Hollywood’s award ceremony, the Academy Awards, officially known as The Oscars, is held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) every year and as of 2019, more than 3,000 Oscars have been awarded.In the 1970s and 1980s, British studios established a reputation[citation needed] for great special effects in films such as Superman (1978), Alien (1979), and Batman (1989).
