Name: 10 fun facts about the Oscar statue
Uploaded: 2/22/2019 1:40:28 PM
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Description: The Oscar is one of Hollywood's most prized awards, but did you know its nickname originated with a person's uncle? Here are 10 fun facts about the Academy Awards statue.

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Lady Gaga says Oscars duet with Bradley Cooper was acting, not love

`It was THE most talked about moment at the Academy Awards, but Lady Gaga says everybody should calm down...

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Tyler Perry played an epic Madea Oscars prank and no one noticed

Tyler Perry had done some redecorating in the green room at the Dolby Theatre.

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Watch it again: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's 'Shallow' Oscars performance

The moment was all about the two stars of 'A Star Is Born.'

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Trump goes after Spike Lee after Oscars speech

Lee spoke about black history and his family history, but did not directly name Trump.

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Spike Lee wins first-ever Oscar for 'BlacKkKlansman' in best adapted screenplay

Lee received the award from Samuel L. Jackson, who has appeared in Lee's film.

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Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph rock Oscars opening despite no host

Twitter dubbed the trio the unofficial hosts of the awards show.

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Melissa McCarthy and a rabbit puppet just won the award for best Oscars presenter

McCarthy and Brian Tyree Henry presented the award for Best Costume Design

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Spike Lee upset as 'Green Book' wins Oscars Best Picture

Hailed as a tribute to racial tolerance, 'Green Book' was also widely criticized by many as an outdated, sentimentalized movie full of racial stereotypes.

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Oscars 2019 winners list: 'Green Book' gets top prize

Here's everyone who took home an Oscar on Sunday night.

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Rami Malek fell, had to be checked out after Oscars win

Moments after winning the Oscar for Best Actor in 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' Rami Malek took a tumble.

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The world stopped while Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper performed ‘Shallow’ at the Oscars

The intimate Oscars performance had everyone talking.

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Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper got two standing ovations at The Oscars

The stars of 'A Star Is Born' had just performed their signature hit 'Shallow.'

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Lady Gaga wears legendary 128-carat Tiffany Diamond to the 2019 Oscars

The necklace was last worn by Audrey Hepburn in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'

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'Green Book' wins Best Picture at The Oscars

The film stars Mahershala Ali as an African-American concert pianist in the 1960s and Viggo Mortensen as his driver.

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Rep. John Lewis receives standing ovation at The Oscars

Congressman John Lewis, a key figure in the civil rights movement, introduced a clip from 'Green Book.'

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