AMIA awards recognize outstanding professional achievement in and contributions to the field of moving image archiving.

Nominations are open for the 2008 Awards. You may nominate more than one person for any award. You must be an AMIA member to submit a nomination. Nominations are via online forms:

Silver Light Award Nominations: Click Here
The Dan and Kathy Leab Award Nominations: Click Here
The Maryann Gomes Award Application: Click Here

The Dan and Kathy Leab Award
The Leab Award is presented annually to an individual who has made a significant contribution to his or her institution or to the field as a whole.

The Silver Light Award
The Silver Light Award recognizes outstanding career achievement in moving image archiving. Individuals, institutions, and organizations are eligible for this award and need not be AMIA members.

The Maryann Gomes Award
The purpose of this award is to provide funding assistance for regional archivists to attend the Annual AMIA Conference

The Carolyn Hauer Inernational Fund
The Carolyn Hauer International Fund is a fund dedicated to promoting internationalism within the Association of Moving Image Archivists.

The James A. Lindner Award
The purpose of this award will be to recognize, encourage and financially assist researchers of merit who offer the greatest potential to further the technology needs of moving image archivists and AV preservation.