Until 1939, the trophy was called by its official name, Academy Award of Merit; however, its nickname, Oscar ... MGM art director Cedric Gibbons designed a statuette standing on a reel of film ...

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And the Oscar goes to... Wait, wait, wait... The statue was originally ... won the most Academy Awards with 22. The runner-up is Cedric Gibbons, who won 11 Oscars for best art direction.

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Conan O’Brien and Oscar, the Academy Award statuette ... in their kitchen in the clip. “When was the last time you laughed at something I said? Other award statues think I’m funny!” ...