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1. www.townandcountrymag.com › leisure › arts-and12 Oscar Statue Facts - Who is the Statuette Based On, Cost ...

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   Jan 15, 2019 · Here are 12 facts you didn't know about the famed golden statuette, including why the statue is holding a sword, who Oscar was, and whether or not you're allowed to sell one.

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2. www.biography.com › movies-tv › a43260175Why Is the Academy Award Nicknamed “Oscar?” - Biography

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   Mar 9, 2023 · The 8.5-pound, 13.5-inch tall golden trophy is much more commonly referred to as an Oscar, a nickname so common that even the Academy adopted it as an official name in 1939. But where did the...

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3. graziadaily.co.uk › academy-award-nicknamed-oscarsWhy Do We Call The Academy Awards The Oscars? - Grazia

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   Mar 7, 2023 · According to some reports, Walt Disney referred to his little gold man as ‘the Oscar’ in his acceptance speech for Three Little Pigs in 1934 – the same year that Skolsky supposedly coined his nickname.

4. www.cnn.com › 2020/02/08 › entertainmentWho is Oscar, anyway? And other Academy Awards secrets

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   Feb 8, 2020 · It was the actor's first competitive Oscar win, but he wasn't there to accept it -- he'd joked that, after showing up and losing six other times, he might finally nab the prize if he stayed away.

5. collider.com › oscars-name-history-explainedWho Is the Oscar that the Academy Award Is Named After?

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   Mar 9, 2024 · Sidney Skolsky claimed he named the Oscar to humanize the gold statuette and eliminate elitist attitudes.

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6. www.bbc.com › culture › articleWho was Oscar? A history of the Academy Awards statuette - BBC

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   Feb 19, 2016 · Emil Jannings, a German actor who would go on to make propaganda films for the Nazis in the 1930s, was the first recipient of the legendary Oscar. Had there been a mistake? Well, yes.

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   Why is the Golden Statte called 'Oscar'?

   • The golden statuette has been called “Oscar” since the 1930s, but the origins of the nickname are a matter of dispute. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. The Academy Awards are the most prestigious film awards in the world, but the prizes are seldom referenced by their proper name.

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   Who is the Oscar that the Academy Award is named after?

   • Who Is the Oscar That the Academy Award Is Named After, Anyway? The origin of the name "Oscar" for the Academy Award is unknown, but popular theories include Margaret Herrick and Sidney Skolsky. Sidney Skolsky claimed he named the Oscar to humanize the gold statuette and eliminate elitist attitudes.

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   Why is Oscar called Oscar?

   • If the story of Emilio Fernández is, at best, apocryphal, the name ‘Oscar’ remains something of a puzzle. Officially, the statuette is called the Academy Award of Merit, but everyone in Hollywood has known it as Oscar since at least 1934. The Academy itself adopted the nickname in 1939.

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   Why is the Oscar statue called Oscar?

   • Officially, the statuette is called the Academy Award of Merit, but everyone in Hollywood has known it as Oscar since at least 1934. The Academy itself adopted the nickname in 1939. The most likely story is that when the Academy’s librarian, Margaret Herrick, first saw the statuette, she said it looked like her Uncle Oscar.

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   Where did 'Oscar' come from?

   • 'Oscar' Wasn't Always The Award's Official Name. Initially named "the Academy Award of Merit," it's still a bit of a mystery where "Oscar" came from. One prevailing rumor holds that academy librarian, and eventual executive director, Margaret Herrick joked about the back of the statuette looking a bit like her Uncle Oscar.

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   Are there any other claimants to Oscar naming Glory?

   • As if that wasn’t baffling enough, it seems that there are a handful of other claimants to Oscar naming glory. According to some reports, Walt Disney referred to his little gold man as ‘the Oscar’ in his acceptance speech for Three Little Pigs in 1934 – the same year that Skolsky supposedly coined his nickname.

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_EGOT_winnersList of EGOT winners - Wikipedia

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   Goldberg is the first African American winner, the first to win the Oscar as their second award, and the third person after Audrey Hepburn (1954) and Marvin Hamlisch (1974) to win two of their qualifying awards in the same year (she won both her Tony and her first competitive Emmy in 2002).