Oscar
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- proper noun
- /ˈɑskər/
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Óscar
- Every year, movie fans eagerly await the announcement of the Oscar nominees.
- win an Oscar
We'll be right back with Oscar winner Harley Macklin.
- We'll be right back with Oscar winner Harley Macklin.
- And and he won the Oscar because he was so far gone.
- Let's talk about where do you, where do you keep your Oscar, your Oscar trophy?
- What is your favorite moment in Oscar's history?
- OK, You created the Oscar winning grandma.
- And then I look down, there's an Emmy, an Oscar and a Heisman Trophy.
- And then, of course, Will Smith wins the Oscar for best actor.
- But I was picking like best Oscar short, animated short.
Examples
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I think he should have gotten an Oscar for In the Line of Fire.
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We'll be right back with Oscar winner Harley Macklin.
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My husband was saying to me after I won the Oscar award, right?
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Ah, how this guy never won an Oscar is beyond me.
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Looks like you won the Oscar, Storm.
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Today, the composer is a famous man, an Oscar winner for his movie themes.
Fiction book (1990) -
- And the Oscar goes to Tala.
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Well, I did win the Oscar for Lincoln, said George Santos.
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''And the Oscar goes to Gertie Trinke, for her performance in Laying It On Thick For My Old Man.''
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That's an Oscar contender.
Synonyms
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A prize given to someone for achievement or excellence
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A prize given each year for the best work in movies, like acting or directing
Idioms
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Oscar for the film award comes from a famous nickname. One popular story says a librarian, Margaret Herrick, saw the small gold statue and said it looked like her 'Uncle Oscar', and the name stuck, so Oscar now means the highest prize in movies.