We may never know how the Oscars got their name, but at least we know who bestows the golden Academy Awards. You hear the film group thanked in almost every Oscar speech: It's the Academy. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,

The Academy Awards is Hollywood's most important event, and the Oscars its biggest prize. So who are the winners who declined the vaunted statuette?

From Mickey Mouse to Messi the dog, animals have been Hollywood scene-stealers for decades. But have they ever won Oscars? The answer is complicated.