Oscars: Three Women From Disney and Pixar Among SciTech Awards Honorees Carolyn Giardina Oscar Statuettes
Seventeen scientific and technical developments representing 55 individuals including three women, which may be a first in a single season will be honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with Scientific and Technical Awards. The honorees and their work, which includes advancement in hair simulation and sound tech, will be recognized during a virtual presentation hosted by filmmaker Nia DaCosta (
Little Woods) on Feb. 13 starting at 1 p.m. PT on the Oscars’ website.
Science and technology for filmmaking is an area still largely dominated by men. In fact, since 1961, only 20 women have received Scientific and Technical Awards. This year three women will join that list: Hayley Iben, a simulation research engineer at Pixar Animation Studios, who will be honored as part of the Taz hair simulation tech team, as well as Kelly Ward Hammel,
Generations-old family businesses work to uphold their family s livelihood, legacy during pandemic
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Small businesses continue to struggle amid the pandemic, including family businesses that have had generations of success.
With the most recent round of stimulus money on the way, and 10 months into this pandemic, we wanted to ask them one simple question: how are you doing?
âTerrible,â said John Ellwood, who owns a dry-cleaning business near Boulder, Colorado with his wife of nearly 30 years, Wendy. âItâs funny, we havenât paid ourselves since June, and I never thought Iâd collect unemployment, [but] weâre collecting unemployment.â
the daily show. but first, here is a piece of information that should keep democrats up at night: north carolina s beverly per. did you e and washington state s crist gregoire are this country s only two female democratic governors. and they are not running for re-election. the picture isn t nearly as bleak on the republican side. there is arizona s jan brewer new mexico, susan is a martinez oklahoma s mary fallin and south carolina s nikki haley. none of them are up for reelection in november. you can imagine why so many democrats, both women and men are hoping tonight s first guest is elected the next governor of new hampshire. maggie hasson is a former three-term state senator. she faces a primary fight in september, which she is expected to win, and she comes to us tonight from manchester. maggie, welcome into the war room. thanks for having me, governor. well, it s great to have you. so is the possibility of being the only woman democratic governor in office next req