Here are the possible solutions for academy for one clue
Answer
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Relevancy
award
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Academy, for one
Definition
to grant as merited
caine
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Michael who is one of two actors who has been nominated for an Academy Award every decade since the '60s
cineaste
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One who's likely seen all the Academy Award nominees
Definition
(French) a devotee of motion pictures, also CINEAST
disney
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He won 26 Oscars, including an Academy Honorary Award (consisting of one full-sized and seven miniature statuettes) for the film depicted in this puzzle's starred answers
mamba
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The Academy Is... sang of a black one
Definition
(Zulu) a venomous African snake
ratedx
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Like only one Best Picture in Academy Award history (1969)
adapted
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Best ___ Screenplay (Academy Award category)
Definition
ADAPT, to make suitable
adele
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Singer of the first James Bond movie theme song ever to win an Academy Award