Difference between the Academy Awards and the Oscar Ceremony
Question by Lily | Last update on 2022-04-01 | Created on 2014-12-10
What is actually the difference between the Oscars and the Academy Awards? Apparently, both awards seem to be a film prize ceremony. But what is the exact difference?
I have the impression that both prices or award names are sometimes used interchangeably, but sometimes you can hear that the Academy Awards are not awarding Oscars or that the Academy Awards should not be called The Oscars.
It is all very confusing. Can someone enlighten me?
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Both the Academy Awards and The Oscars mean the same film award. However, the official name is "Academy Awards". When the film prize was first awarded in 1929, this was the name of the prize.
But already in 1931, most people were saying "Oscar" to the film award figure and "The Oscars" instead of "Academy Awards".
The reason why it came to this unofficial renaming is unclear today. However, there are four common rumors, where the name could be come from:
Although the distributors (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) are still emphasizing today that Oscar is not the official name of the movie award, the name Oscar already appeared in 1939 at the official dubbed version of the award and was protected by law in 1979.
Last update on 2022-04-01 | Created on 2014-12-10