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John Schwartzman, ASC took
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The ASC accorded several other

honors

the

clarity of a
tropical lagoon

brooding stillness
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during the evening. An Award
Special Recognition was presented

filmmaker and historian Kevin

Brownlow for his efforts

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ument the history of that seminal era.
The Presidents Award was given to
visual-effects

wizard

Howard

Anderson, Jr., ASC, and the Board of
Governors Award

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