Computer Graphics Achievement Award
The computer graphics achievement award is given to an individual for outstanding achievement in computer graphics and interactive techniques. The award includes a prize of $2,000.
Current Recipient
Aaron Hertzmann
For his pioneering work in non-photorealistic animation and rendering (NPR), image synthesis, character animation, computational photography and the interplay between computer generated and traditional art
Previous Recipients
- 2023 Wolfgang Heidrich
- 2022 Michiel van de Panne
- 2021 Doug L. James
- 2020 Kavita Bala
- 2019 Denis Zorin
- 2018 Daniel Cohen-Or
- 2017 Ramesh Raskar
- 2016 Frédo Durand
- 2015 Steve Marschner
- 2014 Thomas Funkhouser
- 2013 Holly Rushmeier
- 2012 Greg Turk
- 2011 Richard Szeliski
- 2010 Jessica Hodgins
- 2009 Michael Kass
- 2008 Ken Perlin
- 2007 Greg Ward
- 2006 Thomas W. Sederberg
- 2005 Jos Stam
- 2004 Hugues Hoppe
- 2003 Peter Schröder
- 2002 David Kirk
- 2001 Andrew Witkin
- 2000 David H. Salesin
- 1999 Tony DeRose
- 1998 Michael F. Cohen
- 1997 Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz
- 1996 Marc Levoy
- 1995 Kurt Akeley
- 1994 Kenneth E. Torrance
- 1993 Pat Hanrahan
- 1992 Henry Fuchs
- 1991 James T. Kajiya
- 1990 Richard Shoup and Alvy Ray Smith
- 1989 John Warnock
- 1988 Alan H. Barr
- 1987 Robert Cook
- 1986 Turner Whitted
- 1985 Loren Carpenter
- 1984 James H. Clark
- 1983 James F. Blinn
Nomination Procedure
ACM SIGGRAPH members are encouraged to nominate individuals for the Computer Graphics Achievement Award by sending an email to the Technical Awards Chair (technical_awards@siggraph.org) by January 31 of each year.
Requirements
- Name, address, phone number, and email address of the nominator
- Name and email address of the candidate
- Suggested citation (maximum of 25 words)
- Nomination statement (maximum of 500 words in length) addressing why the candidate should receive this award
Your nomination should describe a candidate’s most significant research contribution(s), and optionally describe industrial impact, community service, and/or other contributions to computer graphics and interactive techniques. The Technical Awards Committee uses nomination statements as the main basis for their selections, so a concise and clear statement is strongly encouraged. Descriptions of a small number of contributions (one is acceptable) are preferable to a long list of activities.