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Academy Award

/əˈkæd.ə.mi əˈwɔːd/ UK
/əˈkæd.ə.mi əˈwɔɹd/ US

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

noun Academy Awards

An award in any of various fields related to moviemaking, most prominently acting, generally awarded at a televised gala to winners who then speak; commonly used to indicate a person has been lying with great skill. Lola's performance was academy award standard.

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noun award

Português	óscar
Deutsch	Academy-Award, Oscar

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@misc{academy_award_2026,
  title = {Academy Award},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/academy%20award},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}