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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Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including best picture—but failed to win any.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 2026

Winner of four Academy Awards, including best picture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 2026

London-based PwC is one of the world’s largest accounting and professional services firms, perhaps best known publicly as the official tabulator of votes for Hollywood’s annual Academy Awards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

Forman’s adaptation won eight Academy Awards, including best picture and best director.

From Salon • May 16, 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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