It’s Time For The Oscars To Be Dusted Off And In The SpotLight For Another Year
The Academy Awards are watched adamantly by millions of people each year. They inspire parties, bets and elaborate mock award shows that give fans a unique opportunity to root for their favorite performers. Even though Hollywood has been holding these awards for many decades now, there are still a few things about the Oscars that even the most hardcore of fans aren’t aware of. “The Oscars” itself is something of a trivia — the name given the statue that winners get. Years ago, someone made a comment that the golden figuring looked a lot like “Uncle Oscar”. Hence, the name was born. Only a few more months to the 2012 Oscars. Below are a few more Academy Awards trivia. How many of them do you already know?
1. Youngest Best Director Nominee – Prior to 1991 the youngest nominee for the award of best director was an honor held by Orson Welles for his groundbreaking film Citizen Kane. He was 26 at the time, and held the honor for 50 years until 24 year old John Singleton for Boys N the Hood. The youngest director to actually win is Norman Taurog who in 1931 won the award for his movie Skippy.
2. The Statues Weren’t Always Made Out of Metal – The Oscar statues were not metal for a three-year period during World War II when food was in shortages in the food supply. The statues were made of plaster instead and painted gold. When the war was over and there was no longer any shortages, the Academy started offering metal statuettes with real gold plating.
3. Revealing the Winners…Or Not – Between the years of 1929 and 1939, the first ten years of the Awards, winners were announced three months in advance in order to give the names to the media. It gave the media plenty of time to prepare their stories. It was understood that the names of the winners were not to be mentioned under any circumstances until after the ceremony. Unfortunately this condition was broken in 1939 and the next year the release to the media was ended. This started the tradition of having the sealed envelope — no one except a few in the Academy knew who the winner is until the envelope is opened.
4. The Award Goes To…And Then Comes Back – Despite popular belief, the actors and actresses that win the Oscar statuettes do not actually own the figurines free and clear. Their heirs don’t either. After 1950, the Academy required that before winners sell their awards to anyone, they must offer it to Academy first for $1. If they refuse, they don’t get to take the statuette home.
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January 19, 2012
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