Past Award Winners
- Outstanding Achievement: Mary Jane Dodge
- Film-Short Subject (tie): Blue Whales: Return of the Giants
- Film-Short Subject (tie): Jane Goodall – Reasons for Hope
- Film for Lifelong Learning: Jane Goodall – Reasons for Hope
- Cinematography: Blue Whales: Return of the Giants
- Sound Design: Blue Whales: Return of the Giants
- Original Score: Blue Whales: Return of the Giants
- Visual Effects: Cities of the Future
- Film-Feature Length: Oppenheimer
- Film Launch by a Theater: Science North, Jane Goodall – Reasons for Hope
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: SK Films,
- Big Idea: Science North, Jane Goodall – Reasons for Hope
- Big Shoes: Corey Cobb and Adam Lundy, Tennessee Aquarium
- IMAX Hall of Fame: Rocky Mount Express
- Outstanding Achievement: Greg MacGillivray, Patricia Keighley, David Keighley
- Film-Short Subject (tie): Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
- Film-Short Subject (tie): Secrets of the Sea
- Film for Lifelong Learning: Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
- Cinematography: Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
- Sound Design: Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
- Original Score: Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
- Visual Effects: Grand Canyon: Rivers of Time
- Film-Feature Length: Avatar: The Way of Water: An IMAX 3D Experience
- Film Launch by a Theater (tie): Museon-Omniversum, Secrets of the Sea
- Film Launch by a Theater (tie): Carnegie Science Center, Wings Over Water
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor (tie): MacGillivray Freeman Films, Secrets of the Sea
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor (tie): SK Films, Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
- Big Idea: Sinking Ship Entertainment, The Dino Dana Experience
- Big Shoe: Rick Gordon
- IMAX Hall of Fame: Flight of the Butterflies
- Film-Short Subject (tie): Wings Over Water, Serengeti, Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness
- Film for Lifelong Learning: Wings Over Water
- Cinematography: Wings Over Water
- Sound Design: Wings Over Water
- Visual Effects: Wings Over Water
- Score: Ireland
- Film-Feature Length: Top Gun: Maverick: The IMAX Experience
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: SK Films, Wings Over Water
- Big Shoe: Michael Daut
- IMAX Hall of Fame: Born To Be Wild
- Film-Short Subject: Antarctica
- Film for Lifelong Learning: Antarctica
- Cinematography: Antarctica
- Sound Design: Antarctica
- Original Score: Antarctica
- Visual Effects: Antarctica
- Film-Feature Length: Tenet: The IMAX Experience
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: Giant Screen Films, Dinosaurs of Antarctica
- Big Shoe: Mary Jane Dodge, James Hyder, Paul Wild
- IMAX Hall of Fame: Hubble 3D, Under the Sea 3D
- Film-Short Subject (tie): Ancient Caves, Dinosaurs of Antarctica
- Film for Lifelong Learning: Ancient Caves
- Cinematography: Ancient Caves
- Visual Effects: Dinosaurs of Antarctica
- Sound Design: Apollo 11: Quarantine
- Original Score: Into America’s Wild
- Best Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: MacGillivray Freeman Films, Into America’s Wild
- Film-Short Subject: Superpower Dogs
- Film for Lifelong Learning: Apollo 11: First Steps Edition
- Cinematography: Great Bear Rainforest
- Sound Design: Apollo 11: First Steps Edition
- Original Score: Superpower Dogs
- Visual Effects: Superpower Dogs
- Film-Feature Length: Free Solo: The IMAX Experience
- Educational Program: Carnegie Science Center Summer of Space
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: Superpower Dogs Cosmic Picture, IMAX
- Film Launch by a Theater: Omniversum, Pandas
- Film Launch by a Theater: TELUS World of Science-Edmonton: Superpower Dogs
- Big Idea: SK Films Volcanoes 3D Printer Templates
- Big Idea: Mishkat Interactive Center for Atomic and Renewable Energy The Last Drop Programming
- Big Shoe: Mike Lutz
- Best IMAX Booth: IMAX Victoria, ODEON BFI (presented by IMAX)
- IMAX Hall of Fame: Hail Columbia, Africa: The Serengeti (presented by IMAX)
- IMAX Chief Qualify Officer Award of Distinction: Todd Douglas Miller (presented by IMAX)
- Outstanding Achievement: Jonathan Barker, Toni Myers
- Film-Short Subject: Backyard Wilderness
- Film for Lifelong Learning: Backyard Wilderness
- Cinematography: Backyard Wilderness
- Sound Design: America’s Musical Journey
- Original Score: America’s Musical Journey
- Visual Effects: Backyard Wilderness
- Film-Feature Length: Dunkirk: The IMAX Experience
- Educational Program: Discovery Place Science Center’s “The Year of the Engineer” Program
- Theater Marketing Campaign: IMAX Melbourne’s “20 Years of IMAX” Campaign
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: IMAX Entertainment, Pandas
- Film Launch by a Theater: IMAX Victoria in the Royal BC Museum, America’s Musical Journey
- Big Idea: Backyard Wilderness, It’s not just a film—it’s a movement.
- Big Idea: IMAX Melbourne Sichuan Airlines “Win a Trip to China” Partnership
- Big Shoe: Andrew Oran and Fotokem
- IMAX Hall of Fame: Bugs! 3D (presented by IMAX)
- IMAX Chief Quality Officer Award of Distinction: David Booty, IMAX Melbourne (presented by IMAX)
- Outstanding Achievement: George Casey
- Film Short Subject: (tie) Dream Big: Engineering Our World, Amazon Adventure
- Film for Lifelong Learning: Amazon Adventure
- Cinematography: Amazon Adventure
- Sound Design: Amazon Adventure
- Original Score: Amazon Adventure
- Visual Effects: Dream Big: Engineering Our World
- Film-Feature Length: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, An IMAX 3D Experience
- Theater Marketing Campaign: Museum of Discovery and Science, IMAX With Laser Rebranding Campaign
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: MacGillivray Freeman Films, Dream Big
- Film Launch by a Theater: (tie) IMAX Melbourne, A Beautiful Planet; Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Extreme Weather
- Educational Program: Carnegie Science Center, Dream Big: Engineering Our World
- Big Idea: National Geographic Extreme Weather Webinar Series
- Big Shoe: Daniel Ferguson, David Ripper
- IMAX Hall of Fame: Deep Sea 3D (presented by IMAX)
- IMAX Best Booth: Bullock Texas State History Museum, Tech Museum of Innovation, BFI London, Filmstaden Stockholm (presented by IMAX)
- IMAX Chief Quality Officer Award of Distinction: Christopher Nolan (presented by IMAX)
- Outstanding Achievement: Graeme Ferguson
- Film-Short Subject: National Parks Adventure
- Film for Lifelong: Learning A Beautiful Planet
- Cinematography: National Parks Adventure
- Sound Design: National Parks Adventure
- Original Score: National Parks Adventure
- Visual Effects: Space Next
- Film-Feature Length: Star Wars: The Force Awakens: An IMAX 3D Experience
- Theater Marketing Campaign: Hollywood Megaplex PlusCity, Austria, New Theater Launch
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: MacGillivray Freeman Films, National Parks Adventure
- Film Launch by a Theater: Cincinnati Museum Center, National Parks Adventure
- Film Launch by a Theater: Tennessee Aquarium IMAX 3D Theater, National Parks Adventure
- Big Idea: Montreal Science Centre IMAX Telus Theatre, Living in the Age of Airplanes Campaign
- Big Shoe: James Neihouse, Cherie Rivers, IMAX Post/DKP Inc.
