Academy Award
Trademark.
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.
Compare Oscar.
Origin of Academy Award
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
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