Oscar™
noun /ˈɒskə(r)/
/ˈɑːskər/
(also Academy Award™)
- one of the awards given every year by the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievement in the making of films
- The movie was nominated for an Oscar.
- an Oscar nomination/winner
CultureThe awards, which are in the form of small metal statues, are presented each year at a special ceremony. The ceremony itself is sometimes called the Oscars.Oxford Collocations DictionaryOscar is used before these nouns:- nomination
- nominee