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Each year, millions around the world become glued to their television watching the Academy Awards. The show serves as an inspiration for parties, betting, and holding elaborate mock award shows so fans can root for their favorite actors. These awards may be several decades old, but even the most rabid fans don't know a few things about the Oscars. The awards' nickname "The Oscars" is a trivia itself. It doesn't have anything to do with the title of the awards, but everything to do with the statue that's given away. Someone mentioned the gold figurine resembled "Uncle Oscar". And that's the story behind the name. With the Oscars 2012 only a few more months away, the following are four more interesting things about the Academy Awards.
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. Surprise! - 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. This allowed for stories to be effectively prepared. 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 began the tradition of the sealed envelope which genuinely does conceal the identity of each winner until it is opened.
4. The Oscar Statuette Comes with a Condition - Actors and actresses who win an Oscar don't own the statuettes free and clear. Neither do their families and heirs. After 1950, the Academy made it a requirement to winners that if they wanted to sell their statuettes, they must give the Academy first dibs for just $1. If the winners don't agree to this requirement, they can't keep the statue.
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. Surprise! - 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. This allowed for stories to be effectively prepared. 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 began the tradition of the sealed envelope which genuinely does conceal the identity of each winner until it is opened.
4. The Oscar Statuette Comes with a Condition - Actors and actresses who win an Oscar don't own the statuettes free and clear. Neither do their families and heirs. After 1950, the Academy made it a requirement to winners that if they wanted to sell their statuettes, they must give the Academy first dibs for just $1. If the winners don't agree to this requirement, they can't keep the statue.
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