Oscar refers to the Oscar Award, a film award sponsored by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which was established on 1929. This award is the oldest, most authoritative and professional film award in the United States and the most influential film award in the world.
The Academy Award is the highest award in the American film industry, and it is also called the four major performing arts awards (EGOT) in the United States, along with Emmy Award (TV Award), Grammy Award (Music Award) and Tony Award (Drama Award).
The origin of the name of the Academy Awards
At 1, 193 1, Margaret Herridge, a librarian in Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said that when she first saw the trophy, the golden statuette reminded her of her uncle Oscar, which was later used by reporters in a press release.
According to Emmanuel Levy's book The Grand View of Oscar: The History and Politics of Oscar Awards, the columnist Sidney Skolsky was there. He used the title of "Oscar" for the first time in the press release of 1934, and wrote that "the staff affectionately called the little golden Oscar".
2. According to the memoir "Don't get me wrong, I love Hollywood" published by Sidney Scholes in 1975, he disagreed with Emmanuel Levy.
He said that because he was tired of using the snobbish title of "Academy Award", he used the title of "Academy Award" for the first time in 1934 when he reported that katharine hepburn won the best actress to express the irony of this title.
The report was confirmed to be released on March 6, 1934/kloc-0, and it was also the 1 "Oscar" report approved by the official website of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
On March 3 1934, Walter Disney used the title of "Oscar" for the first time when he delivered his acceptance speech at the 6th Academy Awards Ceremony.
4. bette davis, an American actress, said that she was the first person to name the Oscar, because the golden statuette reminded her of her husband Harmon Oscar Nelson when it rained in the morning, so she accidentally called her husband's name "Oscar" when receiving the award, which was later heard and spread by reporters interviewed on the spot.
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