The Oscar statuettes are an iconic part of the Academy Awards. Plated in 24-carat gold, each trophy costs approximately $400 to produce. One of the most frequently asked questions is how much an ...

Each year, new golden statuettes are created by Polich Tallix’s fine art foundry in New York’s Hudson Valley, with the same measures as the original but with a slight change. The Oscar stands ...

Here’s what they came up with. By Michael Slenske Last year, when THR first asked L.A. and N.Y. artists to reinvent the Oscar statuette, we had no idea what to expect. Alake Shilling’s ...

And the Oscar goes to... Wait, wait, wait... The statue was originally named the Academy Award of Merit. The legend goes that former Academy librarian Margaret Herrick, after seeing the statue for ...

An Oscar statuette given to winners at the Academy Awards is simultaneously a priceless and nearly worthless prize. Several more prizes will be handed out to lucky winners at tonight’s 97th ...

The 2025 Oscars are finally here, and with them come several films, actors, writers and crew members up to receive Hollywood's most prestigious award, the coveted golden statuette. More than 3,000 ...

He has one Oscar statuette and has been nominated nine times. Throughout the long history of the ceremony, there have been people who, thanks to their achievements, have been able to inscribe ...

After Los Angeles sculptor George Stanley created the 3D version of the trophy, the piece became the world’s most famous statuette. Spike Lee attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Wallis ...