I-American Rock Iculian kunye ne-Actor Yasempuma yehlobo ngenye imini zavuma ukuba ulahlekelwe yinto elula kakhulu ye-Oscar, awayeyifumana eyona nto ibalulekileyo kwisicwangciso sesibini ngo-2014. Umculi oneminyaka engama-49 ubudala wathatha inxaxheba kuYakobi ngokuhlwa uJames Perden, kwisinye saso saso: "Ndiye ndafumanisa ukuba wanyamalala iminyaka emithathu. Kwaye andizange ndicinge. UJared wacebisa ukuba inokwenzeka ngexesha lokuhamba okulandelayo. Ukukhangela i-starituette emva kokuba inyamalale iyonke intsapho, kodwa yafika ilize. Umdlali weqonga uyavuma ukuba unethemba lokuba ibhaso lakhe ngoku likwi "zezandla ezinokuthenjwa", kwaye umnini omtsha uya kumkhathalela.
Ukususela ngo-2014, xa umzobi wafumana uOscar, wayethanda ukwabelana nabanye ngo-Stateette nabanye, kwaye xa wanyamalala, evakalisa ithemba lokuba lo mqondiso uzisa uvuyo komnye umntu. Ndikhumbula ngobo busuku xa ndimfumana, ndanikela ukubamba abantu abaninzi. Andisiboni ezinzulwini zobusuku. Abantu babemnandi ukufota, "watsho uYared.
Ihlobo likude nokuphela kodumo olulahlekile "oscar". Nangona kunjalo, ifilimu yefilimu ayikaze ize izenze banike abanini. Omnye wale mizekelo ngu-Hatty Mcty McDaniel, ethi ngo-1940 wafumana umvuzo ngeyona ndima yabasetyhini ye-ofisi yesibini kwifilimu "iphumele umoya". Njengoko ixelwe ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo, umyinge wabonisa i-startuette yakhe kwiYunivesithi yaseHoward, apho wanyamalala khona ngo-1960. Kukho ingcinga yokuba "i-Oscar" ibiwe nje. I-Academy Academy inqabile ukunika ikopi.