| Academy Awards | |
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| Current: 96th Academy Awards | |
 The Oscars logo | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in the worldwide film industry |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
| First awarded | May 16, 1929 |
| Website | oscars |
 The Oscar statuette | |
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the film industry.[1][2] They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership.[3] The Oscars are widely considered to be the most prestigious awards in the film industry.[4]
The major award categories are presented during a live-televised Hollywood ceremony in February or March. It is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony.[1] The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929.[5] The second ceremony, in 1930, was the first one broadcast by radio. The 1953 ceremony was the first one televised.[1] It is the oldest of the four major annual American entertainment awards. Its equivalents – the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for theater, and the Grammy Awards for music – are modeled after the Academy Awards.[6] The Oscar statuette depicts a knight, rendered in the Art Deco style.[7]
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People love the Academy Awards — the celebrities, the music, the jokes and the suspense of the most prestigious awards program in show business.
- "What are the Oscars and BAFTAs and what's the difference?". BBC News. February 26, 2017. Archived from the original on January 20, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
The Oscars are thought to be the most prestigious film awards in the world.
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1. The Oscars
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Winning an Academy Award is often considered the most prestigious honor you can receive in Hollywood.
- Rao, Sonia (April 16, 2021). "Why do the Oscars matter?". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
They are, after all, the most extravagant of award shows, considered important enough for an adjacent industry of publicists and marketing experts to devote months to campaigning, and entertaining enough for a broadcast television network to allocate hours of Sunday night airtime to the ceremony.
- Torres, Libby (January 21, 2020). "The 18 best Oscar hosts of all time, ranked". Business Insider. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
The Academy Awards are Hollywood's biggest night, and celebrate achievements in cinema by A-list stars and directors.
- Wilkinson, Alissa (March 2, 2022). "The Oscars can't quite decide if they're about America or the whole world". Vox. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
And are the Oscars, given out by Hollywood's most prestigious professional association, the biggest prize in the world — or just in America?
- Kenyon, Sandy (February 6, 2020). "Oscars campaigning: How do studios lobby for Academy Awards?". ABC 7. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
The Oscar has always been the most prestigious award in all of show business, but now it's also the most valuable.
- Davies, Hannah J. (March 28, 2022). "Stage frights: five of the most shocking moments in Oscars history". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
Will Smith isn't the only actor to cause consternation at the world's most coveted film awards.
- Starkey, Adam (January 23, 2023). "Who has won the most Oscars?". NME. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, is seen as the most prestigious award show in the film industry.
- Shrader, Natalie (March 14, 2023). "14 UNCSA connections to 2023 Oscar-winning films". University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the entertainment industry.
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