Academy Award

Trademark.
1.
an annual award given to a performer, director, technician, etc., of the motion-picture industry for superior achievement in a specific category: judged by the voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and symbolized by the presentation of an Oscar.
Compare Oscar.
Origin
1940-45, Americanism
British Dictionary definitions for academy awards

Academy Award

noun
1.
the official name for an Oscar
academy awards in Culture

Academy Awards definition


Prizes given annually in Hollywood by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for excellence in film performance and production. The symbol of the award is a small statue called an Oscar. The academy's top awards are for best picture, best director, best actor and actress, and best supporting actor and actress.