Each GSCA member organization is allowed to cast one ballot for the Film Awards. Voting contacts will receive an email on July 6 with voting instructions and a link to the ballot. Ballots must be submitted 11:59 pm EDT on July 20. If you are the voting contact for your organization's GSCA membership and do not receive the ballot, please contact kelly@giantscreencinema.com.
The films below have been submitted for consideration.
2020 Awards
Best Cinematography 2020
- Ancient Caves (Jonathan Bird, Tim Geers, Zach Peterson, Brad Ohlund, Rob Walker)
- Apollo 11: Quarantine (Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Urs Furrer, Jeri Sopanen, Theo Kamecke, James Allen, Adam Holender)
- Asteroid Hunters (Sean MacLeod Phillips, ASC)
- Back From the Brink: Saved From Extinction (Sean Casey)
- Dinosaurs of Antarctica (Reed Smoot)
- Expedition Chesapeake: A Journey of Discovery (James Neihouse)
- Into America's Wild (Brad Ohlund, Robert Walker, Justin Ostensen, Jason Sturgis, Mike Brown, Jamey Warner)
- Mountain Adventure: Out of Bounds (Nick Robinson, Cam Batten, Caspar Mazzotti)
- Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker (Jon Shaw ACS, Cam Batten, Tim Nagle)
- Secrets of the Universe (Tristan Breeuwer)
Best Sound Design 2020
- Ancient Caves (Jonathan Bird, Brian Eimer, Zach Peterson, Josh Pichardo, Robynne Trueman)
- Apollo 11: Quarantine (Eric Milano And Brian Eimer)
- Asteroid Hunters (William Files, Phil Barrie)
- Back From the Brink: Saved From Extinction (Brian Eimer)
- Dinosaurs of Antarctica (Brian Eimer)
- Into America's Wild (Michael Payne M.P.S.E., Bruce Tanis, Andrew DeCristofaro)
- Mountain Adventure: Out of Bounds (Peter Purcell, Pow Wow Film Studios)
- Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker (Peter Purcell)
- Secrets of the Universe (Ed Douglas)
Best Original Score 2020
- Ancient Caves (Bruce Zimmerman)
- Apollo 11: Quarantine (Matt Morton)
- Asteroid Hunters (John Debney)
- Back From the Brink: Saved From Extinction (Halli Cauthery & Henry Jackman)
- Dinosaurs of Antarctica (Cody Westheimer)
- Into America's Wild (H. Scott Salinas)
- Mountain Adventure: Out of Bounds (Michael Lira)
- Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker (Michael Lira)
Best Visual Effects 2020
- Ancient Caves (Troy Whitmer)
- Apollo 11: Quarantine
- Asteroid Hunters (Antoine Durr, Jini Durr, Bert Poole, Neishaw Ali)
- Back From the Brink: Saved From Extinction ( Legend VFX - Matthew Kemper, Vivek Shelke, Balaji Sreedharan, Mangesh Palkrit, Kaya Herman)
- Dinosaurs of Antarctica (BUF)
- Into America's Wild (Alan G. Markowitz)
- Mountain Adventure: Out of Bounds (House of Nerds)
- Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker (Definition Studios Australia, Hammer Productions, House of Nerds)
- Secrets of the Universe (Mario Rachiele)
Best Film for Lifelong Learning 2020
- Ancient Caves (directed by Jonathan Bird, produced by Oceanic Research Group, distributed by MacGillivray Freeman Films)
- Apollo 11: Quarantine (directed by Todd Douglas Miller, produced by Statement Pictures, distributed by Neon)
- Asteroid Hunters (directed by W.D. Hogan, produced by Phil Groves and Jini Durr, distributed by IMAX Entertainment)
- Back From the Brink: Saved From Extinction (directed by Sean Casey, produced by ROAM/AGBO, distributed by Cosmic Picture)
- Dinosaurs of Antarctica (directed by David Clark, produced and distributed by Giant Screen Films)
- Expedition Chesapeake: A Journey of Discovery (directed by Greg Matkosky, produced by Whitaker Center Productions, distributed by Reef Distribution)
- Into America's Wild (directed by Greg MacGillivray, produced and distributed by MacGillivray Freeman Films)
- Mountain Adventure: Out of Bounds (directed by Caspar Mazzotti; produced by David Gross, Tim Maddocks and Nick Robinson; distributed by K2 Studios)
- Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker (directed by Amelia McCarten and Paul Phelan, produced by David Gross and Sarah Beard, distributed by K2 Studios)
- Secrets of the Universe (directed and produced by Stephen Low, distributed by K2 Studios)
Best Film-Short Subject 2020
- Ancient Caves (directed by Jonathan Bird, produced by Oceanic Reasearch Group, distributed by MacGillivray Freeman Films)
- Apollo 11: Quarantine (directed by Todd Douglas Miller, produced by Statement Pictures, distributed by Neon)
- Asteroid Hunters (directed by W.D. Hogan, produced by Phil Groves and Jini Durr, distributed by IMAX Entertainment)
- Back From the Brink: Saved From Extinction (directed by Sean Casey, produced by ROAM/AGBO, distributed by Cosmic Picture)
- Dinosaurs of Antarctica (directed by David Clark, produced and distributed by Giant Screen Films)
- Expedition Chesapeake: A Journey of Discovery (directed by Greg Matkosky, produced by Whitaker Center Productions, distributed by Reef Distribution)
- Into America's Wild (directed by Greg MacGillivray, produced and distributed by MacGillivray Freeman Films)
- Mountain Adventure: Out of Bounds (directed by Caspar Mazzotti, produced by David Gross and Nick Robinson, distributed by K2 Studios)
- Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker (directed by Amelia McCarten and Paul Phelan, produced by David Gross and Sarah Beard, distributed by K2 Studios)
- Secrets of the Universe (directed and produced by Stephen Low, distributed by K2 Studios)
No films were submitted for Best Film-Feature Length for 2020
2021 Awards
Best Cinematography 2021
- Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia (Earle Dresner, Peter Beeh, Kimlon Meng, Murray Fredericks)
- Antarctica (Alexander Vail, Hugh Miller, John Aitchison, Rolf Steinmann, Mark MacEwen, John Brown, Bertie Gregory, Pete McCowen, Ted Giffords, Dan Beecham, Espen Rekdal, Justin Hofman)
- Astronaut: Ocean to Orbit (Jonathan Bird, Tim Geers, Tim Howe)
Best Sound Design 2021
- Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia (Peter Purcell)
- Antarctica (Tim Owens, Kate Hopkins, Jonny Crew)
- Astronaut: Ocean to Orbit (Jonathan Bird, Tim Howe)
Best Original Score 2021
- Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia (Christopher Elves)
- Antarctica (Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea)
- Astronaut: Ocean to Orbit (Bruce Zimmerman)
Best Visual Effects 2021
- Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia (Darkframe Digital, House of Nerds, Akromat, Thought Cafe, Sensilab, Rangi Sutton)
- Antarctica (Onsight LTD)
- Astronaut: Ocean to Orbit (Jonathan Bird, Tim Howe)
Best Film for Lifelong Learning 2021
- Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia (directed by Murray Pope; produced by David Gross, Murray Pope, Christopher Zaryc; distributed by K2 Studios)
- Antarctica (directed by Fredi Devas, produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit, distributed by SK Films)
- Astronaut: Ocean to Orbit (directed by Jonathan Bird, produced by Oceanic Research Group, distributed by MacGillivray Freeman Films)
Best Film-Short Subject 2021
- Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia (directed by Murray Pope; produced by David Gross, Murray Pope, Christopher Zaryc; distributed by K2 Studios)
- Antarctica (directed by Fredi Devas, produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit, distributed by SK Films)
- Astronaut: Ocean to Orbit (directed by Jonathan Bird, produced by Oceanic Research Group, distributed by MacGillivray Freeman Films)
Best Film-Feature Length 2021
- Tenet: The IMAX Experience (directed by Christopher Nolan, produced by Christopher Nolan an dEmma Thomas, distributed by Warner Bros.)
- Wonder Woman 1984: The IMAX Experience (directed by Patty Jenkins; produced by Patty Jenkins, Stephen Jones, Gal Gadot, Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder; distributed by Warner Bros.)
