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Early Oscars for sound, projection tech engineers among 21 film academy Sci-Tech Awards

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2014 file photo, an Oscar statue stands on the red carpet as preparations are made for the 86th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Oscar nominees in all 24 categories will hear their name announced live next week. Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, they are launching a new tradition of revealing all Oscar contenders in a live news conference. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A sound engineer and the inventor of digital micromirror technology will receive Oscar statuettes when the film academy's Scientific and Technical Awards are presented next month.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that sound engineer David W. Gray and scientist Larry Hornbeck will be recognized among 58 honorees at a Feb. 7 ceremony celebrating the "sciences" part of the organization's name.

Awards will be given to inventors of camera rigs and digital projection technology, software developers and lens creators.

The ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills, California, won't be televised, but some portions will be included in the Academy Awards telecast on Feb. 22.

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