Every year, millions of people eagerly watch the Academy Awards The show inspires bets, parties, and elaborate mock award shows, giving fans the chance to root for the actors they love best. Even though Hollywood has been holding these awards for many decades now, there are still a few things about the Oscars that even the most hardcore of fans aren't aware of. "The Oscars" itself is something of a trivia -- the name given the statue that winners get. Years ago, someone made a comment that the golden figuring looked a lot like "Uncle Oscar". And that's how the name was born. Only a few more months to the 2012 Oscars. Below are a few more Academy Awards trivia. How many of them do you already know?
1. The Youngest Nominee for Best Director - Before 1991, the youngest best director nominee was Orson Welles. He was nominated for the groundbreaking Citizen Kane. Welles was 26 at the time of his nomination. He held the record for half a century until Boys N the Hood director John Singleton was nominated. Singleton was 24 years old. Norman Taurog is the youngest director to win the best director award in 1931 for the film Skippy.
2. The Statues Weren't Always Made Out of Metal - The Oscar statues were not metal for a three-year period during World War II when food was in shortages in the food supply. The statues were made of plaster instead and painted gold. When the war was over and there was no longer any shortages, the Academy started offering metal statuettes with real gold plating.
3. Surprise! - Between the years of 1929 and 1939, the first ten years of the Awards, winners were announced three months in advance in order to give the names to the media. This allowed for stories to be effectively prepared. It was understood that the names of the winners were not to be mentioned under any circumstances until after the ceremony. Unfortunately this condition was broken in 1939 and the next year the release to the media was ended. This began the tradition of the sealed envelope which genuinely does conceal the identity of each winner until it is opened.
4. Winners Don't Really Own the Statuettes - Oscar winners don't really get to keep their statuettes free and clear. Their heirs don't either. After 1950, the Academy required that before winners sell their awards to anyone, they must offer it to Academy first for $1. If they refuse, they don't get to take the statuette home.
1. The Youngest Nominee for Best Director - Before 1991, the youngest best director nominee was Orson Welles. He was nominated for the groundbreaking Citizen Kane. Welles was 26 at the time of his nomination. He held the record for half a century until Boys N the Hood director John Singleton was nominated. Singleton was 24 years old. Norman Taurog is the youngest director to win the best director award in 1931 for the film Skippy.
2. The Statues Weren't Always Made Out of Metal - The Oscar statues were not metal for a three-year period during World War II when food was in shortages in the food supply. The statues were made of plaster instead and painted gold. When the war was over and there was no longer any shortages, the Academy started offering metal statuettes with real gold plating.
3. Surprise! - Between the years of 1929 and 1939, the first ten years of the Awards, winners were announced three months in advance in order to give the names to the media. This allowed for stories to be effectively prepared. It was understood that the names of the winners were not to be mentioned under any circumstances until after the ceremony. Unfortunately this condition was broken in 1939 and the next year the release to the media was ended. This began the tradition of the sealed envelope which genuinely does conceal the identity of each winner until it is opened.
4. Winners Don't Really Own the Statuettes - Oscar winners don't really get to keep their statuettes free and clear. Their heirs don't either. After 1950, the Academy required that before winners sell their awards to anyone, they must offer it to Academy first for $1. If they refuse, they don't get to take the statuette home.
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