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Academy Award Films & Stars

Two joinable datasets on every Academy Award-winning film since the first ceremony: 1,401 winners (award year, awards won, nominations, plus the standard movie columns: release date, director, stars, runtime, country, budget and box office in millions) and 6,344 star-per-film credits covering 3,823 unique stars, each enriched from their own article: ages at release, career spans, birthplaces, marriages and children.
7,745 rows 2 joinable files last pulled 2026-08-31
Oscar Movies 1,401 rows × 13 columns
TitleAward YearAwardsNominationsRelease DateDirectorStarsRun Time (min)CountryBudget (millions)Budget RangeBox Office (millions)Wikipedia Link
Oscar Stars 6,344 rows × 18 columns
Movie TitleMovie Release DateStarStar Wikipedia LinkBirth DateAge at ReleaseDeath DateYears From Release to DeathYear Started ActingYear Ended ActingYears Acting at ReleaseBirth CityBirth StateBirth CountryNumber of MarriagesAvg Marriage Length (years)Number of ChildrenAge Started Acting

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What is the Academy Award Films & Stars dataset?

Two joinable datasets on every Academy Award-winning film since the first ceremony: 1,401 winners (award year, awards won, nominations, plus the standard movie columns: release date, director, stars, runtime, country, budget and box office in millions) and 6,344 star-per-film credits covering 3,823 unique stars, each enriched from their own article: ages at release, career spans, birthplaces, marriages and children.

How big is the Academy Award Films & Stars dataset?

7,745 rows across 2 joinable files, with 31 columns in total: Title, Award Year, Awards, Nominations, Release Date, Director, Stars, Run Time (min), Country, Budget (millions), Budget Range, Box Office (millions), Wikipedia Link, Movie Title, Movie Release Date, Star, Star Wikipedia Link, Birth Date, Age at Release, Death Date, Years From Release to Death, Year Started Acting, Year Ended Acting, Years Acting at Release, Birth City, Birth State, Birth Country, Number of Marriages, Avg Marriage Length (years), Number of Children, Age Started Acting.

Where does the data come from?

It is built by programmatically scraping en.wikipedia.org, last pulled on 2026-08-31. Datasets are versioned; older versions stay downloadable.

Is the dataset free to download?

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Can I see the code that built this dataset?

Yes. The exact Python scraper that built it is viewable on the dataset page by any signed-in member, so every number is reproducible.

How do the files join?

Join the files on movie title + release date, the same key as the studio movie datasets, which these cross-join with.

Can the data contain errors?

Automated scraping leaves room for error and the underlying sources change over time, so no version is guaranteed accurate or complete. If a number matters, verify it against the original source.

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