Categories for the Oscars

Major Categories:
Best Picture
(originally known as Best Production)

Best Director
(Best achievement in directing)

Best Actor
(Best performance by an Actor in a leading role)

Best Actress
(Best performance by an Actress in a leading role)

Best Supporting Actor
(Best performance by an Actor in a supporting role -first awarded in 1936)

Best Supporting Actress
(Best performance by an Actress in a supporting role -first awarded in 1936)

Best Screenplay/Writer
(Aliases:Motion Picture Story, Adaptation, Original Story, Screenplay, Writing Achievement, etc.)

Other categories:
Best Animated
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Short Subject
Best Film Editing
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Makeup
Best Original Music Score
Best Song
Best Animated Short Film
Best Live Action Short Film
Best Sound
Best Sound Effects Editing
Best Visual Effects