- IMAX Hall of Fame: North of Superior (presented by IMAX)
- Best IMAX Booth: IMAX Melbourne, Odeon Wimbledon (presented by IMAX)
- IMAX Chief Quality Officer Award of Distinction: Bela Webster, Mahmood Arjomand, Thanapat Sangwattanarat (presented by IMAX)
- Film-Short Subject: Humpback Whales
- Film for Lifelong Learning: Humpback Whales
- Cinematography: Humpback Whales
- Sound Design: Tiny Giants
- Original Score: Living in the Age of Airplanes
- Visual Effects: Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet
- Film-Feature Length: Interstellar: The IMAX Experience
- Educational Program: Omniversum, D-Day: Normandy 1944
- Film Launch by a Theater: TELUS World of Science-Edmonton, Journey to the South Pacific
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: MacGillivray Freeman Films, Humpback Whales
- Big Idea Award: National Geographic’s innovative outreach to the aviation community to promote the film Living in the Age of Airplanes
- Big Idea: Challenger Learning Center, #WhereAreTheWhales Social Media Campaign
- Big Shoe: Christian Fry, Mary Nucci
- IMAX Hall of Fame Award: Destiny in Space, Pulse: A STOMP Odyssey (presented by IMAX)
- Best IMAX Booth: Science Museum London (presented by IMAX)
- IMAX Chief Quality Officer Award of Distinction: Toby Winsett, Denver museum of Nature and Science (presented by IMAX)
- Best IMAX Booth: Sanya Zose Cinema, Sanya, China (presented by IMAX)
- Film-Short Subject: Jerusalem
- Film for Lifelong Learning: D-Day: Normandy 1944
- Cinematography: Jerusalem
- Sound Design: D-Day: Normandy 1944
- Score: D-Day: Normandy 1944
- Visual Effects: D-Day: Normandy 1944
- Film-Feature Length: Gravity: An IMAX 3D Experience
- Film Launch by a Theater: Saint Louis Science Center, D-Day: Normandy 1944
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: MacGillivray Freeman Films, Journey to the South Pacific
- Educational Program: Omniversum, Journey to Mecca
- Big Idea Award: National Geographic, Jerusalem Community Outreach
- Big Shoe: Alvis Wales, Paul Fraser
- Special Recognition by GSCA and IMAX: Projectionists John Gifford and Peter Herb
- IMAX Hall of Fame: Space Station 3D (presented by IMAX)
- Best IMAX Booth: McWane Science Center (film), Cinema City Krakow (digital) (presented by IMAX)
- Film-Short Subject: Flight of the Butterflies
- Film for Lifelong Learning: Flight of the Butterflies
- Cinematography: Flight of the Butterflies
- Original Score: Flight of the Butterflies
- Sound Design: Flight of the Butterflies
- Film-Feature Length: The Dark Knight Rises: The IMAX Experience
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: SK Films, Flight of the Butterflies
- Educational Program: Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Butterfly Bash Family Events
- Film Launch by a Theater: Omniversum, Flight of the Butterflies
- Big Idea: SK Films and the Maryland Science Center, Flight of the Butterflies Collaboration
- Big Idea: Canadian Museum of Civilization Chris Hadfield International Space Station Video
- Big Shoe: Diane Carlson
- IMAX Founders Award: MacGillivray Freeman Films (presented by IMAX)
- IMAX Hall of Fame: Chronos (presented by IMAX)
- Best IMAX Booth: Science Museum of Minnesota (film), Science Center of Iowa (film), Denver Museum of Nature and Science (digital), Cinescape, Kuwait (digital) (presented by IMAX)
- Film-Short Subject: (tie) Rocky Mountain Express, To the Arctic
- Film for Lifelong Learning: To the Arctic
- Cinematography: Rocky Mountain Express
- Original Score: The Last Reef
- Sound Design: The Last Reef
- Film, Feature Length: Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol: The IMAX Experience
- Educational Program: Science Centre Singapore Omni-Theatre, Born to Be Wild and Children’s Day Programme
- Film Launch by a Theater: Montreal Science Centre, Born to Be Wild 3D
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: National Geographic Entertainment, Flying Monsters
- Theater Marketing Campaign: Digicel IMAX Theatre, Trinidad Theatre Launch
- Big Idea: The Henry Ford Quidditch Tournament
- Big Shoe: Dick Vaughan
- Special Recognition: The Dream Is Alive
- IMAX Founders Award: Diane Carlson (presented by IMAX)
- IMAX Hall of Fame: Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure (presented by IMAX)
