Oscar

The Oscar is an award that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, an organization of more than 6,000 members, presents to celebrate achievements in motion pictures, also known as movies or films.

The Oscar shows a knight, holding a crusader's sword and standing on a reel of film. Originally, the Academy had five branches - actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers. These are represented by five sections, or spokes, of the film reel on which the knight stands.