Oscars
Cinema's highest awards
The Oscars are the annual awards given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for excellence in filmmaking—the most prestigious honors in the American film industry.
The ceremony itself is also called the Oscars: Did you watch the Oscars last night?
The golden statuette awarded to winners is an Oscar.
Also called the Academy Awards.
Annual film achievement honors
- red carpetCeremonial welcome flooring
- statuetteMiniature sculpted figure
- acceptance speechRemarks after winning
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
nominations · winners · presenters · telecast · host · orchestra · montage · standing ovation
American film industry center
- film industryCommercial moviemaking sector
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- distributorEntity channeling goods downstream
- publicistMedia relations professional
screener · campaign trail · Variety · guild · precursor · buzz · box office · critical acclaim
Element seventy-nine
- trophyAward for winning
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- swordHilted fighting blade
- film reelCylinder holding movie footage
pedestal · electroplated · engraving · nameplate · replica · display · mantelpiece · collectible
Cinema's supreme annual prize
- Best ActorTop male performance honor
- Best ActressPrize for top female performance
- nomineeOne proposed for position
- winnerOne who prevails
frontrunner · snub · upset · category · shortlist · contender · honorary · lifetime achievement
Period of peak prosperity
- 1929Stock market crash year
- silent filmSoundless motion picture
- talkiesMovies with audible dialogue
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
Hattie McDaniel · record-breaking · tie · posthumous · most wins · streamer · diversity · representation
Academy Awards
Annual film achievement honors
- red carpetCeremonial welcome flooring
- statuetteMiniature sculpted figure
- acceptance speechRemarks after winning
envelope · nominations · winners · presenters · telecast · host · orchestra · montage · standing ovation · podium
Hollywood
American film industry center
- film industryCommercial moviemaking sector
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- distributorEntity channeling goods downstream
publicist · screener · campaign trail · Variety · guild · precursor · buzz · box office · critical acclaim · arthouse
gold
Element seventy-nine
film reel · pedestal · electroplated · engraving · nameplate · replica · display · mantelpiece · collectible · iconic
Best Picture
Cinema's supreme annual prize
- Best ActorTop male performance honor
- Best ActressPrize for top female performance
- nomineeOne proposed for position
winner · frontrunner · snub · upset · category · shortlist · contender · honorary · lifetime achievement · campaign
golden age
Period of peak prosperity
- 1929Stock market crash year
- silent filmSoundless motion picture
- talkiesMovies with audible dialogue
Hattie McDaniel · milestone · record-breaking · tie · posthumous · most wins · streamer · diversity · representation
- filmmovies, film, filmmaking, cinematography, film editing
- Award BodiesGrammy Awards, Emmy Awards, Tony Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTA
- awardsaward, awards, winner, winners, prize
- Hot ticketsconcert tickets, Broadway shows, sports finals, playoff games, music festivals
- Industry Eventsaward show, awards show, film festival, premiere, red carpet
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
Oscarsobscurity
State of being unknown
anonymity · box office bomb · critical flop · home movies · direct-to-streaming
- The OscarsFilm industry's top honors
- Oscar MayerProcessed meat company
- Oscar winnersFilm industry's top honorees
- Oscar the Grouch
- Oscar Wilde
- Oscar Hammerstein