"YOU KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE KNOWN FACT" . . . OSCAR STYLE

Two actresses have won the Best Actress award two years in a row
- Luise Rainer (1937, 1938) and Katherine Hepburn (1967, 1968)

Two actors have won the Best Actor award two years in a row
- Spencer Tracy (1937, 1938) and Tom Hanks (1993, 1994)

Youngest person to win an acting competition award
- Tatum O'Neal (1974 - Best Supporting Actress for Paper Moon) age 9

Oldest actress to win an acting competition award
- Jessica Tandy (1989 - Best Actress for Driving Miss Daisy) age 80

Youngest actor to win an acting competition award
- Timothy Hutton (1980 - Best Supporting Actor for Ordinary People) age 20

Oldest actor win an acting competition award
- George Burns (1974 - Best Supporting Actor for The Sunshine Boys) age 80

There has only been one true tie
- Barbra Streisand, Funny Girl; Katherine Hepburn, The Lion In Winter, 1968

The Academy Awards have only been postponed twice
- Because of flooding in Los Angeles, 1936
- Assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, 1982

Two actors have declined their awards
- George C. Scott - Best Actor in a Lead Role for Patton, 1970
- Marlon Brando - Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather, 1972

During World War II, "Oscars" were made of plaster and replaced with the traditional gold awards at the end of that war

The name "Oscar" was trademarked in 1939.

Bette Davis claims to have named it "Oscar" after she said it looked like her husband at the time, band leader Oscar Harmon. Then there's Walt Disney, who is on record as referring to the award he won in 1932 as "Oscar." However, it's Margaret Herrick, who worked as an executive secretary for the academy in 1931, who gets credit for the nickname as she said it looked like her Uncle Oscar. Upon hearing this, a local entertainment columnist ran the name "Oscar" in his byline and a nickname was born.