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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Academy Award for Best Picture canonical 769
Best Picture 11
Academy Award for Best Picture nomination 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Academy Award
cultural award
film award
alsoKnownAs Academy Award for Best Picture
surface form: Oscar for Best Picture
awardFor best feature-length film
best motion picture of the year
awardTrophyName Oscar
surface form: Oscar statuette
broadcastOn ABC
ceremonyFrequency annual
ceremonyNumberOfFirstAward 1
country United States of America
currentOfficialNameInUseSince 1962
eligibilityCriterion commercial theatrical release
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
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
Academy Award for Best Picture self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
surface form: Academy Awards
presentedBy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
relativeImportance highest honor of the Oscars
most prestigious Academy Award category
selectionMethod voting by Academy members
shortName Academy Award for Best Picture self-linksurface differs
surface form: Best Picture
typicalCeremonyLocation Los Angeles
typicalCeremonyVenue Dolby Theatre
typicalNumberOfNominees 5
votingBody Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences members
votingSystem preferential ballot

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subject surface form: William Wyler
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subject surface form: The Affairs of Cellini
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Best Actor relatedCategory Academy Award for Best Picture
subject surface form: Academy Award for Best Actor
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subject surface form: The Diary of Anne Frank (1959 film)