Academy Awards, USA

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers.

Oscar ... The official name of the Oscar statuette is the Academy Award of Merit. Made of gold-plated britannium on a black metal base, it is 34 cm tall, weighs 3.85 kg and depicts a knight rendered in Art Deco style holding a crusader's sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes. The five spokes each represent the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers and Technicians.

View Oscar winning movies in Category:

Best Foreign Language Film

Best Picture



Offical Website:
http://www.oscars.org/

Random Oscar winning movies:

Gandhi (1982)
Going My Way (1944)
Apartment, The (1960)
Ordinary People (1980)