple-image film viewer“ John P. Livadary, Floyd Campbell, Lloyd W. Russell (Columbia SSD) „for the development of a multi-track magnetic re-recording system“ Loren L. Ryder (Paramount SSD) „for the first studio-wide application of magnetic sound recording to motion picture production“ 1952 Gordon Jennings, S. L. Stancliffe (Paramount Studio Special Photographic and Engineering Departments) „for the design, construction and application of a servo-operated recording and repeating device“ Olin L. Dupy (M-G-M Studio) „for the design, construction and application of a motion picture reproducing system“ Radio Corp. of America, Victor Division „for pioneering direct positive recording with anticipatory noise reduction“ 1953 Technicolor Motion Picture Corp. „for an improved method of color motion picture photography under incandescent light“ 1954 Reeves Soundcraft Corp. „for their development of a process of applying stripes of magnetic oxide to motion picture film“ 1955 nicht vergeben 1956 Eastman Kodak Co. „for Eastman Tri-X panchromatic negative film“ Farciot Edouart, Hal Corl (Paramount Studio Transparency Dept.) „for the engineering and development of a double-frame, triple-head background projector“ 1957 nicht vergeben 1958 Société d'Optique et de Mécanique de Haute Précision „for the development of a high speed variafocal photographic lens“ Harlan L. Baumbach, Lorand Wargo, Howard M. Little (Unicorn Engineering Corp.) „for the development of an automatic printer light selector“ 1959 Don W. Prideaux, Leroy G. Leighton (Lamp Division of General Electric Co.) „for the development and production of an improved 10 kilowatt lamp for motion picture set lighting“ Panavision, Inc. „for the design and development of the Auto Panatar anamorphic photographic lens for 35mm CinemaScope photography“
1960 bis 1969 Jahr Preisträger Preisbegründung (englisch) 1960 Douglas Shearer (M-G-M, Inc.), Robert Gottschalk (Panavision, Inc.), Richard Moore (Panavision, Inc.) „for the development of a system of producing and exhibiting wide film motion pictures known as Camera 65“ Wadsworth E. Pohl, William Evans, Werner Hopf, S. E. Howse, Thomas P. Dixon (Stanford Research Institute, Technicolor Corp.) „for the design and development of the Technicolor electronic printing timer“ Wadsworth E. Pohl, Jack Alford, Henry Imus, Joseph Schmit, Paul W. Fassnacht, Al Lofquist (Technicolor Corp.) „for the development and practical application of equipment for wet printing“ Howard S. Coleman (Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.), A. Francis Turner (Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.), Harold H. Schroeder (Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.), James R. Benford (Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.), Harold E. Rosenberger (Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.) „for the design and development of the Balcold projection mirror“ Robert P. Gutterman (General Kinetics, Inc.) (Lipsner-Smith Corp.) „for the design and development of the CF-2 Ultra-sonic Film Cleaner“ 1961 Ampex Professional Products Co. „for the production of a well-engineered multi-purpose sound system combining high standards of quality with convenience of control, dependable operation and simplified emergency provisions“ 1962 Sylvania Electric Products, Inc. „for the development of a hand held high-power photographic lighting unit known as the Sun Gun Professional“ James Dale, Syd Wilson, Harry E. Rice, John K. Rude, Laurie Atkin, Wadsworth E. Pohl, Harold Peasgood (Technicolor Corp.) „for a process of automatic selective printing“ Earl Sponable (20th Century-Fox Research Dept.), Herbert E. Bragg (20th Century-Fox Research Dept.), F. D. Leslie, R. D. Whitmore, A. A. Alden, Endel Pool, James B. Gordon (20th Century-Fox Research Dept., Deluxe Laboratories, Inc.) „for a system of decompressing and recomposing CinemaScope pictures for conventional aspect ratios“ 1963 Ralph T. Chapman „for the design and development of an advanced motion picture crane“ Albert S. Pratt (Professional Division, Bell & Howell Co.), James L. Wassell (Professional Division, Bell & Howell Co.), Hans Christoph Wohlrab (Professional Division, Bell & Howell Co.) „for the design and development of a new and improved automatic motion picture additive color printer“ North American Philips Co., Inc. „for the design and engineering of the Norelco Universal 70/35mm motion picture projector“ Charles E. Sutter (Paramount Pictures Corp.), William Bryson Smith (Paramount Pictures Corp.), Louis C. Kennell (Paramount Pictures Corp.) „for the engineering and application to motion picture production of a new system of electric power distribution“ 1964 nicht vergeben 1965 Sidney P. Solow (Consolidated Film Industries), Edward H. Reichard (Consolidated Film Industries), Carl W. Hauge (Consolidated Film Industries), Job Sanderson (Consolidated Film Industries) „for the design and development of a versatile Automatic 35mm Composite Color Printer“ Pierre Angénieux „for the development of a ten-to-one Zoom Lens for cinematography“ 1966 Arthur J. Hatch (Strong Electric Corp., subsidiary of the General Precision Equipment Corp.) „for the design and development of an Air Blown Carbon Arc Projection Lamp“ Stefan Kudelski „for the design and development of the Nagra portable 1/4x22; tape recording system for motion picture sound recording“ 1967 Mitchell Camera Corp. „for the design and development of the Mitchell Mark II 35mm Portable Motion Picture Reflex Camera“ Arnold & Richter KG „for the design and development of the Arriflex 35mm Portable Motion Picture Reflex Camera“ 1968 nicht vergeben 1969 Donald W. Norwood „for the design and development of the Norwood Photographic Exposure Meters“ Eastman Kodak Co., Producers Service Co. „for the development of a new high-speed step-optical reduction printer“ Ed Di Giulio (Cinema Product Development Company), Niels G. Petersen (Cinema Product Development Company), Norman S. Hughes (Cinema Product Development Company) „for the design and application of a conversion which makes available the reflex viewing system for motion picture cameras“ Optical Coating Laboratories, Inc. „for the development of an improved anti-reflection coating for photographic and projection lens systems“ Eastman Kodak Co. „for the introduction of a new high speed motion picture color negative film“ Panavision, Inc. „for the conception, design and introduction of a 65mm hand-held motion picture camera“ Todd-AO Co., Mitchell Camera Co. „for the design and engineering of the Todd-AO hand-held motion picture camera“
1970 bis 1979