Gary Demos Awarded Gordon E. Sawyer Oscar. Feb. 19, 2006.

Pictures contributed by Harold Buchman

Pre-2007 News Item:

News Flash: MARIE DAVIS Died Nov. 9, 2005.
Visual effects producer and editor Marie Davis died of breast cancer at age 47.
Ms. Davis' credits include "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe," "Zathura," "Batman Forever" "Spider-Man 2," "Star Trek: Generations,"The Polar Express," the remake of "Planet of the Apes,"
"The Matrix Reloaded," "The Muppet Christmas Carol" and "Titanic."
Prayers of comfort for her family and friends.
(Information provided by Mike La Fave).

News Flash: Bill Kovacs Passed Away on May 30, 2006. Wikipedia Page(Created by Dave Yost)
Memorial Service for Bill Sunday, June 4, 2006 (Written by Larry Barels.)
Paul Sidlo of REZN8 wrote about Bill Kovacs (Supplied by Dave Yost and Robert S. Block).

News Flash: Tribute & Memorial for Richard "Doc" Baily:
An Event at Cal Arts. June 24, 2006, 7-10pm (Supplied by Robin D'Arcy [1ruedejour@sbcglobal.net].

News Flash: Gary Demos Awarded Gordon E. Sawyer Oscar. Feb 18, 2006 (The link is supplied by Andy Davidson via Mary Ann Ahearn)

Gary Demos Awarded Gordon E. Sawyer Oscar. Feb 18, 2006
Beverly Hills, CA -- Gary Demos, a pioneering motion picture technologist in the motion picture industry, has been voted the Gordon E. Sawyer Award by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Award, an Oscar statuette, will be presented at the Scientific and Technical Awards Dinner on Saturday, February 18 at The Beverly Hilton.

Jim Rygiel's 3rd Academy Award. Feb. 29, 2004.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING.

'The Last Starfighter', the Musical, Beams Down Into World Premiere in NYC
(The news item was supplied by Pam Horgarth and Marianne Morris. The article was originally published in Yahoo) News Flash: 'The Last Starfighter', the Musical, Beams Down Into World Premiere in NYC

2004 Oscar Nominees:
Stefen Fangmeier
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
This is the third Academy Award nomination for Stefen Fangmeier. He was previously nominated for:

THE PERFECT STORM (2000) -- Nominee, Visual Effects
TWISTER (1996) -- Nominee, Visual Effects

Charles Gibson
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
This is the second Academy Award nomination for Charles Gibson. He was previously nominated for:

BABE (1995) -- Winner, Visual Effects