Bruce Davis, a former executive director of the Academy, credits Eleanore Lilleberg, a secretary at the Academy when the award was first introduced, for the nickname, as she had been in charge of pre-ceremony handling of the awards.
bɹˈuːs dˈeɪvɪs, ɐ fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɐkˈædəmi, kɹˈɛdɪts ᵻlˈiːnoːɹ lˈɪlɪbˌɜːɡ, ɐ sˈɛkɹətɹi æt ðɪ ɐkˈædəmi wɛn ðɪ ɐwˈɔːɹd wʌz fˈɜːst ˌɪntɹədˈuːst, fɚðə nˈɪkneɪm, æz ʃiː hɐdbɪn ɪn tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌv pɹˈiːsˈɛɹᵻməni hˈændlɪŋ ʌvðɪ ɐwˈɔːɹdz.