While the statuette is very often informally known as an Oscar, the roots of the name are cloudy. It is officially known as an Academy Award. The names Oscar and Academy Awards have become interchangeable over the years.
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yes, the academy award is the name of the ceremony and the oscar is the name of the actual award
"Oscar" is a nickname for the Academy Award, given each year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). The origin of the term "Oscar" is a bit murky, but it has been in usage since at least the late 1930s.
No, Kai Wong has never won an Oscar award.
George Seaton won the Oscar for Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1961.
It's the same award. 'OSCAR' is a nickname for it.