Peter Parks, who specializes in microphotography of tiny life forms, will receive an honorary Academy Award for his work.
The Gordon E. Sawyer Award will be presented to Parks on Feb. 14 at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences scientific and technical awards dinner, a prelude to the Oscar ceremony Feb. 29.
Parks was a founding partner of Oxford Scientific Films, which provides footage and photographs of various organisms. He also formed Image Quest, a company that develops wildlife, visual effects and 3-D film technology for large-format cinema.