Trivia Composer Oscar Hammerstein II is the first and only person named "Oscar" to win an Oscar

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Composer Oscar Hammerstein II is the first and only person named "Oscar" to win an Oscar​

In 1941, lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II won his first Academy Award for Best Original Song thanks to the lyrics he wrote for "The Last Time I Saw Paris" from the film Lady Be Good. The win also made him the first person to take home an Oscar who shared a name with the award's statue. According to Portable Press, he's still the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. And he won a second for Best Original Song in 1945, so this one Oscar has two Oscars to his name.

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