The name 'Oscar' was given to the Academy Award statuette by a woman named Margaret Herrick. Herrick was the Academy librarian. Upon first seeing the statuettes, in 1931, she remarked "Why it looks like my Uncle Oscar!"
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The name 'Oscar' was given to the Academy Award statuette by a woman named Margaret Herrick. Herrick was the Academy librarian. Upon first seeing the statuettes, in 1931, she remarked "Why it looks like my Uncle Oscar!"