Academy Award

Trademark.

1. an annual award given to a performer, director, technician, etc., of the motion-picture industry for superior achievement in a specific category: judged by the voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and symbolized by the presentation of an Oscar.

Academy Award

noun

1. the official name for an Oscar

Word History and Origins

Origin of Academy Award¹

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45