WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Acad′emy Award′,  Trademark.
  1. Cinema, Show Business, Trademarksan 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. 
  • 1940–45, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Academy Award n
  1. the official name for an Oscar
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