There are three answers to this question. And all contrast with the pomposity of the event, considered the greatest recognition of the film industry. According to the most popular, the name Oscar would have come from a spontaneous comment by an executive secretary of the Academy.
Similarly, the other two answers are about stories that are as absurd as they are funny. The fact is that, to this day, it is not known exactly where (and why) this name for the award came from. Subsequently, the tells you the most popular conversations of Hollywood runners to date.
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The Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences created the honor in 1929. They called it the Academy Award of Merit at the time. But then came the Oscar nickname, in the early 30s. Why?
According to the most popular response, Executive Secretary Margaret Herrick exclaimed upon seeing the gold statuette for the first time, “You look like my Uncle Oscar!” However, historians have found out, trying to verify the veracity of this conversation, that Margaret has not an uncle, but a cousin with that name.
The other answer is less extravagant. Some attribute the use of the Oscar nickname for the event to journalist Sidney Skolsky. That’s because he was the first to use the term in print, in 1934. However, it’s hard to say whether he would have coined the nickname or simply put to paper an inside joke that was already circulating in the film industry.
Finally, the other possible explanation for the name. This time, who claimed the paternity of the nickname was the actress Bette Davis. She said that, seen from behind, her figurine resembled her husband, Harmon trumpeter Oscar Nelson.
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