2022 Awards
Best Cinematography 2022
- The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness (Florian Schulz)
- Dino Dana The Movie (George Lajtai)
- IMAX Presents The Last Glaciers (Cody Tuttle)
- Ireland (Brad Ohlund, Greg MacGillivray, Justin Ostensen, Chris Newman, Ron Goodman)
- Ocean Odyssey (Nick Robinson, Jon Shaw ACS, Caspar Mazzotti, Cam Batten)
- Serengeti (Cam Batten, Gian Schachenmann, Michael Dalton)
- Wings Over Water (Andrew Young, Michael Male, Neil Rettig)
Best Sound Design 2022
- The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness (Bernhard Zorzi)
- Dino Dana the Movie (Blag Ahilov)
- IMAX Presents The Last Glaciers (Jason Swamy)
- Ireland (Michael Payne, M.P.S.E., Andrew DeCristofaro, M.P.S.E)
- Ocean Odyssey (Jake Flannery, Damien Siviero, Nigel Manhood)
- Serengeti (Peter Purcell)
- Wings Over Water (Brian Eimer)
Best Original Score 2022
- The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness (Alex Heffes)
- Dino Dana The Movie (Michael Paul-Ella)
- IMAX Presents The Last Glaciers (Above & Beyond)
- Ireland (Brian Byrne)
- Ocean Odyssey (Hylton Mowday)
- Serengeti (Alan Williams)
- Wings Over Water (Gil Talmi)
Best Visual Effects 2022
- The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness (Tudor Colac, Max Laurie)
- Dino Dana The Movie (Kayla Cabral, VFX Production Manager Lynn Nikolaidis)
- Ireland (Alan G. Markowitz)
- Ocean Odyssey (Hamish Mason)
- Serengeti (Scott Koppelhuber, Tamatea Kohu)
- Wings Over Water (Switch VFX, Machineyes, Mechanism Digital Inc, Post Cafe, VFX Study)
Best Film for Lifelong Learning 2022
- The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness (directed by Myles Connolly and Florian Schulz, produced by Terra Mater Factual Studios, distributed by Cosmic Picture)
- Dino Dana The Movie (directed and produced by JJ Johnson, distributed by Sinking Ship Entertainment)
- IMAX Presents The Last Glaciers (directed by Craig Leeson, produced by Craig Leeson and Malcolm Wood, distributed by IMAX Entertainment)
- Ireland (directed by Greg MacGillivray, produced and distributed by MacGillivray Freeman Films)
- Ocean Odyssey (directed by Nick Robinson; produced by Peta Ayers, Electra Manikakis, Nick Robinson, Jon Shaw; distributed by K2 Studios)
- Serengeti (directed by Michael Dalton, produced by David Gross, distributed by K2 Studios)
- Wings Over Water (directed by Andrew Young, produced by Dorsey Pictures, distributed by SK Films)
Best Film-Short Subject 2022
- The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness (directed by Myles Connolly and Florian Schulz, produced by Terra Mater Factual Studios, distributed by Cosmic Picture)
- Dino Dana The Movie (directed and produced by JJ Johnson, distributed by Sinking Ship Entertainment)
- IMAX Presents The Last Glaciers (directed by Craig Leeson, produced by Craig Leeson and Malcolm Wood, distributed by IMAX Entertainment)
- Ireland (directed by Greg MacGillivray, produced and distributed by MacGillivray Freeman Films)
- Ocean Odyssey (directed by Nick Robinson; produced by Peta Ayers, Electra Manikakis, Nick Robinson, Jon Shaw; distributed by K2 Studios)
- Serengeti (directed by Michael Dalton, produced by David Gross, distributed by K2 Studios)
- Wings Over Water (directed by Andrew Young, produced by Dorsey Pictures, distributed by SK Films)
Best Film-Feature Length 2022
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: The IMAX Experience (directed by Sam Raimi, produced by Kevin Feige, distributed by Walt Disney Studios)
- Dune: The IMAX Experience (directed by Denis Villeneuve; produced by Cale Boyter, Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr., Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve; distributed by Warner Bros.)
- No Time To Die: The IMAX Experience (directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga; produced by Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson; distributed by United Artists Releasing, Univeral Pictures)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home The IMAX Experience (directed by Jon Watts; produced by Kevin Feige, Amy Pascal; distributed by Sony Pictures)
- Top Gun: Maverick The IMAX Experience (directed by Joseph Kosinski; produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, David Ellison, Christopher McQuarrie; distributed by Paramount Pictures)