Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Sofia Carson presents a Technical Achievement Award toAndrea Weidlich, for her research on layered materials and implementation of the layering operators and BSDFs in Wētā FX’s Manuka renderer.

Weidlich’s research and the methods underlying Manuka’s layered material system have been influential across the visual effects industry and have allowed Wētā FX to raise the bar for photorealism.

The 2026 Sci-Tech Awards took place at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 28th, 2026.

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