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 English Patient” was nominated for twelve Academy Awards and won nine, including Best Picture.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

At the Academy Awards in March, she was waiting to take her seat and heard a voice behind her.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

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

From Salon ● May 16, 2026

He dutifully took his seat in the auditorium, as though he were at the Academy Awards of chess, scanning the stage “wide-eyed with amazement,” as Nigro noted.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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