ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, kˈɑːvæks ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən saɪəntˈɪfɪk ænd ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹd fɹʌmðɪ ɐkˈædəmi ʌv mˈoʊʃən pˈɪktʃɚɹ ˈɑːɹts ænd sˈaɪənsᵻz.
In 1998, Kovacs received a 1997 (Scientific and Engineering) Academy Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.