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No, and Academy Award is not exactly the same thing as an Oscar (but almost). An Academy Award is an award presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Academy presents about seven different types of awards. The most popular award that they present is officially known as the Academy Award of Merit (Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Picture, etc). The prize for winning this award is the Oscar statuette, so most people refer to the award as the Oscar. Some of the other award winners also receive the Oscar statuette, and some of the other award winners receive plaques or scrolls. One of the awards is always a bust instead of the Oscar statuette. A couple of times the Oscar statuette has been modified for special awards. Shirley Temple received a pint sized Oscar statuette when she was presented with a Special Juvenile Award. And Walt Disney received an Oscar statuette with eight tiny Oscar statuettes when he was presented with a Special Award for the creation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - the first animated feature.
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basically the 'oscars' is just a nickname for the academy awards
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RossOscar is the popular name of the statuettes that are given to the winners of Academy Awards, the awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The Academy also presents
- the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award,
- the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award,
- the Gordon E. Sawyer Award and
- the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation.
These awards are also Academy Awards, but they are not Oscars.
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What is the difference between the Academy Awards and Oscars?
It's the same award. 'OSCAR' is a nickname for it.
What award do you win at the Academy Awards?
You win an Academy Award and are presented with a trophy which is nicknamed Oscar, so sometimes it is said you have won an Oscar at the Academy Awards.
Are the Oscars and Academy Awards the same thing?
yes, the academy award is the name of the ceremony and the oscar is the name of the actual award
What is the official name of the Oscar Award?
While the statuette is very often informally known as an Oscar, the roots of the name are cloudy. It is officially known as an Academy Award. The names Oscar and Academy Awards have become interchangeable over the years.
What does Oscars stand for?
Oscar is the nickname for an Academy Award.
