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.
ɪɾ ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst ʌvðə fˈoːɹ mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˈænjuːəl ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnmənt ɐwˈɔːɹdz; ɪts ɪkwˈɪvələnts ðɪ ˈɛmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz fɔːɹ tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən, ðə tˈoʊni ɐwˈɔːɹdz fɔːɹ θˈiəɾɚ, ænd ðə ɡɹˈæmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz fɔːɹ mjˈuːzɪk ɑːɹ mˈɑːdəld ˈæftɚ ðɪ ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz.