The NFB at the Oscars®
Honorary and Technical Achievement Oscars
The NFB has created over 13,000 productions and won more than 5,000 awards at festivals, including 12 Oscars. With more Academy Award nominations than any production company or organization outside of Hollywood, the NFB continues to be a pioneer in Canadian cinema.
The NFB garnered its 71st and 72nd Oscar-nominated film with Sunday by Patrick Doyon, and Wild Life, by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby. This marks the 8th time in the NFB’s history that the institution gets a double nomination in the same category.
In Canada, Wild Life and Sunday are available for free streaming on the NFB's Youtube channel. Not in Canada? Sunday and Wild Life are available for download in our Digital Boutique and on the Animation Express 2 DVD compilation.
- Watch our OSCAR-winning films
- Watch films from a complete list of our Oscar Nominations
- Learn about our Honorary and Technical Achievement Oscars
Honorary Oscar
1989 - in recognition of its 50th anniversary and its dedicated commitment to originate artistic, creative and technological activity and excellence in every area of filmmaking.
Technical Achievement Academy Award for NFB
1999 - Two National Film Board scientists (Ed H. Zwaneveld and Frederick Gasoi) along with two industry colleagues Received the Technical Achievement Academy Award for The design and development of the DigiSync™ Film Keykode Reader."
