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Feb 26, 2016 · Casablanca’s three Oscars, awarded in 1944, were made of plaster. (Image: @theacademy on Instagram)
Feb 21, 2019 · While the Oscars were traditionally cast in bronze and finished with gold plating, the ones handed out in 1943, 1944, and 1945 were made of plaster and sprayed with a bronze lacquer in a...
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Feb 20, 2009 · During World War II, when metals and other materials were scarce, the Oscars were made of plaster. After the war, the plaster statues were then turned in for the normal gold-plated...
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- Who Designed The Oscar Statuette?
- What Is An Oscar Statuette Made of?
- Why Is It called An Oscar?
Shortly after the Academy was formed in 1927, it was agreed from very early on that the statuette needed to be suitably grand. That is why they all agreed that the design should be based on a crusader knight, which would be stood upon a reel of film gripping a mighty broadsword A design was quickly put together, with the film reel featuring five sp...
Cedric Gibbons, who was the art director at MGM Studios in 1927 was given the task of initially designing the golden statuette in sketch form when he came up with the idea of placing the knight atop a film reel. One old Hollywood legend claims that Gibbons based his sketches for the knight on the figure of Mexican actor Emiliano Fernandez, who was ...
Standing at 13.5 inches and weighing 8.5 pounds, the Oscar is made out of solid bronze and plated in 24-karat gold. During the Second World War, the Oscars were made out of painted plaster due to metal shortages. For the past 30 years, the statues have been made at RS Owens Company, a Chicago-based factory. The process to make them takes ten days f...
This is another fact that has fallen into the category of Hollywood myth. While its official name is technically the Academy Award of Merit, the statuette is much better known by its nickname. The most popular origin story for the name is that when Academy librarian (and eventual executive director) Margaret Herrick first saw the statuette in 1931,...
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Aug 28, 2022 · Typically made of gold-plated bronze, Oscar statues were made of painted plaster for three years because of World War II metal rationing. After the war, recipients could trade them back for the real thing.
Feb 16, 2022 · With precious metals in high demand for the military, the bronze core and 24-caret gold plating of the Oscars were eliminated. From 1943 until 1945, those who clutched their Oscar in triumph at the annual ceremony held in their hands ones made of plaster and sprayed with gold paint (via Vulture ).
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Mar 7, 2024 · The 1944 Oscar statues that were handed out at the ceremony were made of plaster, which was part of the industry’s agreement to preserve metal during the war.
