1. On March 23, 1857, American inventor Elisha Otis installed his latest invention at E.V.Haughwout & Co., a store at 488 ...

Cedric Alexander's first bookings since his release by WWE have been made official. United Pro Wrestling have announced that Alexander will be in action at the 'Ready or Not!' event on May 10 in New ...

The Oscar Statuette, officially named the Academy Award of Merit, stands as one of the most iconic symbols of achievement in the entertainment industry but what is the history behi ...

Emilio Fernandez, then a well-known Mexican actor and filmmaker, claimed to model for the Oscar statue during his stay in Hollywood in the 1920s, ABC 15 in Arizona reports. Need a break? Play the USA ...

Winning multiple Oscars! Each year, the Academy Awards honors the best in motion pictures, recognizing talent in categories such as acting, writing, directing, costume design, and more. Only a ...

From film producer Walt Disney to art director Cedric Gibbons, and films such as Titanic, Ben-Hur and West Side Story, here are the records for the most Oscars won over the course of the Academy's ...

How did Irish man Cedric Gibbons go from being an electrician in New York to the second most successful Academy Award winner of all time? The top Academy Award winner of all time should come as no ...

The Crystal Ballroom was the site of a 1927 luncheon where the Academy was founded. It was also here that MGM art director Cedric Gibbons first sketched the design for the Oscar statuette on one of ...

It was also here that MGM art director Cedric Gibbons first sketched the design for the Oscar statuette on one of the hotel's linen napkins. Luise Rainer made Oscar history at the Biltmore ...

The statuette dates back to 1928, when “MGM art director Cedric Gibbons designed a statuette of a knight standing on a reel of film gripping a crusader’s sword,” the Academy notes.

Art director Cedric Gibbons has 11 Academy Awards. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet appear in the 1997 film "Titanic." CBS via Getty Images The film received 14 nominations. "The Lord of the ...