- Best IMAX Booth: Tech Museum, Science Centre Singapore (presented by IMAX)
- Film Produced for the Giant Screen: Born to Be Wild
- Film for Lifelong Learning: Born to Be Wild
- Film Produced Non-Exclusively for the Giant Screen: The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest
- Cinematography: Born to Be Wild
- Original Score: Born to Be Wild
- Sound Design: Tornado Alley
- Film Launch by a Theater: Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, Tornado Alley
- Film Launch by a Theater: Omniversum, Tornado Alley
- Film Launch by a Theater: IMAX Melbourne Museum, Born to Be Wild
- Educational Program: Science Centre Singapore, Sea Rex Movie Programme
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: IMAX Corporation, Born to Be Wild
- Big Idea: Dongguan Science and Technology Museum 2011 GSCA Asia Film Expo
- Big Shoe: John Lewis
- IMAX Hall of Fame: (tie) Mysteries of Egypt, Titanica (presented by IMAX)
- Best IMAX Booth: Pathe, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (digital); Naval Aviation Museum (film) (presented by IMAX)
- Film Produced Exclusively for the Giant Screen: Hubble 3D
- Film for Lifelong Learning: Hubble 3D
- Film Produced Non-Exclusively for the Giant Screen: Avatar: An IMAX Experience
- Best Cinematography: Hubble 3D
- Sound Design: Arabia
- Original Score: Arabia
- Film Launch by a Theater: Louisville Science Center, Van Gogh: Brush with Genius
- Marketing Campaign Distributor: MacGillivray Freeman Films, Arabia
- Educational Program: Marbles Kids Museum, Learning Lab
- Big Idea: Marbles Kids Museum, Learning Lab Program
- Big Shoe: Jenn Bentz, Glenn Pedersen
- Best IMAX Booth: Bullock Texas State History Museum (presented by IMAX)
- IMAX Hall of Fame: Rolling Stones at the Max (presented by IMAX)
- Best Film Produced Exclusively for the Giant Screen Theater: Van Gogh: Brush with Genius
- Best Film Produced Non-Exclusively for the Giant Screen Theater: The Dark Knight
- Film for Lifelong Learning: Van Gogh: Brush with Genius
- Cinematography: Under the Sea 3D
- Sound Design: Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta
- Original Score: Van Gogh: Brush with Genius
- Film Launch by Theater: Krungsri IMAX Theatre, Wild Ocean
- Marketing Campaign by Distributor: IMAX, Under the Sea 3D
- Theater Launch: Science North for the launch of their 3D theater
- Big Idea: Montreal Science Centre for its unique marketing ideas for U2 3D
- Big Shoe: Doug Jackson
- Best IMAX Booth: Detroit Science Center; Regal IMAX Theater in Buford, Georgia (presented by IMAX)
- IMAX Hall of Fame: Everest (presented by IMAX)
- Film Produced Exclusively for the Giant Screen: Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
- Film for Learning: Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
- Film Produced Non-Exclusively for the Giant Screen: U2 3D
- Original Score: Wild Ocean
- Sound Design: Wild Ocean
- Cinematography: Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
- Big Idea: National Geographic for its day-and-date release of Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure to 260 screens worldwide, the largest ever day-and-date release of a traditional giant screen film
- Special Achievement in Film: Alan Markowitz and Tim Sassoon for the opening title sequence in Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
- Film Launch by a Theater: Museum of Science Boston, The Alps
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: MacGillivray Freeman Films, Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
- Theater Launch: Myrtle Beach IMAX Theater
- Big Shoe: Tina Ratterman, Andy Wood
- Best IMAX Booth: IMAX Victoria at the Royal British Columbia Museum (presented by IMAX)
- IMAX Hall of Fame: Into the Deep (presented by IMAX)
- Film Produced for the Giant Screen: Hurricane on the Bayou
- Film for Learning: Hurricane on the Bayou
- Cinematography: The Alps
- Sound: Hurricane on the Bayou
- Film Produced Non-Exclusively for the Giant Screen: Happy Feet: The IMAX Experience
- Special Achievement in Film: Ron Goodman for the aerial cinematography in The Alps
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: MacGillivray Freeman Films, Hurricane on the Bayou
- Film Launch by a Theater: Ontario Science Centre, Bugs!
