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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. EGOT - Wikipedia

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    EGOT, an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, is the designation given to people who have won all four of the major performing art awards in the United States of America.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Nickname - Wikipedia

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    This word was derived from the Old English word eac, meaning "also", [3] related to eacian, meaning "to increase". [4] By the 15th century, the misdivision of the syllables of the phrase "an ekename" led to its rephrasing as "a nekename". [5] Though the spelling has changed, the meaning of the word has remained relatively stable ever since.

  7. Robert Downey Jr. Explains Why He’s Glad He Didn’t Win an ...

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    Lionel Hahn/Getty Images After being nominated for an Academy Award for his role in Oppenheimer, Robert Downey Jr. is reflecting on losing his first Oscar nomination. The Avengers franchise star ...

  8. Academy Award for Best Picture - Wikipedia

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    At the 1st Academy Awards ceremony held in 1929 (for films made in 1927 and 1928), there were two categories of awards that were each considered the top award of the night: "Outstanding Picture" and "Unique and Artistic Picture", the former being won by the war epic Wings, and the latter by the art film Sunrise. Each award was intended to honor ...

  9. James Cameron reflects on his notorious 'King of the World ...

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    The evening of March 23, 1998 was both the best of times and the worst of times for James Cameron. That was the night where the director's record-shattering blockbuster, Titanic, made Oscar ...