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Los Angeles : Top 10 Oscar Facts

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1. How the Oscar got its Name

The statuette got its name in 1931 after future Academy executive director Margaret Herrick remarked that it resembled her uncle Oscar.
2. Oscar by Numbers

The 13.5-in (34-cm) tall, 8.5-lb (3.8-kg) Oscar has been handed out over 2,400 times.
3. Top Three Oscar-winning Films

Ben Hur and Titanic tie the number one spot (11 awards each), while West Side Story comes in third with ten.
4. Actor with Most Oscars

A tie – both Walter Brennan and Jack Nicholson won three times.
5. Actress with Most Oscars

Katherine Hepburn, who won the Oscar four times.
6. All-time Oscar Winner

Walt Disney – 26 awards.
7. Youngest Oscar Winner

Shirley Temple, who was six years and 310 days old.
8. Oscar Controversy

In 1972, Marlon Brando refused the Best Actor award in protest against the US government’s mistreatment of Native Americans.
9. Oscar Venues

The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Ambassador Hotel, Shrine Auditorium, Pantages Theatre, and The Kodak (current) are the famous ones.
10. Oscar Parties

The official post-award Governor’s Ball held at many venues since 1957, moved to the Hollywood and Highland Grand Ballroom in 2002.