Ken Russell was involved with award-winning movies.
He is best known for his Oscar-winning films Women in Love -LRB- 1969 -RRB- , The Devils -LRB- 1971 -RRB- , The Who 's Tommy -LRB- 1975 -RRB- , and the science fiction film Altered States -LRB- 1980 -RRB- .	Oscar	Academy Award	Women in Love	Women in Love (film)	The Devils	The Devils (film)	The Who	The Who	Tommy	Tommy (1975 film)	science fiction film	science fiction film	Altered States	Altered States
The Academy Awards , now known officially as the Oscars , is a set of twenty-four awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry , given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences -LRB- AMPAS -RRB- , to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy 's voting membership .	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
