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Academy Awards

Cultural

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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The globally watched Academy Awards will now be held at the Peacock Theater, a venue with greater seating capacity than its current home, the Dolby Theatre.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The Season 1 finale averaged 51.7 million viewers, surpassing both the Academy Awards and Grammys that year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 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

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

Citizen Kane was nominated for nine Academy Awards.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

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