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Acad'emy Award'




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. Cf. Oscar.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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