There will be several technical award nominations as well, all of them deserved, too.

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Mr. JON STEWART (Host): Two weeks ago, the Academy's scientific and technical award ceremony was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

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Their 3D work on the 2010 U.S. Open Championship on CBS received the George Wensel Technical Achievement Award for outstanding 3D broadcasts at the 32nd Annual Sports Emmy Awards in a special ceremony at Frederick P.

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The other five award points for technical merit - i.e. how hard the routine is and how well they do it.

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Several schools noted they are 2-year institutions that award associate degrees and other professional and technical certifications.

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And the British technical team who devised Inception's startling imagery are shortlisted for the visual effects award.

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The decision to award the West Coast Main Line rail franchise to FirstGroup was scrapped because of "technical flaws" in the bidding process.

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In the past the winner of the award had been elected by the 31 members of the Confederation of African Football's media and technical committees.

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The government scrapped its decision to award the multi-billion-pound West Coast Main Line rail franchise to FirstGroup after "significant technical flaws" were discovered in the bidding process.

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