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 ...

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.