Academy Award Definition

noun
Any of the annual awards for artistic and technical achievement given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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An award in any of various fields related to moviemaking, most prominently acting, generally awarded at a televised gala to winners who then speak.

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Origin of Academy Award

  • Official name, named after its awarding organization, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Academy Award Sentence Examples

  • She was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award for her part.

  • Damon also garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his work in the title role.

  • Several well-known reviewers such as Pulitzer Price winner Roger Ebert have written several, including reviews of Academy Award winners and lists of movies they consider the best of the 20th century.

  • Born in 1956, Thomas Jeffrey Hanks went from dressing in drag on the sitcom Bosom Buddies to earning five Academy Award nominations and two of the actual awards.

  • She was destined to become an actor, winning her first Academy Award at the age of 11, for her work in the movie The Piano.

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