History Of The Oscar Statuette
The very first Academy Awards were in 1929.
Since then movie makers and actors and actresses the world over have been clambering to win one of these momentous trophies and thus propel themselves into movie stardom.
It may just be an Oscar Statuette, it may just stand over a foot tall and weigh no more than 9 pounds but to everyone connected to the movie world, they want one and they want one badly.
Think of it as a football player wanting to win the Superbowl, or a hockey player wanting to win the Stanley Cup, even soccer has its equal, the World Cup.
It is the pinnacle of the profession and highly sought after.
Although it is commonly known as the "Oscar", its true name is the Academy Award of Merit.
Since the first ceremony 2701 Oscar Statuettes have been handed out.
Since 1982 they have been individually hand crafted and built (no machines here) by R.
S.
Owens & Company of Chicago.
The time involved is so immense that the company will probably have to put other work on hold to fulfill the request of 50 Oscar Statuettes in time.
At the start the Oscar Statuettes were made from gold plated bronze alloy.
Although after a few years the bronze was ditched and replaced by Britannia metal which was then plated in a few metals and finally 24 carat gold.
A funny story arose during the WWII where, because of the metal shortage, the Statuettes were made up in painted plaster.
However after the War, the lucky winners were asked if they wanted to replace them for actual gold plated ones.
Concluding the Oscar Statuette is one of the most iconic and beautifully crafted trophies in the world and come February 27 next year a lucky few will get to take them home with them.
Since then movie makers and actors and actresses the world over have been clambering to win one of these momentous trophies and thus propel themselves into movie stardom.
It may just be an Oscar Statuette, it may just stand over a foot tall and weigh no more than 9 pounds but to everyone connected to the movie world, they want one and they want one badly.
Think of it as a football player wanting to win the Superbowl, or a hockey player wanting to win the Stanley Cup, even soccer has its equal, the World Cup.
It is the pinnacle of the profession and highly sought after.
Although it is commonly known as the "Oscar", its true name is the Academy Award of Merit.
Since the first ceremony 2701 Oscar Statuettes have been handed out.
Since 1982 they have been individually hand crafted and built (no machines here) by R.
S.
Owens & Company of Chicago.
The time involved is so immense that the company will probably have to put other work on hold to fulfill the request of 50 Oscar Statuettes in time.
At the start the Oscar Statuettes were made from gold plated bronze alloy.
Although after a few years the bronze was ditched and replaced by Britannia metal which was then plated in a few metals and finally 24 carat gold.
A funny story arose during the WWII where, because of the metal shortage, the Statuettes were made up in painted plaster.
However after the War, the lucky winners were asked if they wanted to replace them for actual gold plated ones.
Concluding the Oscar Statuette is one of the most iconic and beautifully crafted trophies in the world and come February 27 next year a lucky few will get to take them home with them.
