February 27, 2014 /

Oscars: The Fascinating, Manic Process Behind How the Statuettes Are Made

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Tags24k gold behind the scenes Chicago copper design Each Oscar (supposedly named after an Academy executive's uncle) is 13.5 inches tall gilding history Hollywood lead Los Angeles nickel Oscar designed by Cedric Gibbons silver statuette The Academy Awards The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Hollywood Reporter weighs 8.5 pounds and takes about 20 man-hours to complete

5 Comments

  1. Gallivanta
    February 27, 2014

    Heavy little things!

    • Vickie Lester
      February 28, 2014

      They’re really heavy! I know somebody who has two, and he was insulted when I said he should use them to build up his biceps 😉 .

      • Gallivanta
        February 28, 2014

        I would think that was the perfect thing to do. Much better and more glamourous than lifting the cans of baked beans that is often advised.

  2. laniersmith
    February 28, 2014

    Yes they are heavy!

  3. silverscreenings
    March 1, 2014

    The video was really interesting. I’ve never even wondered how an Oscar statuette was made, and I was surprised to learn how much went into it. I just did an online search to see how much one would weigh and that is astonishingly heavy!

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