What does Oscar® stand for?

radikal_dj · 6 Apr 2006 at 16:14

As in the film awards?

DannyDan · 6 Apr 2006 at 16:17

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscars

"The root of the name "Oscar" is contested. Some believe it came from Academy librarian Margaret Herrick, who saw it on a table and said, "it looks just like my uncle Oscar!" Others claim that Bette Davis named it after her first husband"

TheMagicPirate · 6 Apr 2006 at 16:18

I heard it was named after one of the janitors dads or something that wokrd at the acadmey?

EDIT:

Wiki said:
The root of the name "Oscar" is contested. Some believe it came from Academy librarian Margaret Herrick, who saw it on a table and said, "it looks just like my uncle Oscar!"

thats the first story i heard

JohnnyG · 6 Apr 2006 at 16:18

Nothing, I think they're just named after Oscar the grouch from Sesame Street

Tomsk · 6 Apr 2006 at 16:19

Nothing.

Officially they're the 'Academy Awards'

Apparently, they got the name 'Oscar' when somebody said 'that lloks like my uncel Oscar!', although this is unconfirmed.