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Each Academy Award is a gold-plated statuette, which is 34.5 centimetres tall and weighs about 4 kilos. There are many stories about
why it was named Oscar, but this is the most popular: around 1931, Margaret Herrick, a librarian at the Academy, said about the statuette,
'It looks just like Uncle Oscar!
The films that have won the most Oscars are: Ben-Hur (1959). Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
Each film won 11 awards!
In the 1962 film The Miracle Worker, Patty Duke was awarded the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She only said one word
throughout the film!
Dame Judi Dench won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her 8-minute performance in Shakespeare in Love (1998).
She played the role of Queen Elizabeth I.
Marlon Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor (1972) for his performance in
The Godfather but he was one of the few people ever to refuse it.
In fact, he didn't even go to the ceremony
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Academy Awards, or Oscars, are gold-plated statuettes, 34.5 cm tall and weighing about 4 kg. The name "Oscar" is popularly attributed to Margaret Herrick, who said it resembled her Uncle Oscar in 1931.
The films with the most Oscars (11 each) are:
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- Titanic (1997)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Notable Oscar facts include:
- Patty Duke won Best Supporting Actress for her single-word performance in The Miracle Worker (1962).
- Dame Judi Dench received Best Supporting Actress for her 8-minute role as Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love (1998).
- Marlon Brando won Best Actor for The Godfather (1972) but famously refused the award and did not attend the ceremony.