International 3D Society's 2012 3D Creative Arts Awards - winners

The International 3D Society recognized "distinguished achievement" in the 3D creative arts at a black-tie ceremony held at the Beverly Hills hotel in Los Angeles, presenting 28 trophies known as Lumiere statuettes.

Martin Scorsese's Hugo was the biggest winner with three awards for Best Live Action 3D Feature, Best Stereography -- Live Action, and Best 3D Moment of the Year. In addition, director Martin Scorsese received the Society's Harold Lloyd Filmmaker Award, presented to him by Lloyd's granddaughter Suzanne Lloyd.

The Documentary award winner was Werner Herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams but fellow German Wim Wenders was given a special "Jury Prize" for Excellence for his innovative work on Pina.

Animated Film winners were The Adventures of Tintin which won Best Animated 3D Feature, Puss In Boots with Best Stereography - Animation, and The Lion King which won Best 2D to 3D Conversion.

Sony Corporation of America was presented with the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award for Education at its Sony 3D Technology Center in Culver City, CA.

The International 3D Society is a community of professionals dedicated to the advancement of the art and sciences of stereoscopic 3D technologies and content through education, hands on demonstration and celebration.

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Complete list of winners for the International 3D Society's 2012 3D Creative Arts Awards

Best Live Action 3D Feature
Hugo (Paramount Pictures)

Best Animated 3D feature
The Adventures of Tintin (Paramount Pictures)

Best Stereography -- Live Action
Hugo (Paramount Pictures)

Best Stereography - Animation
Puss In Boots (DreamWorks Animation, DWA)

Best 2D to 3D Conversion
The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Best 3D Moment of the Year
Hugo (Paramount Pictures)

Harold Lloyd Filmmaker Award
Martin Scorsese

3D Short Motion Picture/Narrative
The Foundling (RSA Films)

3D Documentary
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (Creative Differences)

A special "Jury Prize" for Excellence
Pina (Neue Road Films)

Electronic Broadcast Media (Television) -- Entertainment
Fields of Valor: Civil War (3net)

Electronic Broadcast Media (Television) -- Live Event
Ayumi Hamasaki: Arena Tour (Sony Japan)

Electronic Broadcast Media (Television) -- Live Sports
Champions League Final (BSkyB)

Electronic Broadcast Media (Television) -- Ad/Commercial
Best Buy 3D

Electronic Broadcast Media (Television) -- Short
Foster the People - Don't Stop (Digital Revolution Studios)

Special Attraction
King Kong 360 3D (Universal Studios Hollywood)

3D Videogame -- Portable
"Street Fighter IV" (Capcom)

3D Videogame -- Console
"Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception" (Naughty Dog-Sony Computer Electronics)

3D Videogame -- PC
"Batman: Arkham City" (Warner Brothers)

Sir Charles Wheatstone Award
Sony Corporation of America, Sony 3D Technology Center

International "Jury Prizes" were presented to:

Beijing Film Academy (China) -- "The Light of Shanghai Expo"

KT Skylife (Korea) -- "3D Microspace"

NHK (Japan) -- "The Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami"

Nippon Television (Japan) -- "3D Baseball Live"

Sony (Japan) -- "Final Fantasy"

Bandai (Japan) -- "Hipura"

Fuji Television (Japan) -- "Tokyo Control"


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