{"slug": "academy-awards", "label": "Academy Awards", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19020", "qid": "Q19020", "description": "annual awards for cinematic achievements", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [1927, 2016], "span_label": ["1927 CE", "2016 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 6}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}], "also_known_as": ["Academy Award"], "related": [{"slug": "academy-award-for-best-picture", "label": "Academy Award for Best Picture", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "los-angeles", "label": "Los Angeles", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "dorothy-chandler-pavilion", "label": "Dorothy Chandler Pavilion", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "academy-award-for-best-actor", "label": "Academy Award for Best Actor", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1927, "year_label": "1927 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "May 11", "text": "May 11 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which will create the Academy Awards, is founded in the United States.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370012373#May", "title": "1927", "revid": 1370012373, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1940, "year_label": "1940 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "July 27", "text": "July 27 – Bugs Bunny makes his debut in the Oscar-nominated cartoon short, A Wild Hare. However, it is not until 1941 that his name is adopted.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368818987#July", "title": "1940", "revid": 1368818987, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1959, "year_label": "1959 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 18", "text": "June 18 – The film The Nun's Story, based on the best-selling novel, is released. Audrey Hepburn stars as the title character; she later says that this is her favorite film role. The film is a box-office hit, and is nominated for several Oscars.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370221732#June", "title": "1959", "revid": 1370221732, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1960, "year_label": "1960 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "April 4", "text": "April 4 – At the 32nd Academy Awards Ceremony, Ben-Hur wins a record 11 Oscars, including Best Picture.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371870774#April", "title": "1960", "revid": 1371870774, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1964, "year_label": "1964 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "April 13", "text": "April 13 – At the 36th Academy Awards ceremony, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American to win an Academy Award in the category Best Actor in a Leading Role in Lilies of the Field.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371069587#April", "title": "1964", "revid": 1371069587, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1982, "year_label": "1982 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "March 29", "text": "March 29 – The 54th Academy Awards, hosted by Johnny Carson, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Chariots of Fire wins Best Picture and 3 other Academy Awards.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373279023#March", "title": "1982", "revid": 1373279023, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 2014, "year_label": "2014 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 11", "text": "August 11 – Robin Williams, 63, American actor (Good Will Hunting, Aladdin, Mork & Mindy) and comedian, Oscar winner (1998), suicide by hanging.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369208752", "title": "Deaths in August 2014", "revid": 1369208752, "section": "Deaths › August"}}, {"year": 2016, "year_label": "2016 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 21", "text": "April 21 – Prince, 57, American musician (\"When Doves Cry\", \"Little Red Corvette\", \"Purple Rain\") and actor, Oscar (1984) and four-time Grammy winner, accidental fentanyl overdose.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371746714", "title": "Deaths in April 2016", "revid": 1371746714, "section": "Deaths › April"}}]}