Claim: Julie Christie received a nomination for an Academy Award for her role in Afterglow.
Evidence: She has continued to receive significant critical recognition for her work , including Oscar nominations for the independent films Afterglow -LRB- 1997 -RRB- and Away from Her -LRB- 2007 -RRB-.
The Academy Awards , now known officially as the Oscars , is a set of twenty-four awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry , given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences -LRB- AMPAS -RRB- , to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy 's voting membership.