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The Pipeline Awards recognizes and honors the outstanding tools used in production and the individuals that further CG pipeline technologies.
The Pipeline Awards recognizes excellence in the development and integration of CG pipelines. The tools and people that save loads of time and mix creative genius with a clear grasp of how to make a laborious process easier and faster. This is why we have created the Awards. In this story, they are the hero! And we want to celebrate them and their work!
The 10th Pipeline Awards are being held on September 17th 2026 in Vancouver, BC
Awards Categories
| Pipeline Project Award | Pipeline Hero Award |
|---|---|
| Honors the tools worthy of industry recognition for the benefits they have brought to one or more studios | Honors practitioners who are worthy of recognition for contributions made to pipeline technologies |
| Nominate a Project Now! | Nominate a Hero Now! |
History of the Awards
In the summer of 2014, Shotgun Software created and hosted the first-ever Pipeline Awards to shine a light on those tools and the people who build them. In 2020, after six successful consecutive years of organizing the Awards, Shotgun Software handed the baton. And it is with great honor that The Pipeline Conference continues the tradition!
Click here to see the list of the previous Awards.