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  2. Why are the Academy Awards called the Oscars? 3 ... - AOL

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    The Academy didn't adopt the nickname until 1939, and the nickname's origins "aren't clear," according to the organization's official history. The Academy trademarked the name "Oscar" (and ...

  3. Academy Awards - Wikipedia

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    The Oscar statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, [18] is given to winners of each year's awards. Made of gold-plated bronze on a black metal base, it is 13.5 in (34.3 cm) tall, weighs 8.5 lb (3.9 kg) and depicts a knight rendered in Art Deco style holding a sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes. The five spokes represent ...

  4. List of nicknames of jazz musicians - Wikipedia

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    Some of the most notable nicknames and stage names are listed here. Although the term Jazz royalty exists for "Kings" and similar royal or aristocratic nicknames, there is a wide range of other terms, many of them obscure. Where the origin of the nickname is known, this is explained at each artist's corresponding article.

  5. List of Hollywood-inspired nicknames - Wikipedia

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    Hollywood-inspired nicknames, most starting with the first letter or letters of the location and ending in the suffix "-ollywood" or "-wood", have been given to various locations around the world with associations to the film industry – inspired by the iconic Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, whose name has come to be a metonym for the motion picture industry of the United States.

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    TheWrap magazine: The longtime AMPAS head spoke with TheWrap about his new book, a deep dive into Oscar history How Former Academy Executive Director Bruce Davis Solved the Mystery of Oscar’s ...

  7. Why Steven Spielberg Refuses to Read Oscars Winners’ Names at ...

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    During the 96th annual Academy Awards’ rehearsal on Saturday, March 9, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Spielberg, 77, refused to name the pretend winner inside his envelope.

  8. Oscar - Wikipedia

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    Oscar (bull) (died 1983) a ProRodeo Hall of Fame bucking bull; Oscar (fish), Astronotus ocellatus; Oscar (therapy cat), a cat purported to predict the deaths of hospice patients; Oscar, a nickname for Beast of Busco, a North American cryptid turtle; Oscar, a nickname for Unsinkable Sam, a World War II ship's cat that survived three ships sinking

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