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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. 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. Every state's nickname and where it comes from - AOL

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    While this straightforward nickname doesn't reveal much about D.C. other than distinguishing it as a capital city (as opposed to a state), there's an interesting history behind the name.

  5. 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…

  6. 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.

  7. 88th Academy Awards - Wikipedia

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    The nominees for the 88th Academy Awards were announced on January 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. PST (13:30 UTC), at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs, and actor John Krasinski. [10]

  8. How Former Academy Executive Director Bruce Davis ... - AOL

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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 ...

  9. Wikipedia:Using nicknames - Wikipedia

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    unless the person is overwhelmingly known to the public by the nickname, e.g.: Magic Johnson (Quotation marks are not needed in such a case, because the public is already familiar with such a figure and we know that it is a nickname; the lead will provide the real name, anyway.) Otherwise, use something like: