The Oscars document discusses the Academy Awards ceremony, noting that it is one of the most prominent award ceremonies, held annually to honor achievement in film. It was first held in 1929. The Oscars are equivalent to other prestigious awards in other industries, such as the Grammys for music and Emmys for television. The summary provides the key details about the Oscars in under 3 sentences.

1. The Oscars
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2. • The academy award
• one of the most prominent award
ceremonies
• The first Academy Awards ceremony was
held on May 16, 1929
• its equivalents, the Grammy Awards (for
music), Emmy Awards (for television)
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3. • Oscar statuette
• the award trophy
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4. • Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
• Best Actor: Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
• Best Actress: Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
• Best Picture: "The Artist
• Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer,
"Beginners“
• Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spenser, "The
Help"
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5. • Nobel Prize
• Grammy Awards
• Emmy Awards
• Pulitzer prize
• Golden Raspberry
Awards
• Speech contest
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