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| > | Academy Award any of several awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, located in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., to recognize achievement in the film industry. The award, a gold-plated statuette, is bestowed upon winners in the following 25 categories: best picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, directing, original ... |
| > | Swedish Academy Swedish organization devoted to the preservation and elevation of the Swedish language and its literature. The academy awards various literary prizes, including the Nobel Prize for Literature. |
| > | Grammy Award any of a series of awards presented annually in the United States by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS; commonly called the Recording Academy) to recognize achievement in the music industry. Winners are selected from more than 25 fields, which cover such genres as pop, rock, country, reggae, classical, and jazz, as well as production and ... |
| > | Emmy Award any of the annual presentations made for outstanding achievement in television in the United States. The name Emmy derives from Immy, a nickname for image orthicon, a camera tube used in television. The Emmy Award statuette consists of a winged woman holding a globe aloft. |
| > | American Academy of Arts and Sciences honorary society incorporated on May 4, 1780, in Boston, Mass., U.S., for the purpose of cultivating “every art and science.” Its membership—some 3,300 fellows in the United States and about 550 foreign honorary fellows (all scholars and national leaders)—is divided into four classes: the physical sciences, the biological sciences, the social arts and sciences, and the ... |
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| United States Military Academy federally supported institution founded in 1802, making it the oldest of the nation's major service academies. The campus overlooks the Hudson River in West Point, N.Y., 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of New York City. The academy's primary focus is preparing students to be military officers. Graduates receive a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army. |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences film industry association founded in 1927 in Hollywood by studio executive Louis B. Mayer and movie personalities; annual presentation of Academy awards, known as Oscars, to films and the actors, directors, writers, technicians, and others involved in making motion pictures; members include actors, directors, writers, cinematographers, producers, film editors, sound ... |
| American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters An honorary society of United States citizens in the creative arts, the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters was created through the 1976 merger of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The National Institute of Arts and Letters was established in 1898 and incorporated by an act of Congress in 1913. The ... |
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