But in the newspaper clipping that Skolsky referred to, he wrote that "these statues are called 'Oscars'", meaning that the name was already in use.
bˌʌt ɪnðə nˈuːzpeɪpɚ klˈɪpɪŋ ðæt skˈɑːlski ɹᵻfˈɜːd tuː, hiː ɹˈoʊt ðˈæt "ðiːz stˈætʃuːz ɑːɹ kˈɔːld ˈɑːskɚz", mˈiːnɪŋ ðætðə nˈeɪm wʌz ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɪn jˈuːs.