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Golden Globes' glitz and glamour don't translate to Oscar success
By Alex Shebar
It's a Hollywood legend that's been around for decades. If someone wants to know the future winner of an Academy Award, look to the Golden Globe Awards. If a film wins a Globe, it's almost certain to the win The Oscar as well. And the award goes to: believed myth.
Why is it called the Oscar?
Why is it called the Oscar? The history behind the Academy Award's nickname isn't clear. There are two popular stories that claim to be truth. The first is in the show's first years, Margaret Herrick, an academy librarian and a future executive director, said the little golden man resembled her Uncle Oscar, and the name stuck.
