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The Student Academy Awards are awards given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to filmmakers at the undergraduate and graduate levels, primarily in the United States. The awards were originally named the Student Film Awards and were first presented in 1973. Since 1975, the awards have been given annually, usually in June. The current name was adopted effective in 1991.

The Student Academy Awards currently offer prizes in four genres: alternative (experimental film), animation, documentary, and narrative. Gold, silver, and bronze awards may be given in each genre, with accompanying cash grants of $5,000, $3,000, and $2,000 respectively as of 2005. Since 1981, a separate award has been given annually to a student filmmaker from outside the United States.

Several Student Academy Award winners have gone on to significant achievement as filmmakers, including Robert Zemeckis, Bob Saget, Spike Lee, Trey Parker, and John Lasseter. Some of the award-winning student films have themselves been nominated for Oscars in the short film categories, including Chicks in White Satin (IMDb), The Janitor (IMDb), Karl Hess: Toward Liberty (IMDb), The Lunch Date (IMDb), 9 (IMDb), Quiero ser (I Want to Be…) (IMDb), and The Red Jacket (IMDb).

Through 2005, New York University leads all institutions in producing Student Academy Award-winning films, followed by the University of Southern California, California Institute of the Arts, Stanford University, and UCLA.

[edit] Past Winners

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[edit] 1st Annual Student Film Awards -- December 20, 1973

Animation Anti-matter, Lewis Hall, Carlos Guiterrez-Mena --- University of California, Los Angeles.

Documentary You See, I've Had a Life, Ben Levin, Mort Jordan --- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dramatic Manhattan Melody, Reuben Trane, Ken Wiederhorn --- Columbia University, New York City.

Special Jury (Dramatic) Norman Nurdelpick's Suspension: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Dahlin --- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

[edit] 2nd Annual Student Film Awards -- July 1, 1975

Animation Euphoria, Vincent Collins --- San Francisco Art Institute.

Documentary Men's Lives, Josh Hanig, Will Roberts --- Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Dramatic Swag, Bruce Postman --- New York University.

Experimental Architecture of the Petroleum Age, Scott Thomas --- Rice University, Houston, Texas.

Special Jury (Dramatic) A Field of Honor, Robert Zemeckis --- University of Southern California.

[edit] 3rd Annual Student Film Awards -- June 23, 1976

Animation Fame Mark Kirkland, Richard Jefferies --- California Institute of the Arts.

Documentary What the Notes Say Karen Grossman, Richard O'Neill --- Adelphi University, Garden City,New York.

Dramatic The Preparatory, Terence Cahalan --- University of Southern California.

Experimental After Lumiere, Joan Laine --- University of California, Los Angeles.

Special Jury (Documentary) The American Love Affair, Lee M. Rhoads, Jr. --- University of Southern California.

[edit] 4th Annual Student Film Awards -- May 22, 1977

Animation The Muse, Paul W. Demeyer --- California Institute of the Arts.

Documentary

Achievement: The Last of the Little Breweries, Frank H. Binney --- University of Texas at Austin.

Merit: Guitar Craft, Rob Williams --- Western States Film Institute/Metropolitan State College, Colorado.

Dramatic Sixteen Down, Carol L. Dysinger --- New York University.

Experimental TRANSCENdance, Philip W. Pura --- Boston University.

[edit] 5th Annual Student Film Awards -- May 21, 1978

Animation Mother Goose, David Bishop --- University of Southern California.

Documentary

Achievement: The Sixth Week, John Simeon Block --- New York University.

Merit: Like Any Child, Only More So Catherine Allan, Maile Ornellas --- University of California, Berkeley.

Through Adam's Eyes, Robert Saget --- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dramatic Button, Button, Burton Lee Harry --- University of Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Experimental Triptych, Matthew Patrick --- Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts.

[edit] Winners of the 2000s

[edit] 27th Annual Student Film Awards -- June 11, 2000

Alternative Helicopter, Ari Gold --- New York University.

