Emilio Fernandez, then a well-known Mexican actor and filmmaker, claimed to model for the Oscar statue during his stay in Hollywood in the 1920s, ABC 15 in Arizona reports. Need a break? Play the USA ...

The Academy officially adopted the "Oscar" moniker in 1939, but the statue's full, technical name remains the "Academy Award of Merit." ...

Advertisement Advertisement Here are all the Oscar winners who made history Sunday night. Flow, the feline-centric film, won for Best Animated Feature, giving Latvia its first Academy Award ever.