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No, the Oscar statuette is made of gold-plated britannium on a black metal base. The first ones were in bronze. During World War II, they were made of plaster and later replaced with fine metals after the war.

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The Oscar statuette is made of 24 karat gold-plated britannium. How much gold is used does not appear to be readily available online but since the statuette is gold plated and not completely made of gold, it is fair to presume that not much gold is used, comparatively speaking.

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Each Primetime Emmy statuette weighs 6lbs and 12.5 ounces, and is made of copper, nickel, silver and gold. Each takes five-and-one-half hours to make and is handled with white gloves to prevent fingerprints.

Each Los Angeles Area Emmy statuette weighs 3lbs and 5 ounces.

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According to Entertainment Weekly magazine, each Oscar is "handcrafted from Britannia metal by Chicago-based company R.S. Owens, then coated with copper, nickel, silver and 24k gold, and placed on a nickel-plated brass stand."

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According to Entertainment Weekly magazine, each Oscar is "handcrafted from Britannia metal by Chicago-based company R.S. Owens, then coated with copper, nickel, silver and 24k gold, and placed on a nickel-plated brass stand."

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The Statuette is made of bronze and the plated with 24 karat gold.

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Who designed the Oscar award?

Then MGM art director Cedric Gibbons designed the model of the Oscar and it was sculpted in clay by George Stanley. Sachin Smith then cast the original gold-plated statuette out of a tin/copper mixture.


What is the cash value of Oscar award?

There is no prize money attached to an Academy Award (Oscar), and the statuette remains the property of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). On occassion, the stattuettes have been sold from one collector to another. If these sales are made public, then the Academy can sue for the statuette. Steven Speilberg is known to have found Clark Gable's only Oscar for sale once. He purchased it and returned it to the Academy for safe keeping.


What is the official name of the Oscar Award?

While the statuette is very often informally known as an Oscar, the roots of the name are cloudy. It is officially known as an Academy Award. The names Oscar and Academy Awards have become interchangeable over the years.


What was the first Oscar award?

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What is the difference between an Oscar and an Academy Award?

No, and Academy Award is not exactly the same thing as an Oscar (but almost). An Academy Award is an award presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Academy presents about seven different types of awards. The most popular award that they present is officially known as the Academy Award of Merit (Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Picture, etc). The prize for winning this award is the Oscar statuette, so most people refer to the award as the Oscar. Some of the other award winners also receive the Oscar statuette, and some of the other award winners receive plaques or scrolls. One of the awards is always a bust instead of the Oscar statuette. A couple of times the Oscar statuette has been modified for special awards. Shirley Temple received a pint sized Oscar statuette when she was presented with a Special Juvenile Award. And Walt Disney received an Oscar statuette with eight tiny Oscar statuettes when he was presented with a Special Award for the creation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - the first animated feature.Yesbasically the 'oscars' is just a nickname for the academy awards