Academy Award

noun [C] /əˈkæd·ə·mi əˈwɔrd/ (also Oscar) trademark

Definition

› one of a set of prizes given each year by a US film organization to recognize the best movie and the people involved in the best movies

(Definition of Academy Award noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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