What is the difference between the oscars and the academy awards? or are they th

Question:One of the first winners of an Academy Award -- and I forget who -- looked at the statuette and said "It looks like my uncle Oscar" and the name stuck

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: One of the first winners of an Academy Award -- and I forget who -- looked at the statuette and said "It looks like my uncle Oscar" and the name stuck

They are the same thing...the Oscar is the name of the statue that is presented to the winners at the Academy awards.

They're the same thing. The statue is called "the oscar"

No difference, they are the same. Academy awards or Oscars is the ceremony to present the awards. Oscar is the name applied to the Statue presented to the winners.

the academy is the name of the awards show. the little statue is the oscar. short and sweet