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An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect OSCARS® and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 April 15#OSCARS® until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. BD2412 T 04:34, 15 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oscar Statuette Depiction

The Oscar statuette is actually a recreation of the Egyptian deity Ptah - the creator God & patron of craftsmen. Short Hand Style (talk) 16:50, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Care to provide a source?$chnauzer 17:01, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Roosevelt hotel

Your information is not really a Your information is not really accurate. The Awards weren't born at the Roosevelt but a little bit further towards the walk of Fame. Although I've been there (it's a bar now) I don't remember it's current name, that's were the first ceremonies were held. It's a tiny place.

This was told to me by the director of the Roosevelt as he gave me a private tour of (among other things) the "Oscar Room". 2A02:1210:624A:3400:28B6:1D53:74C7:2C3F (talk) 11:24, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Term "Oscar" Appeared in 1933

Someone should tell Wikipedia that a Brazilian film scholar has documented a December 5, 1933 occurrence of the term "Oscar."

Can you tell Wikipedia your source?$chnauzer 23:42, 21 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The authoritative source for information about word-origins is the Oxford English Dictionary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.132.173.152 (talk) 14:06, 22 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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