And the Oscar goes to... Wait, wait, wait... The statue was originally named the Academy Award of Merit. The legend goes that former Academy librarian Margaret Herrick, after seeing the statue for ...

Every year, the Academy Awards celebrate cinematic excellence, and the winners take home one of the most recognizable trophies in the world—the golden statuette known as Oscar. But how did this ...

And the Oscar goes to... Wait, wait, wait... Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter. The statue was originally ...