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The Oscar statuette is engraved with the words "Academy Award of Merit" on the front, along with the year it was awarded. The base of the statuette is also engraved with the name of the recipient, the category of the award, and the year. This personalization adds to the significance and recognition of the achievement.
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Which nephew of Francis Ford Coppola won an Oscar for acting?
Francis Ford Coppola won his Best Director Oscar for "The Godfather" Part II in 1974, his nephew Nicolas Cage won the Best Actor Statuette for his role as a chronic dipsomaniac in "Leaving Las Vegas" in 1995.
What is the birth name of Oscar Sainz?
Oscar Sainz's birth name is Oscar Luis.
What is the birth name of Oscar Robertson?
Oscar Robertson's birth name is Oscar Palmer Robertson.
What is the birth name of Oscar Pistorius?
Oscar Pistorius's birth name is Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius.
What was the first Disney movie to receive an academy nomination?
Walt Disney won an Academy Honorary Award at the 11th Academy Awards for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. This was his first Oscar for a feature film. Walt had previously won an Academy Honorary Award at the 5th Academy Awards for "the creation of Mickey Mouse".Walt Elias Disney won his 1st Oscar for d creation of Mickey Mouse in 1932. In his career Disney won 29 Oscars from his 59 nominations at d Oscar Awards, d most memorable being his 1937 win for Snow White & d 7 Dwarfs for which d Academy presented to him 7 miniature statuettes along with d Oscar statuette.
What is the Hollywood statuette?
Oscar
Why Oscar statuette has no brain?
Suh
What appetizers can you make that resemble the Oscar Awards statuette?
Gingerbread men!!
Are Oscar statues engraved before presentation?
No. They are engraved afterwards at the Govenor's Ball.
What performer received a wooden Oscar?
In 1937, Edgar Bergen was presented an Honorary Oscar (in the form of a wooden Oscar statuette for his creation of Charlie McCarthy.
Why is it called Oscar?
An employee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences reportedly said the awards statuette reminded her of her Uncle Oscar.
What is the diminutive of statue?
The diminutive of "statue" is "statuette." A diminutive form is a word that expresses a smaller or younger version of something. In this case, a statuette is a small statue, often used for decorative purposes or as a collectible item.
What is the official name of the Oscar?
While the statuette is very often informally known as an Oscar, the roots of the name are cloudy. It is officially known as an Academy Award. The names Oscar and Academy Awards have become interchangeable over the years.
What was designed by cedric gibbons?
Check out this webpage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedric_Gibbons He's credited for designing the Oscar statuette in 1928.
What is the cash value of Oscar award?
There is no prize money attached to an Academy Award (Oscar), and the statuette remains the property of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). On occassion, the stattuettes have been sold from one collector to another. If these sales are made public, then the Academy can sue for the statuette. Steven Speilberg is known to have found Clark Gable's only Oscar for sale once. He purchased it and returned it to the Academy for safe keeping.
What best picture winning films used a Oscar statuette as a prop?
In the infamous horse's head scene in "The Godfather" (1972), there is an Oscar in a background shot of the bedroom of producer Jack Woltz (John Marley).
What is the official name of the Oscar Award?
While the statuette is very often informally known as an Oscar, the roots of the name are cloudy. It is officially known as an Academy Award. The names Oscar and Academy Awards have become interchangeable over the years.
