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Article: SGI Sweeps Academy Award Visual Effects Nominations for Eighth Year in a Row; All Nominees for Best Visual Effects and Two of Three in the New 'Best Animated Feature Film' Category Created Using SGI Workstations and Servers.
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- PR Newswire
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- March 11, 2002
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- For the eighth consecutive year all films nominated for an Academy Award(R) for Distinguished Achievement in Visual Effects relied on the power of SGI(R) high-performance computer graphics systems to create the year's most unforgettable images. The amazing worlds and cyborgs of A.I.: Artificial Intelligence and the harrowing air and sea battles of Pearl Harbor were made possible by the creative artistry of Industrial Light + Magic (ILM), a division of Lucas Digital Ltd. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) also recognized Weta Digital, a New Zealand company that built a state-of-the-art production facility based on SGI systems in ...