Academy Award for Best Picture (as producer of Platoon)
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The Academy Award for Best Picture (as producer of Platoon) is the Oscar given to recognize the producers of the 1986 Vietnam War film "Platoon" as the year's outstanding motion picture.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10260875 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Academy Award for Best Picture (as producer of Platoon) Context triple: [John Daly, awardReceived, Academy Award for Best Picture (as producer of Platoon)]
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A.
Academy Award for Best Picture (for Driving Miss Daisy, as director of winning film)
The Academy Award for Best Picture (for Driving Miss Daisy, as director of winning film) is the Oscar given to the film "Driving Miss Daisy," recognizing it as the year's best motion picture, with Bruce Beresford serving as its director.
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Sand Pebbles
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Sand Pebbles is the Oscar nomination recognizing Mako’s acclaimed supporting performance in the 1966 war drama film "The Sand Pebbles."
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Academy Award for Best Picture (as co-writer of The Shape of Water, film winning)
The Academy Award for Best Picture is the Oscars’ top honor, recognizing the overall excellence of a feature film and its producers.
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Academy Award for Best Director
The Academy Award for Best Director is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor outstanding achievement in film directing.
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Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay (Crash)
The Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay (Crash) is a screenwriting honor recognizing Paul Haggis’s acclaimed original script for the 2004 ensemble drama film "Crash."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Academy Award for Best Picture (as producer of Platoon) Target entity description: The Academy Award for Best Picture (as producer of Platoon) is the Oscar given to recognize the producers of the 1986 Vietnam War film "Platoon" as the year's outstanding motion picture.
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A.
Academy Award for Best Picture (for Driving Miss Daisy, as director of winning film)
The Academy Award for Best Picture (for Driving Miss Daisy, as director of winning film) is the Oscar given to the film "Driving Miss Daisy," recognizing it as the year's best motion picture, with Bruce Beresford serving as its director.
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B.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Sand Pebbles
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Sand Pebbles is the Oscar nomination recognizing Mako’s acclaimed supporting performance in the 1966 war drama film "The Sand Pebbles."
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C.
Academy Award for Best Picture (as co-writer of The Shape of Water, film winning)
The Academy Award for Best Picture is the Oscars’ top honor, recognizing the overall excellence of a feature film and its producers.
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D.
Academy Award for Best Director
The Academy Award for Best Director is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor outstanding achievement in film directing.
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E.
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay (Crash)
The Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay (Crash) is a screenwriting honor recognizing Paul Haggis’s acclaimed original script for the 2004 ensemble drama film "Crash."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academy Award
ⓘ
motion picture award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Best Picture Oscar for the film Platoon ⓘ |
| awardFor | Platoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardType | competitive award ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| category | Best Picture ⓘ |
| ceremonyNumber | 59th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfFilm | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorOfFilm | Oliver Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmCastMember |
Tom Berenger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Willem Dafoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDistributor | Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
drama film
ⓘ
war film ⓘ |
| filmLeadActor | Charlie Sheen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMusicBy | Georges Delerue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmPeriod | Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| filmSetting | Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmSubject | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmTitle | Platoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| notableAs | Best Picture Oscar for Platoon ⓘ |
| partOf | Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| presentedFor | outstanding motion picture of the year ⓘ |
| presentedTo | producers of Platoon ⓘ |
| producerOfFilm | Arnold Kopelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Academy Award for Best Picture (as producer of Platoon) Description of subject: The Academy Award for Best Picture (as producer of Platoon) is the Oscar given to recognize the producers of the 1986 Vietnam War film "Platoon" as the year's outstanding motion picture.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Orion Pictures
this entity surface form:
Academy Award for Best Picture for Platoon (as production company)
this entity surface form:
Oscar for Best Picture for Platoon