Film award
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| - | The '''Academy Awards''', more popularly known as '''the Oscars''', are awards for artistic and technical merit in the [[film industry]]. Given annually by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of [[excellence]] in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", although more commonly referred to by its nickname, the "Oscar". The statuette depicts a knight rendered in the [[Art Deco]] style. | + | '''Film awards''' are given for [[artistic merit]], [[technical]] [[merit]], excellence, international recognition and other achievements in the [[film industry]]. |
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| + | The most famous film award is the American '''Academy Award''' (with its statuette depicting a [[knight]] rendered in the [[Art Deco]] style), followed perhaps by the French [[César Award]]. | ||
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| + | *[[international recognition ]] | ||
| * [[List of years in film]] | * [[List of years in film]] | ||
| * [[Lists of films]] | * [[Lists of films]] | ||
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| *[[Grammy]] | *[[Grammy]] | ||
| *[[Performing arts trophies]] | *[[Performing arts trophies]] | ||
| - | *[[Academy Award]] | ||
| *[[César Awards]] | *[[César Awards]] | ||
| *[[Nobel Prize]] | *[[Nobel Prize]] | ||
| *[[Pulitzer Prize]] | *[[Pulitzer Prize]] | ||
| *[[MTV Awards]] | *[[MTV Awards]] | ||
| + | *[[Lists of awards]] | ||
| + | *[[List of films considered the best]] | ||
| + | *[[Golden Raspberry Awards]] | ||
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Film awards are given for artistic merit, technical merit, excellence, international recognition and other achievements in the film industry.
The most famous film award is the American Academy Award (with its statuette depicting a knight rendered in the Art Deco style), followed perhaps by the French César Award.
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See also
- international recognition
- List of years in film
- Lists of films
- List of films considered the best
- Grammy
- Performing arts trophies
- César Awards
- Nobel Prize
- Pulitzer Prize
- MTV Awards
- Lists of awards
- List of films considered the best
- Golden Raspberry Awards
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