[3] DuArt has contributed to the production of a number of acclaimed films over its history, including Dirty Dancing, The Cider House Rules and Forrest Gump,[4] pioneering a number of filmmaking technologies.

Founder Al Young built one of the earliest continuous 35-millimeter processing machines in 1927, DuArt processed the first film in Eastmancolor negative in 1950, and DuArt also worked with CBS on EVR consumer video-player-based special-motion film in 1966.

[3][5] In 1979, DuArt was presented with an Academy Award for Technical Achievement for their development of the Frame-Count cueing system.

During the 1980s, the lab became an industry leader in Super-16mm blow-ups, enabling independent filmmakers the opportunity to compete in the theatrical marketplace with low-budgeted films.

In 2000, owner and Chairman Irwin Young was awarded the Gordon E. Sawyer Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for technological contributions to the motion picture industry.