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| | MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES, ACADEMY OF, |
 | | The Academy Awards, given out annually by the Academy for achievement in motion pictures (see table of major awards by year, below), have unrivaled prestige and can have a significant bearing on the careers of individual winners and on the continued popularity of films that receive awards and nominations. |
 | | The academy also supports technical research, maintains a library of film books and magazines and a complete archive of film productions, and issues bulletins of credits, containing the records of producers, actors, writers, directors, and others for production-office use. |
 | | On February 29, 1940, Gone with the Wind is honored with eight Oscars by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. |
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