What is an Oscar snub?
Oscar, officially titled the Academy Award of Merit, is an award given out yearly by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The members choose notable films, actors and technicians, but their choices are not always popular.The Academy AwardsThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ website, Oscars.org, says that each January, the members nominate candidates from the previous year to receive the industry’s highest honor, an Academy Award. Oscars are presented in most categories.OscarThe Oscar statuette is slightly more than a foot tall and is given out to the winner in a number of categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Foreign Language Film.SnubThe Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary offers four definitions of “snub.” The definition most fitting an “Oscar snub” is “to treat with contempt or neglect.”Oscar SnubsAn Oscar snub occurs when a movie or actor has been glaringly overlooked for inclusion in the list of nominees.
