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| 7 April |
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| Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, L.A. County Music Center, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| - There is no host. Instead, awards are presented by seventeen "Friends of Oscar."
- For the first time, the award for best sound is given to the sound mixers themselves, rather than to the studio sound department.
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| | Awarded to: | | | - Cary Grant
- For his unique mastery of the art of screen acting with the respect and affection of his colleagues.
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| | Winners: | | | - Hazeltine Corp.
- For the design and development of the Hazeltine Color Film Analyzer.
- Juan De la Cierva; Dyna-Sciences Corp.
- For the design and development of the Dynalens optical image motion compensator.
- Fouad Said
- For the design and introduction of the Cinemobile series of equipment trucks for location motion picture production.
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| | Winners: | | | - Panavision, Inc.
- For the design and development of the Panaspeed Motion Picture Camera Motor.
- Robert M. Flynn (Universal City Studios, Inc.); Russell Hessy (Universal City Studios, Inc.)
- For a machine-gun modification for motion picture photography.
- Fenton Hamilton (MGM Studios)
- For the concept and engineering of a mobile battery power unit for location lighting.
- Otto Popelka (Magna-Tech Electronics Co., Inc.)
- For the development of an Electronically Controlled Looping System.
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