What's The Deal With The Oscars? 15 Facts For Winners And Losers

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What's The Deal With The Oscars? 15 Facts For Winners And Losers

Every year, we tune in as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gives the Academy Awards of Merit to the Outstanding Achievers In Motion Pictures - or, to translate all that official terminology into words people actually use, we watch the Oscars. But how much do you really know about the life and times of that little gold man?

what's the deal with the Oscars NO ONE'S CERTAIN WHY THEY'RE CALLED OSCARS MOTION PICTURE ARTS & SCIENCES 1997 VOL-1 NOVEMBER NO. GRAGKED The most popular story goes that founding Academy member Margaret Herrick said the statue looked like her uncle Oscar.

Source: AMPAS

what's the deal with the Oscars THE OSCAR STANDS ON TOP OF A GOLD REEL OF FILM CRACKED The 5 spokes in the reel represent the 5 founding divisions of the Academy: Actors, writers, directors, producers and technicians.

Source: LA Mag

what's the deal with the Oscars THE OSCAR VOTING PROCESS IS BEYOND CONVOLUTED Choosing a Winner IConducting and deciding a vote using an instant runoff STAGE1 Leader STAGE? Tied Winner STAGE3 V Voters A B C D A B C A C Voters 1 D 4 3 has the Now

Source: Vox

what's the deal with the Oscars A COUPLE OSCARS WERE CUSTOM-MADE FOR WINNERS CRAGKED Legendary ventriloquist Edgar Bergen got a wooden statue with a removable jaw, and Disney got seven dwarf Oscars for Snow White.

Source: AMPAS

what's the deal with the Oscars THE FIRST BLACK WINNER BARELY GOT TO ACCEPT GRAGKED 1940 Best Supporting Actress winner Hattie McDaniel needed special permission to attend the ceremony - it in hotel. was a segregated

Source: THR

what's the deal with the Oscars A YEAR WITH NO HOST WAS A BIG PROBLEM CRAGKED The Academy was cautious to get rid of a single host after the disastrous 1989 Oscars, featuring Rob Lowe & Snow White singing Proud Mary.

Source: AV Club

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