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

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    That little gold man bestowed as filmmaking's highest honor at the Academy Awards has a name. It's Oscar. Yes, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the governing body for the glitzy ...

  3. Did Mickey Mouse make Oscar history with this Academy ... - AOL

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    From “Babe” to “War Horse” to “Life of Pi,” many animal stories have fetched best picture nominations, while camera-mugging canines Uggie (“The Artist”) and Messi (“Anatomy of a ...

  4. Stolen, sold, not even solid gold. The story of Oscar

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    Russell won the best supporting actor Oscar, and a special Oscar "for bringing inspiration and hope to war veterans." He was selling the best actor Oscar in 1992 to pay his wife’s medical bills.

  5. Academy Juvenile Award - Wikipedia

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    The Academy Juvenile Award, also known informally as the Juvenile Oscar, was a Special Honorary Academy Award bestowed at the discretion of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to specifically recognize juvenile performers under the age of eighteen for their "outstanding contribution[s] to screen entertainment".

  6. 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

  7. Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] MGM's Tom and Jerry (1940–67) is the category's most lauded animated series over all, being nominated for a total of 13 Oscars and winning 7. Warner Bros.'s Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies series also had a big amount of 16 Oscar nominations and winning 5. Among international studios, the NFB has the most wins in this category, with 6 ...

  8. Mikey Madison is still processing her Oscar nomination. The 24-year-old actress, known for her roles in the FX series “Better Things,” as well as the films “Once Upon a Time in…

  9. List of Academy Award–winning films - Wikipedia

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    Competitive Oscars are separated from non-competitive Oscars (i.e. Honorary Award, Special Achievement Award, Juvenile Award); as such, any films that were awarded a non-competitive award will be shown in brackets next to the number of competitive wins.