Veal Oscar is a dish made with veal cutlets, asparagus, and lobster or crabmeat, topped with Bearnaise sauce. It is named after King Oscar II and can be prepared in various ways. It is a popular dish in Italian restaurants and at weddings. Veal oscar is a type of appetizer made with veal cutlets or […]
The Oscar statuette is 13.5 inches tall, weighs 8.5 pounds, and costs $400 to produce. Winners don’t own their Oscars, and they can’t be sold without first offering them back to the Academy for $1. During WWII, winners received painted plaster statues, and the name “Oscar” originated in the 1930s. Oscars awarded before 1950 can […]
Only three people have turned down an Oscar: Dudley Nichols, Marlon Brando, and George C. Scott. Katharine Hepburn won four Academy Awards but never attended the ceremonies. Beatrice Straight won Best Supporting Actress for less than six minutes of screen time. Joanne Woodward and Peter Sellers were nominated for playing multiple roles in a film. […]
Mickey Mouse won an Academy Honorary Award in 1932, becoming the first non-human to win an Oscar. Disney’s Mickey’s Orphans was also nominated that year. Oscars were first presented in 1929 and the statuette is 13.5 inches tall and weighs 8.5 pounds. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won all 11 […]
Shrek won the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2001, beating out Monsters, Inc. and Jimmy Neutron. To qualify, a film must be over 40 minutes and have at least 75% animated characters. DreamWorks produced two sequels, and Pixar has had nine nominations and seven wins. DreamWorks holds the record for most nominations […]
Cary Grant was never awarded an Oscar for his leading roles, despite being nominated twice for dramatic performances. He received an honorary award in 1970 for his contributions to the film industry. Grant was also known for negotiating a percentage of box office profits and taking control of his career. He started as a juggler […]
Oscar Hammerstein II was an American playwright and songwriter known for his work on musicals. He won a Pulitzer Prize and two Academy Awards, and collaborated with Richard Rodgers on many famous musicals including Oklahoma!, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. He died in 1960. Oscar Hammerstein II was an American playwright […]
Oscar Wilde was an Irish author known for his wit and use of paradox in social comedies. He was also an accomplished storyteller. Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854 and was an outstanding student. He gained scholarships to Trinity College Dublin and Oxford University. Wilde published his first book, Poems, in 1881 and gave […]
