And the Oscar goes to . . .

Scientific or Technical Award (Class III). To Fred Ponedel of Warner Bros. Studio for pioneering the fabrication and practical application to motion picture color photography of large translucent photographic backgrounds.

Scientific or Technical Award (Class III). To Fred Ponedel, Ralph Ayres and George Brown of Warner Bros. Studio for an air-driven water motor to provide flow, wake and white water for marine sequences in motion pictures.

Scientific or Technical Award (Class III). To Fred Ponedel, George Brown and Conrad Boye of the Warner Bros. Special Effects Department for the design and fabrication of a new rapid fire marble gun.