Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. An award in any of various fields related to moviemaking, most prominently acting, generally awarded at a televised gala to winners who then speak.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
Etymologies
- Official name, named after its awarding organization, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Most of the kids on this crew hadn’t even sprouted pimples when he’d won an Academy Award for his documentary, War High, about jackass athletes braving international war zones in their search for the ultra-extreme.”
“A distinguished Academy Award winner was saying, “He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers .”
“Daddy put on an Academy Award performance when he returned and I showed him the engagement ring.”
“The production designer Arthur Max was nominated for an Oscar, and Gladiator ultimately won the Academy Award for Best Picture.”
“Known for his astounding portrayals of dark-themed characters, I often wondered how much of him did this three-time Academy Award winner put into the character portrayals to make them believable.”
“Other high rollers included Larry Flynt, founder and publisher of Hustler magazine, who had enough money to play in any poker game, no matter how high the stakes, and favored seven-card stud, a game at which he has since become formidable; Gabe Kaplan, star of what was then the hottest show on television, Welcome Back, Kotter; Ron Stanley, one of the stars of the hit movie Deliverance 1972; the Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss; and Telly Savalas of Kojak.”
“His eighteen pictures have received 46 Academy Award nominations four for Best Picture, and eight appear on Variety’s list of “All Time Rental Champs.””
“Slumdog Millionaire has become an international bestseller and Academy Award winning film, Thematically,”
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