The 67th Academy Awards is a form of visual entertainment.
 It is also the oldest of the four major annual American entertainment awards; its equivalents  the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for theater, and the Grammy Awards for music  are modeled after the Academy Awards
 Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are a recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements of primarily American films, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership

