Academy Award

Noun

Meaning

an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

oscar Academy Awards Oscar winner award sweepstakes prize reward academy award nominee won an oscar academy award winner movie prize academy award-winning for oscar oscar interface

Hypernyms

award honor accolade honour laurels

Examples

I'd rather win a pennant than an Academy Award. Laraine Day

I never heard of these guys. Of course, I can be talking to 40 Academy Award winners and never know the difference. People in Muncie, Indiana, probably know more about them than I do. But I figure what the hell, if they're smart enough to hire me, they must have something. Brian Keith

The Oscar sits on some shelf above my desk. If there was an earthquake, I could actually be killed by my own Academy Award. Helen Hunt

I'm awkward at these things. Just being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Karate Kid was a real surprise and I was a little uncomfortable. Pat Morita

White people are very good at acting like they're not racist. They deserve an Academy Award for that. Paul Mooney

It's interesting, winning an Academy Award as a young man... life-changing, but I'm just me within that. It's been very helpful for my career, but I'm trying to stay on the path I was on before. Adrien Brody

Close letter words and terms

academize Academus academy academy award nominee academy award winner academy award-winning