Philo T. Farnsworth Award

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Philo T. Farnsworth Award
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The Philo T. Farnsworth Award being accepted by Goddard Space Flight Center engineer Richard Nafzger, actress June Lockhart, and Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin on behalf of NASA in 2009.
Awarded for"An agency, company or institution whose contributions over time have significantly impacted television technology and engineering" [1]
CountryUnited States
Presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Reward(s)Statuette
First awarded2003
Currently held by Adobe Inc. (2024)
Website Official website of the Emmy Awards

The Philo T. Farnsworth Award (also called the Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award) [2] is a non-competitive award presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) as part of the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards to "an agency, company or institution whose contributions over time have significantly impacted television technology and engineering". [1] Named for Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of the first fully working all-electronic television system and receiver, [3] the winner is selected by a jury of television engineers from ATAS's Engineering Emmy Awards Committee, who consider "all engineering developments which have proven their efficacy during the awards year and determines which, if any, merit recognition with an Engineering Emmy statuette". [1] The accolade was first awarded in 2003 as a result of about a year of lobbying to ATAS by Farnsworth's wife Pam Farnsworth and Hawaii-based Skinner Entertainment management and production firm owner Georja Skinner. [4] [5]

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At an annual award ceremony held in various locations, the ATAS presents the winner with a copper, gold, nickel and silver statuette of a winged woman holding an atom that was designed by engineer Louis McManus. [6] It was first presented at the 55th Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards ceremony in September 2003. [5] [7] Motion picture equipment company Panavision was selected as the inaugural recipient for its work in developing "specialty camera items, cranes and dollies, Video assists, 35mm optics, cameras, lighting, trucks and grips". [7] Since then, another 16 agencies, companies and institutions have received the award and none have won more than once. No award was given between 2005 and 2007 and in 2020. [8] It has been presented to two separate recipients for different reasons in a calendar year once, in 2010, to the Desilu production company and the Digidesign audio technology firm. [8] [9] As of the 76th Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards, Adobe Inc. is the most recent winner in this category for its work as "a leader in delivering groundbreaking technology that empowers everyone, everywhere to express themselves and bring their stories to life." [10]

Winners

List of Philo T. Farnsworth Award recipients [8]
YearRecipientNationalityRationaleRef.
2003 Panavision Flag of the United States.svg  United States "for its cumulative feats in the advancements of specialty camera items, cranes and dollies, Video assists, 35mm optics, cameras, lighting, trucks and grips" [7]
2004 Chyron Corporation Flag of the United States.svg  United States "for inventing and developing the character generator" [11]
2005–2007 [8]
2008 Evertz Microsystems Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada "for the design, manufacture and marketing of video and audio infrastructure equipment for the production, post production, broadcast and Internet Protocol television" [12]
2009 NASA Flag of the United States.svg  United States "in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the technological innovations that led to the first broadcast from the Moon by Apollo 11 astronauts on July 20, 1969" [13]
2010 Desilu Flag of the United States.svg  United States "for innovating the multi-camera film setup before a live studio audience" [9]
Digidesign Flag of the United States.svg  United States "commemorates Digidesign's historic role while recognizing its ongoing industry importance"
2011 Time Warner Flag of the United States.svg  United States "for their pioneering work in bringing true interactive and versatile on-demand television to audiences as exemplified by the Full Service Network" [14]
Time Warner Cable Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2012 Kodak Flag of the United States.svg  United States "for its impact on television technology and engineering through innovation in image capture, processing and manipulation, as well as its research contributing to the invention of digital cameras" [15]
2013 Sennheiser Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [16] "helped to create innovative audio products and have provided impeccable customer service in the fields of TV and broadcasting" [17]
2014 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Flag of the United States.svg  United States "for the impact of [their] work in advancing the creation, production, and delivery of television content and services" [18]
2015 Grass Valley Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada "for its five-decade history of providing the tools to create signal infrastructure as the television industry grew; for its years of leadership in video routing, switching and manipulation; and for its industry-changing, pioneering strides in digital-image processing and effects" [19]
2016 NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for the development across several decades of pioneering technologies which have expanded the possibilities of broadcasting technology in Japan and all over the world" [20]
2017 Sony Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "Sony Corporation's contributions in technology, content and services have significantly influenced all areas of television production" [2]
2018 Avid Flag of the United States.svg  United States "to honor 30 years of continuous, transformative technology innovations, including products that have improved and accelerated the entire editing and post production process for television" [21]
2019 American Society of Cinematographers Flag of the United States.svg  United States "for the organization's 100 years of commitment to excellence in motion-picture image making" [22]
2020 [8]
2021 Dolby Flag of the United States.svg  United States "for its contributions to TV technology and engineering from its early work on noise reduction and Dolby Stereo to its Dolby Atmos immersive sound and Dolby Vision high dynamic range technologies" [23]
2022 Arri Flag of Germany.svg  Germany "for its more than a century of designing and manufacturing camera and lighting systems as well as its development of systemic technological solutions and service networks for a worldwide complex of film, broadcast, and media industries." [24]
2023 National Association of Broadcasters Flag of the United States.svg  United States "The award recognizes NAB’s centennial anniversary as 'the voice of America’s broadcasters', working to advance their interests through public policy advocacy, educational initiatives and support for content and technology innovation. NAB has played a part in major technological and engineering milestones throughout television history, including: the development of the digital television standard, the development of the ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard and supporting the ongoing NextGen TV transition, stereo audio for analog television, UHF channel allocation and the inclusion of V-chips in television sets." [25]
2024 Adobe Inc. Flag of the United States.svg  United States "For over 40 years, Adobe has been a leader in delivering groundbreaking technology that empowers everyone, everywhere to express themselves and bring their stories to life. From students to creative professionals, and from small businesses to the world's largest enterprises, Adobe's customers use Adobe tools to unleash their creativity, accelerate document productivity and power digital businesses — including Adobe Acrobat; Creative Cloud tools such as Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects and Adobe Express; Substance 3D collection; collaboration tools like Frame.io; and Experience Cloud enterprise solutions, such as Adobe GenStudio." [10]

Statistics

Wins by country
CountryWins
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2

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