- Educational Program: Saint Louis Science Center
- Big Idea: IMAX Theatre Sydney for its Big Screen Business Program
- Big Shoe: Richard Mohabir
- IMAX Founders Award: Giant Screen Cinema Association (presented by IMAX)
- Best Booth: Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Shanghai Science and Technology Museum (presented by IMAX)
- IMAX Hall of Fame: The Living Sea (presented by IMAX)
- Film Produced for Giant Screen Theaters: Deep Sea 3D
- Film for Learning: Roving Mars
- Cinematography: Deep Sea 3D
- Soundtrack: Greece: Secrets of the Past
- Film Produced Non-exclusively for Giant Screen Theaters: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The IMAX Experience
- Special Achievement in Film, Kodak Vision Award: Howard Hall
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: IMAX Corporation, Deep Sea 3D
- Best Film Launch by a Theater: Indiana State Museum, Deep Sea 3D
- Big Idea: Houston Museum of Natural Science “Hats Off to America” Film Festival
- Big Shoe: Glenn Shaver
- Best IMAX Booth: Celebration Cinema, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Denver Museum of Nature and Science (presented by IMAX)
- IMAX Hall of Fame: Antarctica (presented by IMAX)
2005 Awards
- Film Produced Exclusively for Giant Screen Theaters: Forces of Nature: Natural Disasters
- Film for Learning: Forces of Nature: Natural Disasters
- Film Produced Non-Exclusively for Giant Screen Theaters: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The IMAX Experience
- Soundtrack: Mystery of the Nile
- Cinematography: Mystery of the Nile
- Special Achievement in Film: Greg MacGillivray and Jordi Llompart, Mystery of the Nile
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: IMAX and Warner Bros., Polar Express: The IMAX Experience
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: MacGillivray Freeman Films, Mystery of the Nile
- Film Launch by a Theater: Ontario Science Centre, Forces of Nature: Natural Disasters
- Special Recognition: Kunihiko Fujimoto, who became the first IMAX projectionist when he operated the projector at the 1970 Expo in Osaka, Japan
- Big Idea: Gateway IMAX Theatre, Durban, South Africa, for its launch of Straight Up! Helicopters in Action
- Big Idea: Celebration Cinema, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for its launch of The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience
2004 Awards
- Film: Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey
- Film for Learning: Bugs!
- Cinematography: Coral Reef Adventure
- Sound: NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
- Special Achievement in Film: Stephen Low, Volcanoes of the Deep Sea
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: IMAX Corporation, NASCAR 3D
- Film Launch by a Theater: Ontario Science Centre, Coral Reef Adventure
- Educational Award: Henry Ford Museum, American Trailblazers MAX-imum Education Program
2003 Awards
GSTA
- Film: Coral Reef Adventure
- Film for Learning: Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees
- Cinematography: Bugs!
- Sound: Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey
- Special Achievement in Film: Peter Parks for micro- and macro-photography on Bugs!
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: SK Films, Bugs!
- Film Launch by a Theater: Science North, Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees
- IMAX Hall of Fame: Blue Planet (presented by IMAX)
LFCA
- Feature: Bugs!
