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The Oscar statue: 13 interesting facts you make not have known about the golden statue

Did you know that the Oscars statuette is actually called the "Academy Award of Merit?" The nickname Oscar wasn't officially adopted until 1939. Check out the video for some more fast facts! You can watch the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 4, on ABC15.
Posted at 7:02 PM, Mar 01, 2018
and last updated 2018-03-04 20:45:19-05

We say "and the Oscar goes to...", but did you know that Hollywood's most coveted award has another name? Or that the Academy has no idea how many statues it will hand out during the award show, until the envelopes are opened during the show?

It's true!

Watch the video above to learn more than a dozen interesting facts about the golden statue! (It's actually not made of solid gold either.)

Then tune in to ABC15 on Sunday, March 4 at 6 p.m. to watch the 90th Academy Awards!

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