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Year: 1978 (51st) Academy Awards

Category: Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects)

Film Title: Superman

Winner: Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic (fellow winners accepted on Bowie's behalf)

Presenter: Steve Martin

Date & Venue: April 9, 1979; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

COLIN CHILVERS:
Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of my colleagues and myself I'd like to thank the Board of Governors of the Academy for these magnificent awards. Sadly our other associate, Les Bowie, recently passed away. It's a great loss to us and to the industry. We'd like to thank our producer; Richard Donner, our friend and director; and particularly our British crews who, without whose support we wouldn't be here this evening. And finally a thank you to Margot Kidder and Christopher Reeve; what a "Superman." Thank you.

[Ed. note: Mr. Bowie passed away on 1/27/1979.]

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[Note: All winners are present except where noted; NOT all winners may have spoken.]

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