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Academy Awards

Also known as The Oscars, Oscar

The oldest and most consequential film award in the world, voted by the roughly ten thousand members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Four competitive acting categories have run continuously since the 1936 ceremony.

Conferred by
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Founded
1929
Country
United States
Categories
5 active · 1 retired
Media
film
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The conferring body

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

Type
academy
Country
United States
Founded
1927

Performance categories

Every category the Academy Awards has conferred on a performer, grouped by billing level. Craft and production categories are out of scope here; the unit of ranking on this site is the performer.

Lead

Supporting and featured

Young performer

Honorary and career

Milestones requiring this award

  • EGOT

    A competitive win at the Emmys, the Grammys, the Oscars and the Tonys. Fewer than two dozen people have completed it, and only a fraction of those did so in performance categories.

  • Triple Crown of Acting

    A competitive acting win at the Academy Awards, the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Tony Awards. The purest measure of range across the three screen and stage traditions.

  • Grand Slam of Acting

    The Triple Crown plus a competitive Grammy Award, which in practice means a spoken word or musical theatre album win.

  • Screen Sweep

    Winning the Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for the same performance in a single season. The rarest outcome in a modern awards campaign.

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