Obie

The English word “Obie” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A small lamp positioned over the camera, sometimes used to produce catchlights in the subject's eyes.
An Off-Broadway Theater Award, given annually to theatre artists and groups in New York City.

Named after the actress Merle Oberon, whose husband Lucien Ballard used this kind of lighting to hide small scars on her face after a car accident.

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