Why Call the Academy Award-Oscars?
"He got the Academy Awards for merit this year", said no man ever. This is because the 13.5 inch gold-plated Britannium statuette is better known as 'Oscars'. But why call it by such a name which bears no resemblance to the Academy Library? The name seems to harbour a lot of rumours. However, the truth revolves around the fact that the founders simply wanted to make it more glamorous. One of the most famous of the many rumours is that upon seeing the trophy for the first time, Academy librarian (and eventual executive director) Margaret Herrick remarked that it resembled her Uncle Oscar. And from then on the name was taken up. However the true source of "Oscar" still seems to be a riddle.
Source: The Guardian
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