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The Academy Awards are the most prominent film award in the United States. The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a professional honorary organization with over 6000 members currently.

Academy Awards are nicknamed "Oscars", which is also the nickname of the statuette (the name is told to have been born when Margaret Herrick saw the statuette on a table and said: "It looks just like my uncle Oscar!"). The awards were first given at a banquet in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on May 16, 1929. To Qualify a film had to open in Los Angeles during the twelve months ending on July 31 of the preceding year. The 1934 and later awards have all been based on openings in the previous calendar year. The 1932-33 awards were based on a 17-month qualifying period. The "opened in Los Angeles" was a factor that allowed Charlie Chaplin to win his only voted Oscar for Limelight which was made in 1952, but did not open until 1972

Awards are given in many categories, including the following:

Special Awards:

Discontinued Awards:

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