Academy President Tom Sherak during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards on February 20, 2010, in Beverly Hills, California. Photo courtesy of ©A.M.P.A.S.

Fifteen scientific and technical achievements have been chosen for further awards consideration the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced.

The Scientific and Technical Awards committee decided to make the list public to allow individuals and companies the chance to present their achievements for consideration. That deadline for submission is August 31st.

The committee has selected the following for consideration:

OBQ/DOALL (Industrial Light & Magic)

Queue (Rhythm & Hues)

Race Render Queue System (Digital Domain)

Qube (PipelineFX)

Misterd (Pixar Animation Studios)

RQS/Depgraph Render Management System (DreamWorks Animation)

Cue3 (Sony Pictures Imageworks)

Alfred – Job Queuing and Distributing Rendering System (Pixar Animation Studios)

XGen – Arbitrary Primitive Generator (Walt Disney Animation Studios)

Expression Analysis for Facial Motion Capture (Weta Digital)

Efficient Global Illumination System for Computer Graphic Films (PDI/DreamWorks Animation)

cineSync (Rising Sun Research Pty. Ltd.)

Timecode Slate (Entertainment Technology)

NAC Servo Winches (NAC Company)

Cannon-Less Turnover System (Performance Picture Vehicles)

The committee is set to meet in early December to give their recommendations to the Academy’s Board of Governors, who will make the final awards decisions.

The 2010 Scientific and Technical Awards will be presented Saturday, February 12th, 2011 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.