Academy Award for Best Picture
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The Academy Award for Best Picture is the film industry's most prestigious Oscar, honoring the overall best feature-length motion picture of the year.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Academy Award
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cultural award ⓘ film award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Academy Award for Best Picture
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surface form:
Oscar for Best Picture
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| awardFor |
best feature-length film
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best motion picture of the year ⓘ |
| awardTrophyName |
Oscar
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surface form:
Oscar statuette
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| broadcastOn | ABC ⓘ |
| ceremonyFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| ceremonyNumberOfFirstAward | 1 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentOfficialNameInUseSince | 1962 ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
commercial theatrical release
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minimum feature length of 40 minutes ⓘ qualifying release year ⓘ release in Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| eligibleWorks | feature-length films ⓘ |
| expandedNomineeFieldIntroduced | 2009 ⓘ |
| field | cinema ⓘ |
| firstAwardedForYear | 1927–1928 ⓘ |
| fixedTenNomineesRuleIntroduced | 2021 ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedDocument | Academy Awards rules ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType | top award ⓘ |
| hasNotableDistinction |
only category announced last at the Oscars ceremony
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only category in which every Academy member is eligible to vote in the final round ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasParentOrganization | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| hasPrecursorName |
Best Motion Picture
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Academy Award for Best Picture self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Outstanding Motion Picture
Outstanding Picture ⓘ Outstanding Production ⓘ |
| inception | 1929 ⓘ |
| includesProducersAsRecipientsSince | 1951 ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | English ⓘ |
| maximumNomineesAfterExpansion | 10 ⓘ |
| organizer | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| partOf |
Academy Award
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surface form:
Academy Awards
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| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| relativeImportance |
highest honor of the Oscars
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most prestigious Academy Award category ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | voting by Academy members ⓘ |
| shortName |
Academy Award for Best Picture
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surface form:
Best Picture
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| typicalCeremonyLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| typicalCeremonyVenue | Dolby Theatre ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfNominees | 5 ⓘ |
| votingBody | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences members ⓘ |
| votingSystem | preferential ballot ⓘ |
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Oscar for Best Picture
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Outstanding Motion Picture