Post by dgriffin on Feb 25, 2008 21:26:43 GMT -5
frankcor said:
What's an Oscar?No one knows!
Seriously, this from Wiki:
The Oscar
The official name of the Oscar statuette is the Academy Award of Merit. Made of gold-plated britannium on a black metal base, it is 13.5 in (34 cm) tall, weighs 8.5 lb (3.85 kg) and depicts a knight rendered in Art Deco style holding a crusader's sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes. The five spokes each represent the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers and Technicians.[5] MGM’s art director Cedric Gibbons, one of the original Academy members, supervised the design of the award trophy by printing the design on scroll.[6] In need of a model for his statue Gibbons was introduced by his then wife Dolores del Río to Emilio "El Indio" Fernández. Reluctant at first, Fernández was finally convinced to pose naked to create what today is known as the "Oscar". Then sculptor George Stanley sculpted Gibbons's design in clay, and Alex Smith cast the statue in tin and copper and then gold-plated it over a composition of 92.5 percent tin and 7.5 percent copper. The only addition to the Oscar since it was created is a minor streamlining of the base. Approximately 40 Oscars are made each year in Chicago, Illinois by the manufacturer, R.S. Owens. If they fail to meet strict quality control standards, the statuettes are cut in half and melted down.[7]
The root of the name "Oscar" is contested. One biography of Bette Davis claims that she named the Oscar after her first husband, bandleader Harmon Oscar Nelson;[8]one of the earliest mentions in print of the term Oscar dates back to Bette Davis's receipt of the award in 1936.[9] Walt Disney is also quoted as thanking the Academy for his Oscar as early as 1932. Another claimed origin is that of the Academy’s Executive Secretary, Margarita Bauza, who first saw the award in 1931 and made reference to the statuette reminding her of her Uncle Oscar. Columnist Sidney Skolsky was present during Herrick’s naming and seized the name in his byline, "Employees have affectionately dubbed their famous statuette 'Oscar'" (Levy 2003). Both Oscar and Academy Award are registered trademarks of the Academy, fiercely protected through litigation and threats thereof.
As of the 80th Academy Awards ceremony held in 2008, a total of 2,696 Oscars have been awarded.[10] A total of 294 different actors have won an acting Oscar (including Honorary Awards and Juvenile Awards).
I think he was somewhat intoxicated. Too bad he's having a hard time with a drinking problem. He is a good actor. I like him alot. 
Don't understand when you have it made like that, you'd want to screw it up. That only shows one, fame and money doesn't mean a thing. 
Hello Thelma, did you forget? I had to make a trip into Canada early this morn. Tried to get some sleep but was overtired and the sandman was slacking on his job. Just couldn't sleep, but that's ok because I wanted to get up near that time anyways.
, didn't solve anyone problems today in Canada with any of Al Gores little trinkets. Maybe next time. Was a very long, lousy business trip. 
No time for play.