The Television Academy has announced the recipients of the 76th Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards, which honour an individual, company or organisation for developments in broadcast technology.
Nvidia founder Jason Huang will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his work on pioneering accelerated computing.
Adobe will receive two awards, including the Corporate Achievement Award. The company is also being honoured for its work in developing the Adobe Substance Partner, a non-destructive 3D texture painting application.
“It’s an incredible honour to accept two Emmys from the Television Academy this year,” said Ashley Still, senior vice president, Creative Cloud. “These awards are a testament to our talented team, who work every single day to unlock new creative possibilities for the entertainment industry. Those most deserving of acknowledgement are the artists and creative community who rely on Adobe tools to bring their stories to screens of all sizes. We are grateful to be a part of your creative process and are in awe of the incredible work you produce.”
Avid will also pick up an award for its Avid Multicamera System, which the Television Academy describes as “a dominant technology and product offering in the industry”.
The Tiffin Company is being honoured for the development of the Steadicam Volt, which utilises electronic stabilisation technology to assist camera operators in achieving and maintaining smooth, consistent and level camera shots.
Other honourees include Craig Seidel for the development of the MovieLabs Digital Distribution Framework; and Jeremy Hochman, Chris Byrne, Colin Cook and Justin Nicolaides for the development of Megapixel’s HELIOS LED Processing Platform.
Benjamin Graf will receive an Emmy for the development of Accentize’s dxRevive Pro; and Stuart Geman, Kevin Manbeck, John Mertus, and Michael Braca for the development of the DRS Nova Film and Video Restoration Software; Paul Pan, Yanchong Zhao, Tie Su, Shimeng Bei are being honoured for the development of the DJI Ronin Series.
“This year we honour a diverse group of technologies that enable and advance the storytelling process for television production,” said committee co-chairs Barry Zegel and Wendy Aylsworth. “Electro/Mechanical Camera Stabilisation systems, software programs that aid the editing and creation process, support for LED Volumes production, the MDDF (MovieLabs Digital Distribution Framework) Standard, and the use of generative artificial intelligence tools are all included in this year’s awards. This wide range of technologies demonstrates the amazing achievements throughout our industry.”
