NVIDIA CONGRATULATES FILM CLIENTS RECEIVING ACADEMY AWARDS --- TheThirdMedia Hardware

Leading Studios, including Sony Pictures Imageworks, Use NVIDIA?Technology to Create Stunning, Award-Winning Movies

LONDON ?MARCH 4TH, 2005 ?NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), a worldwide leader in graphics and digital media processors, today announced that a number of its partners and customers were honoured by their industry peers with Academy Awards? Among these is Sony Pictures Imageworks, whose work on Spider-Man 2 brought home the Oscar?for Achievement in Visual Effects.

The NVIDIA Digital Film Group works closely with customers to help them leverage their film effects and animation pipelines and take advantage of the hardware and software used in digital content creation, ultimately resulting in the stunning imagery found in these films. NVIDIA Quadro?FX graphics solutions form the basis for the innovative production processes that enable such remarkable and award-winning storytelling in studios like Sony Pictures Imageworks.

?NVIDIA and Imageworks have a strong partnership which really enables us to get the most out of production tools,?said George Joblove, senior vice president of technology for Sony Pictures Imageworks. ?NVIDIA has changed the way we make movies like Spider-Man 2 ?these would never be possible if it were not for advances in the hardware and software we use to create these films. NVIDIA is a key partner in the development of these tools.?br />
"Working closely with studios like Imageworks allows NVIDIA to develop the products and provide the support the film market demands,?said Jeff Brown, general manager for NVIDIA professional products. ?Imageworks is truly in the vanguard when it comes to visual effects and digital character animation in this industry and we are delighted to see the well-deserved recognition they continue to receive."

NVIDIA has a long history of working closely with studios in Hollywood and around the globe to provide customers with the tools and technologies that allow artists and animators create stunning visual effects. NVIDIA is proud to work with a number of the top studios and artists nominated for this year's Academy Awards who use NVIDIA products in their digital workstations. More information on NVIDIA professional products can be found at http://www.nvidia.co.uk.



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