The Academy officially adopted the "Oscar" moniker in 1939, but the statue's full, technical name remains the "Academy Award of Merit." ...

Max and more The Oscar Statuette, officially named the Academy Award of Merit, stands as one of the most iconic symbols of achievement in the entertainment industry but what is the history behind ...

Today in weird news, recent Oscars host Conan O’Brien revealed that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences refused ...

The 2025 Oscars are finally here, and with them come several films, actors, writers and crew members up to receive Hollywood's most prestigious award, the coveted golden statuette. More than 3,000 ...

So, thousands of statues resembling Uncle Oscar are proudly displayed in the hands and homes of Hollywood’s biggest stars. But wait… which star has won the most Academy Awards? What is the ...

And the Oscar goes to... Wait, wait, wait... The statue was originally named the Academy Award of Merit. The legend goes that former Academy librarian Margaret Herrick, after seeing the statue for ...

Today in weird news, recent Oscars host Conan O’Brien revealed that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences refused to allow him and his team to clothe an Oscar statue or lay it ...

Officially, there was no model for the Oscar. The statuette given to Academy Award winners was designed by Cedric Gibbons, chief art director at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, according to the Oscars.

Welcome to the hottest club in Hollywood: In-N-Out on Oscars ... of award shows as the red carpet. After the festivities, it’s not unusual for stars to stop by, sometimes with a statue in ...