Academy Awards

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Prizes given annually in Hollywood by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for excellence in film performance and production. The symbol (see also symbol) of the award is a small statue called an Oscar. The academy's top awards are for best picture, best director, best actor and actress, and best supporting actor and actress.

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In 2000, a Fox 11 helicopter covering the Academy Awards crashed and burst into flames at Van Nuys Airport.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

In 2017, Altmayer received, together with his brother, the Daniel Toscan du Plantier Prize for the best French producer of the year given by France's equivalent of the Academy Awards.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

“The English Patient” was nominated for twelve Academy Awards and won nine, including Best Picture.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

Winner of four Academy Awards, including best picture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

People probably would have remembered the St. Francis Dam better if its collapsing failure had caused the cancelation of an Academy Awards presentation, as opposed to just killing about five hundred innocent victims.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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