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An Academy Award is priceless to those who win. But when you get down to brass tacks, a shiny Oscar statue costs roughly $400 to make, CBS News reports. Since 2016, the gold-covered trophies have ...
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The Oscar statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, [18] is given to winners of each year's awards. Made of gold-plated bronze on a black metal base, it is 13.5 in (34.3 cm) tall, weighs 8.5 lb (3.9 kg) and depicts a knight rendered in Art Deco style holding a sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes. The five spokes represent ...
The award was an 8-inch (200 mm) tall piece of glass with a hand of cards sandblasted at the bottom, the winner's name, and the words "Poker Hall of Fame" in a circle. The circle had a gold emblem bonded to the glass and had the Binion's Horseshoe Casino logo in it. There was a gold plated base with three gold-plated stacks of chips. [8]
Museum of Modern Art Department of Film: Film preservation and promotion efforts Museum of Modern Art, New York City: United States 1979 Awarded "for the contribution it has made to the public's perception of movies as an art form." Displayed in the lobby of the museum. 1981: Best Picture: David Puttnam: Chariots of Fire
Oscar statuettes cost $400 to produce, reports Forbes, and they are plated in 24-karat gold. However, the value of the award is actually only $1, as written in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts ...
The Oscar statuette is getting a minormakeover, and a brand new company to produce the coveted gold prizes ahead of the 88th Annual Academy Awards. N Academy updates Oscar statue design, hires new ...
The Academy Award for Best Picture statuette went for $95,600 in 2004, then $274,520 in 2012. [61] Posters: Metropolis (1927) An original poster set a record by selling for $690,000 in 2006. [64] [65] The ninth most expensive poster is also for this film, going for $357,750 in 2000. [66] The Mummy (1932)