Why Are the Academy Awards Called the Oscars?
The most illustrious honor for the finest merits in the world of cinema is the Academy Awards. For almost a century now, this annual commemoration of excellence in cinema has been like a dream to many artists and filmmakers around the world.
Millions tune in to the ceremony every year as a culmination of dreams, with some of the best performers of the year gripping the golden statuette. Officially known as the Academy Award of Merit, the golden statuette is much better known by its nickname- Oscar.
Oscar statuettes | via Oscar.org
The nickname became widely publicized, so much so that people have reduced the use of the term ‘Academy Award’ now. The story of how this prestigious award gained the name ‘Oscar’ is, in many ways, as intriguing as the history of cinema itself.
The birth of the Academy Awards James Stewart receiving an Oscar in 1941 | via Universal Pictures...
Millions tune in to the ceremony every year as a culmination of dreams, with some of the best performers of the year gripping the golden statuette. Officially known as the Academy Award of Merit, the golden statuette is much better known by its nickname- Oscar.
Oscar statuettes | via Oscar.org
The nickname became widely publicized, so much so that people have reduced the use of the term ‘Academy Award’ now. The story of how this prestigious award gained the name ‘Oscar’ is, in many ways, as intriguing as the history of cinema itself.
The birth of the Academy Awards James Stewart receiving an Oscar in 1941 | via Universal Pictures...
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