And the Oscar goes to . . .

Scientific or Technical Award (Class III). To Loren L. Ryder, Charles R. Daily and the Paramount Studio Sound Department for the design, construction and use of the first dial controlled step-by-step sound channel line-up and test circuit.

Scientific or Technical Award (Class II). To C. R. Daily, the Paramount Studio Film Laboratory, the Paramount Studio Still Department and the Paramount Studio Engineering Department for the development and first practical application to motion picture and still photography of a method of increasing film speed as first suggested to the industry by E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company.

Scientific or Technical Award (Class III). To Farciot Edouart, C. R. Daily, Hal Corl, H. G. Cartwright, the Paramount Studio Transparency Department and the Paramount Studio Engineering Department for the first application of a special anti-solarizing glass to high-intensity background and spot arc projectors.

Scientific or Technical Award (Class III). To Charles R. Daily, Steve Csillag, the Paramount Studio Engineering Department, the Paramount Studio Editorial Department and the Paramount Studio Music Department for a new precision method of computing variable tempo click tracks.

Scientific or Technical Award (Class III). To Roy C. Stewart and Sons of Stewart-Trans Lux Corp., Dr. C. R. Daily and the Transparency Department of Paramount Pictures Corp. for the engineering and development of the HiTrans and Para-HiTrans rear projection screens.