The Academy awards are also known as the Oscars. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture of Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry. They include directors, actors, writers and film technicians like editors, sound engineers and music composers. The Awards are presented at a formal ceremony which is one of the most high-profile film award ceremonies in the world. Since the first year, the awards have been publicly broadcast, at first by radio. It began to be telecast after 1953. During the first decade the results were released to newspapers for publication at 11 p.m. on the night of the awards. The official name of the Oscar award is the Academy Award of Merit. It is Made of gold- plated Britannia on a black metal base, it depicts a knight holding a sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes. For those in the film industry, getting an Oscar has come to represent the pinnacle of achievement in their careers.

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