- Short: Where the Trains Used to Go
- Kodak Vision Award: Rodney Taylor
2002 Awards
GSTA
- Film: Space Station
- Film for Learning: The Human Body
- Cinematography: Space Station
- Sound: Journey Into Amazing Caves
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: IMAX, Space Station
- Film Launch by a Theater: IMAX Theater Cape Town, South Africa, Space Station
- Theater Launch: Exploris, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Special Judges’ Award: Tech Museum of Innovation, Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure
- IMAX Hall of Fame: The Dream Is Alive (presented by IMAX)
LFCA
- Kodak Vision Award: David Douglas
2001 Awards
GSTA
- Film: Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure
- Film for Learning: Dolphins
- Cinematography: Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure
- Soundtrack: All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
- Special Achievement in Film: David Keighley
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: MacGillivray Freeman Films, Journey Into Amazing Caves
- Film Launch by a Theater: Louisville Science Center, Michael Jordan to the Max
- Theater Launch: IMAX Auckland, New Zealand
- Special Judge’s Awards
- St. Louis Science Center, Whales
- Maloka Science Center, Everest
- Audubon Nature Institute, Michael Jordan to the Max
- National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., Friday Night Holiday Festival promoting Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
- IMAX Hall of Fame: To Fly! (presented by IMAX)
LFCA
- Kodak Vision Award: Reed Smoot
2000 Awards
GSTA
This marked the first year that GSTA awards were given for best film, cinematography, and score
- Film: Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
- Cinematography: Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
- Score: Fantasia 2000
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: MacGillivray Freeman Films, Dolphins
- Film Launch by a Theater:
- (Gold) IMAX Theatre Cape Town, South Africa, Extreme
- (Silver) Mugar Omni Theater, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Mysteries of Egypt
- Theater Launch: Omnidome Theater, Kirkpatrick Science & Air Space Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Judges’ Awards:
- Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Sharkmobile for Island of the Sharks
- Phipps IMAX Theater, Denver, Colorado, USA, Mysteries of Egypt Outdoor Advertising
- Shopper’s Drug Mart Omnimax Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Ad Campaign for Island of the Sharks
- Maloka Dome, Bogotá, Columbia, Outstanding Marketing for Theater Launch
1999 Awards
GSTA
- Best Marketing Campaign by a Distributor
- (Gold) IMAX, T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
- (Silver) Discovery Pictures, Wildfire: Feel the Heat
- Best Film Launch by a Theater
- (Gold) Houston Museum of Natural Science, Mysteries of Egypt
- (Silver) Panasonic IMAX Theatre, Sydney, Australia, Mysteries of Egypt
- Best Theater Launch (tie)
- BFI London IMAX Cinema, London, UK
- Boeing IMAX Theater, Pacific Science Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Special Judge’s Awards
- Krung Thai IMAX Theatre, Bangkok, Thailand, Outstanding Sponsorship for Its Theater Launch
- Famous Players, Colossus IMAX Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Outstanding Media Event for T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
- BMW Pavilion IMAX Cinema, Cape Town, South Africa, Outstanding Promotion for Africa’s Elephant Kingdom
- Panasonic IMAX Theatre, Sydney, Australia, Outstanding Alternative Media for T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
- Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas, USA, Reel Big Film Festival
- National Geographic Theatre Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Outstanding Promotion for Its Theater Launch
1998 Awards
GSTA
- Marketing Campaign by a Distributor: MacGillivray Freeman Films, Everest
- Film Launch by a Theater:
- (Gold) Panasonic IMAX Theatre, Sydney, Australia, Africa’s Elephant Kingdom
- (Silver) Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas, USA, Everest
- Museum of Science, Boston, Outstanding Advertising Creative for Everest
- IMAX Theatre at Portage Place, Winnipeg, Outstanding Media Event for Super Speedway
- Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, Outstanding Educational Materials for The Greatest Places
- Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Outstanding Advertising Creative for Thrill Ride
- Science Museum of Virginia, Outstanding Advertising Creative for Everest
- MacGillivray Freeman Films, Extraordinary Film Launch of Everest
- Best Theater Launch (tie)
- Orlando Science Center
- IMAX Theater Adelaide, Australia
1997 Awards
GSTA Best Film Launch by a Theater:
- (Gold) BMW Pavilion IMAX Cinema, Cape Town, South Africa, Extreme Screen Film Festival
- (Silver) Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas, USA, Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
- (Bronze) IMAX Les Ailes, Brossard, Quebec, Canada, L5: First City in Space and Survival Island
- (Honorable Mention) Blockbuster IMAX Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA, Into the Deep