Academy Award

American  

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.

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Academy Award British  

noun

1. the official name for an Oscar

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Etymology

Origin of Academy Award

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Example Sentences

No wonder “Casablanca” won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1944 and made more money than all but six movies the year it was released.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2022, it became the first streamer to win an Academy Award for best picture for family drama “CODA.”

From Los Angeles Times

On the nights I slept over, he’d bring me matcha lattes in the morning casually like it was no big deal, and every single time, I felt like I’d won an Academy Award.

From Los Angeles Times

Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror classic, which won the Academy Award for visual effects and spawned an enduring franchise, turns the commercial towing vessel Nostromo — essentially a tug-hauling cargo ship — into something claustrophobic and unforgiving.

From Los Angeles Times

When the rights to “Sinners” revert to him in 2050, its 16 Academy Award nominations may still be second to none, a master class in how to triumph in defeat.

From Los Angeles Times