Animation Long, Long Ago, Tod Polson --- California Institute of the Arts.

Documentary Iron Ladies, Kennedy Wheatley --- University of Southern California,

Narrative One Day Crossing, Joan L. Stein --- Columbia University.

Foreign Quiero ser, Florian Gallenberger --- Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film.

[edit] 28th Annual Student Film Awards -- June 10, 2001

Alternative Warmth, Michael Schaerer --- School of Visual Arts.

Animation Boobie Girl, Brooke Keesling --- California Institute of the Arts.

Documentary XXXY, Porter Gale, Laleh Soomekh --- Stanford University,

Narrative Zen and the Art of Landscaping, David Kartch --- Columbia University.

Foreign The Eye on the Nape, Rodrigo Pla --- Centro de Capacitación Cinematográphia

[edit] 289th Annual Student Film Awards -- June 09, 2002

Alternative For Our Man, Kazuo Ohno --- Columbia University.

Animation Passing Moments, Don Phillips, Jr. --- Ringling School of Art and Design.

Documentary Moving House, Pin Pin Tan --- Northwestern University,

Narrative The Wormhole, Jessica Sharzer --- New York University.

Foreign Feeding Desire, RMartin Strange-Hansen --- National Film School of Denmark

[edit] 30th Annual Student Film Awards -- June 08, 2003

Alternative The Projects Lumiere, Waleed Moursi --- California Institute of the Arts.

Animation Perpetual Motion, Kimberly Miner --- Rochester Institute of Technology.

Documentary Left Behind, Christof Putzel --- Connecticut College,

Narrative La Milpa (The Cornfield), Patricia Riggen --- Columbia University.

Foreign The Red Jacket, Florian Baxmeyer --- University of Hamburg

[edit] 31st Annual Student Film Awards -- June 13, 2004

Alternative The Storyboard of my Life, Robert F. Castillo --- School of Visual Arts.

Animation Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher, Alexander Woo --- New York University.

Documentary Cheerleader, Kimberlee Bassford --- University of California, Berkeley,

Narrative A-Alike, Randall Dottin --- Columbia University.

Foreign Between Us, Laurits Much-Peterson --- The National Film School of Denmark

[edit] 32nd Annual Student Film Awards -- June 12, 2005

Alternative Knock Knock, Jaron Henrie-McCrea --- Ball State University.

Animation 9 (film), Shane Acker --- University of California.

Documentary The Life of Kevin Carter, Dan Krauss --- University of California,

Narrative Wednesday Afternoon, Alfonso F. Mayo --- American Film Institute.

Foreign The Runaway, Ulrike Grote --- University of Hamburg

[edit] 33rd Annual Student Film Awards -- June 10, 2006

Alternative Perspective, Travis Hatfield, Samuel Day --- Ball State University.

Animation The Possum, Chris Choy --- California Institute of the Arts.

Documentary Reporter Zero, Carrie Lzano --- University of California, Berkeley,

Narrative Christmas Wish List, Sean Overbeeke --- University of North Carolina.

Foreign Elalini, Tristan Holmes --- AFDA, South Africa

[edit] 34th Annual Student Film Awards -- June 09, 2007

Alternative Fission, Kun-I Chang --- School of Visual Arts.

Animation Arts Desire, Sarah Wickliffe --- New York University.

Documentary Cross Your Eyes Keep Them Wide, Ben Wu --- Stanford University,

Narrative Rundown, Patrick Alexander --- Florida State University.

Foreign Nevermore, Toke Constantin Hebbeln --- Filmakademie Baden

[edit] 35th Annual Student Film Awards -- June 07, 2008

Alternative Viola: The Traveling Rooms of a Little Giant, Shih-Ting Hung --- University of Southern California.

Animation Zoologic, Nicole Mitchell --- California Institute of the Arts.

Documentary As We Forgive, Laura Waters Hinson --- American University,

Narrative A Day's Work, Rajeev Dassani --- University of Southern California.

Foreign On the Line, Reto Caffi --- Academy of Media Arts

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