Nyorai kupfuurira kwendima iyi - Munyori wenhau Sidney Skolsky, uyo akanga aripo panguva yokutumidza zita kwaHerrick muna 1931, akanyora kuti "Vashandi vakatumidza chifananidzo chavo chakakurumbira norudo kuti 'Oscar.'" The Academy credits Skolsky ne "first confirmed newspaper reference" ku "Oscar" mukoramu yake yaMarch 16, 1934, iyo yakanyorwa pamusoro pe6th Academy Awards yegore iroro
. Mubairo wa1934 wakaonekazve mune kumwe kutaurwa kwekutanga kwenhau kwe "Oscar": nyaya yemagazini ye"Time". Mumhemberero dzegore iroro, Walt Disney akanga ari wokutanga kuonga Academy nokuda kwe"Oscar" yake mukati mehurukuro yake yokugamuchira.