# Context Each January, the entertainment community and film fans around the world turn their attention to the Academy Awards. Interest and anticipation builds to a fevered pitch leading up to the Oscar telecast in February, when hundreds of millions of movie lovers tune in to watch the glamorous ceremony and learn who will receive the highest honors in filmmaking. Achievements in up to 25 regular categories will be honored on February 26, 2017, at the 89th Academy Awards presentation at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. # Content The Academy Awards Database contains the official record of past Academy Award winners and nominees. The data is complete through the 2015 (88th) Academy Awards, presented on February 28, 2016. # Acknowledgements The awards data was scraped from the Official Academy Awards Database; nominees were listed with their name first and film following in some categories, such as Best Actor/Actress, and in the reverse for others. # Inspiration Do the Academy Awards reflect the diversity of American films or are the #OscarsSoWhite? Which actor/actress has received the most awards overall or in a single year? Which film has received the most awards in a ceremony? Can you predict who will receive the 2016 awards?