Claim: Bryan Cranston won an Oscar for his role in Breaking Bad.
Evidence: Breaking Bad is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan.
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.