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

Example Sentences

Salles, presented with the Luminary Award for innovative filmmaking, last year gave Brazil its first Academy Award for international film with his moving family drama “I’m Still Here.”

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Legally Blonde, released in 2001, made her a major star, and was followed by roles including country singer June Carter Cash in Walk The Line, which earned her an Academy Award in 2006.

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Keaton was known for her powerful performances in iconic pictures such as Francis Ford Coppola’s “Godfather” movies and Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall,” which earned her the 1978 Academy Award for lead actress.

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Of course, the Academy Award winning narrator also got his stamp of approval.

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“I’d won an Academy Award for playing an affable version of myself.”

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