Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award bụ nke ndị Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences na-enye kwa oge na emume Governors Awards maka "ndị na-emepụta ihe, ndị ọrụ ha na-egosipụta ogo dị elu nke mmepụta ihe nkiri". A na-akpọ aha ahụ maka Irving Thalberg, onye isi akụkọ nke Ngalaba Mmepụta nke Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, onye mepụtara aha ụlọ ọrụ ahụ maka ihe nkiri dị mgbagwoju anya. Iko ahụ n'onwe ya bụ ihe oyiyi nke Thalberg kama ịbụ ihe oyiyi "Oscar" a maara nke ọma. Otú ọ dị, a ka na-agụ ya dị ka "Oscar nke nsọpụrụ". E guzobere ihe nrite ahụ na 1937 ma nye ya na nke mbụ ya na
Onyinye Academy nke iri, na Machị 1938. E nyela ya ihe ruru otu narị na iri atọ na itoolu.