Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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film organization nonprofit organization professional honorary organization

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization best known for overseeing and presenting the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, recognizing excellence in the film industry.

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Label	Occurrences
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences canonical	462
Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	12
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors	5
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Technical Awards Committee	2
AMPAS	1
AMPAS Board of Governors	1
Academy Awards administration	1
Academy Awards administrators	1
Academy Awards voters	1
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Library	1
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Short Films and Feature Animation Branch	1
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Visual Effects Branch	1
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences website	1
the Academy	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T44844 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Context triple: [Douglas Fairbanks, memberOf, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]

A. Academy Award
The Academy Award is a prestigious film industry honor presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements.
B. American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is a prestigious U.S. honorary society and independent policy research center that brings together leaders from academia, the arts, business, and public affairs to address complex global challenges.
C. Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual American awards ceremony that celebrates lifetime contributions to the performing arts, recognizing artists for their impact on American culture.
D. Emmy Award
The Emmy Award is a prestigious American television accolade recognizing excellence in various sectors of the television industry, including entertainment, news, and documentary programming.
E. National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit society of distinguished scholars in the United States that advises the nation on matters related to science and technology.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Target entity description: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization best known for overseeing and presenting the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, recognizing excellence in the film industry.

A. Academy Award
The Academy Award is a prestigious film industry honor presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements.
B. American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is a prestigious U.S. honorary society and independent policy research center that brings together leaders from academia, the arts, business, and public affairs to address complex global challenges.
C. Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual American awards ceremony that celebrates lifetime contributions to the performing arts, recognizing artists for their impact on American culture.
D. Emmy Award
The Emmy Award is a prestigious American television accolade recognizing excellence in various sectors of the television industry, including entertainment, news, and documentary programming.
E. National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit society of distinguished scholars in the United States that advises the nation on matters related to science and technology.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ professional honorary organization ⓘ
activity	education about motion pictures ⓘ preservation of film history ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ surface form: the Academy
awardsPresented	Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ Academy Award for Best Animated Feature ⓘ Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ Academy Award for Best Costume Design ⓘ Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature ⓘ Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ Academy Award for Best International Feature Film ⓘ Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ Academy Award for Best Art Direction ⓘ surface form: Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ Academy Award for Best Visual Effects ⓘ Academy Award ⓘ surface form: Academy Honorary Award Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award ⓘ Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award ⓘ Scientific and Technical Awards ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
eventOrganized	Academy Awards ceremony ⓘ
field	motion pictures ⓘ
hasDivision	Academy Museum of Motion Pictures ⓘ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Library
headquartersLocation	Beverly Hills, California, United States ⓘ surface form: Beverly Hills, California
industry	film industry ⓘ
knownFor	Academy Award ⓘ surface form: Academy Awards Academy Award ⓘ surface form: Oscars
language	English ⓘ
membership	film professionals ⓘ
membershipType	invitation only ⓘ
purpose	advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures ⓘ recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements ⓘ
regionServed	worldwide ⓘ
scope	international ⓘ
shortName	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: AMPAS
website	https://www.oscars.org ⓘ

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Referenced by (491)

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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (won by Ruth Gordon) → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jennifer Tilly → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Oscars 2017 → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Actress for "Carmen Jones" → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Up in the Air → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Othello (1965 film) → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Monahan → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

subject surface form: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

Academy Award for Best Actress for Sigourney Weaver → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Sahara" → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "A Medal for Benny" → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Being John Malkovich → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Actress (won by Jennifer Lawrence) → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Actor for Broadcast News → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for A History of Violence → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Actress for "Lady for a Day" → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Director for Johnny Belinda → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Come Back, Little Sheba → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Dance Direction → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Little Children → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Picture for Capote → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Exodus → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Almendros → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

subject surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Meryl Streep → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

57th Academy Awards → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Luck of the Irish → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Director for "Come Back, Little Sheba" → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

22nd Academy Awards → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for “In Old Chicago” → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

subject surface form: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "In Old Chicago"

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "The Asphalt Jungle" → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

59th Academy Awards → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

37th Academy Awards → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Working Girl → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for In & Out → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Oscars 2008 → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Sand Pebbles → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Director for "The Divorcee" → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Director for "The Great Ziegfeld" → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for On the Waterfront → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Brothers Karamazov → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

79th Academy Awards → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Actor for James Woods → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Picture for "Chariots of Fire" → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for L.A. Confidential → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Actor (Joaquin Phoenix) → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Picture (as co-writer of The Shape of Water, film winning) → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

subject surface form: Academy Award for Best Picture

Oscars 2023 → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

94th Academy Awards → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

1951 Academy Awards → presentedBy → Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ

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