Academy Awards

Cultural  

1. 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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Example Sentences

Beginning in 2029, the Academy Awards will move from the Dolby Theatre, their home for nearly a quarter century, to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

They’re becoming mainstream enough to be name checked in comedian Conan O’Brien’s Academy Awards monologue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq performed “I Lied to You,” a musical centerpiece of “Sinners” during the Academy Awards Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The Academy Awards broadcast, which once routinely drew audiences of 40 million, saw its viewership plummet to 10.4 million in the pandemic strangled year of 2021.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Then he opened the envelope slowly, like he was at the Academy Awards announcing the Best Actor category.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon