The Academy Award's honor is the third major award for Maya in 2008. -- National Television Academy Awards: Autodesk 3ds Max software and Autodesk Maya software received National Television Academy awards on January 7, 2008 at the 59th Annual Technology and Engineering Awards ceremony in the Gaming Category of Visual Digital Content Creation Tools and Their Impact. Now in its fourth year, this category award recognizes pioneering efforts and breakthroughs in the gaming world. -- Game Developer Hall of Fame Award: In the January 2008 issue of Game Developer Magazine, Autodesk Maya was announced as the recipient of the 2007 Front Line Hall of Fame Award. Each year, honour is bestowed upon a product that has made an outstanding contribution to the game development industry for five years or more. Autodesk 3ds Max was inducted in 2005.