New book offers what is apparently the real story of why an Oscar is called an Oscar

A lot of prestigious entertainment industry awards have cute or fun names, like MTV’s Moon Person, the Screen Actors Guild’s Actor, or the Grammy’s Grammy (it looks like a gramophone!), but they’re all just chasing the iconic nickname status of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences’ Academy Award, a.k.a. the…

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