A Special Version Of The Oscars Unintentional Musicals Clip & More.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2XYYi0C6kmymxYkVcKv-Wvc8MhSMwsuosXg1nR3tJARclDYmEp3_OguVMGBdyTOl6ZUOQYumU3S0D0Y8UIX0sBc98XDRw4zaL7SYuytErIA58hMwJei4XkKnbTmW2ukmuBaPNp53B0CJ/s1600/Oscar+songified.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578836318641316642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2XYYi0C6kmymxYkVcKv-Wvc8MhSMwsuosXg1nR3tJARclDYmEp3_OguVMGBdyTOl6ZUOQYumU3S0D0Y8UIX0sBc98XDRw4zaL7SYuytErIA58hMwJei4XkKnbTmW2ukmuBaPNp53B0CJ/s400/Oscar+songified.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 451px; height: 497px;" target="_blank" /></a><br /><br />If you managed to sit through this year's Oscars, aka The Academy Awards, without falling asleep or switching the channel to watch Hoarders, you might have noticed a few funny little segment about the year's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Unintentional Musicals.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTY-WX1AKPXHeez-ez0IgkRnwrp0YkCUVE1AEDDAxICQFDXHoiW-033DlqaiDbggWw7Wfyem91oYodJXTAQl5qUEvfpdhPHhqqWmMYbCvycwOsuJBJZEhxMrqP5Yc2HGsh0VMXOF00PaOS/s1600/oscars+songified1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578837069156071010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTY-WX1AKPXHeez-ez0IgkRnwrp0YkCUVE1AEDDAxICQFDXHoiW-033DlqaiDbggWw7Wfyem91oYodJXTAQl5qUEvfpdhPHhqqWmMYbCvycwOsuJBJZEhxMrqP5Yc2HGsh0VMXOF00PaOS/s400/oscars+songified1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 452px; height: 256px;" /></a><br /><br />The clip was an auto-tuned version of scenes from Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1, Toy Story 3 , Twilight Eclipse, and The Social Network created by <a href="http://www.thegregorybrothers.com/">the Gregory Brothers</a> who've made a name for themselves <a href="http://autotunethenews.com/">auto-tuning the news</a>. These are the same guys who brought you the hilarious and catchy <a href="http://autotunethenews.com/?p=84">Bed Intruder Song.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABqndYm32FHvPy2DNZ5ppV2AFSkn611mfESu_GyYH4yAE3OGQ-SfFjaCIUBMsJFCWWM0cglkCco65REMDN1bUCJgwN6NZmIcQ9WiXNLIC4a6kNXQBdITZMSvM00blp9J5uoYy5eljDGGq/s1600/oscars+songified2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578836241142447282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABqndYm32FHvPy2DNZ5ppV2AFSkn611mfESu_GyYH4yAE3OGQ-SfFjaCIUBMsJFCWWM0cglkCco65REMDN1bUCJgwN6NZmIcQ9WiXNLIC4a6kNXQBdITZMSvM00blp9J5uoYy5eljDGGq/s400/oscars+songified2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 451px; height: 496px;" /></a><br /><br />The following 2:00 clip is from the <a href="http://thegregorybrothers.com/">Gregory Brothers' own site</a> and is a special version that includes The King's Speech and does not include The Social Network. It must be for some sort of legal reason that this is a different cut than what aired [that version has been removed from youtube but at the time of this post could be found here on <a href="http://www.popsugar.com/Oscar-Autotune-Movie-Montage-Featuring-Eclipse-Harry-Potter-Social-Network-14522348">Popeater</a>.]<br /><br /><img border="0" height="0" src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyOTg5MjAwODc4NzAmcHQ9MTI5ODkyMDA5NDY3NCZwPTEyNTM1OTEmZD1Pc2Nhcl9TRlBfV2FsdF9FbWJlZCZnPTMm/bz1iMGFiMTljZDExMjM*YTA5YmFiNDNlN2U*YzJkYjhlNiZvZj*w.gif" style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" width="0" /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,124,0" height="260" id="ABCESNWID" width="426"><param name="movie" value="http://a.abc.com/media/_global/swf/embed/2.6.5/SFP_Walt.swf"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="flashvars" value="configUrl=http://a.abc.com/service/sfp/embedplayerconfig/id/&configId=695603&playlistId=PL55103821&clipId=VD55115032&gig_lt=1298920087870&gig_pt=1298920094674&gig_g=3"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><embed src="http://a.abc.com/media/_global/swf/embed/2.6.5/SFP_Walt.swf" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" allowfullscreen="true" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="configUrl=http://a.abc.com/service/sfp/embedplayerconfig/id/&configId=695603&playlistId=PL55103821&clipId=VD55115032&gig_lt=1298920087870&gig_pt=1298920094674&gig_g=3" name="ABCESNWID" width="426" height="260"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Oscar's Opening Montage</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrpTBJO1iHa83YwyQ46rK4BeYa1gVm7SRZwLpkKpL1NZhkjEbjX8Xkfo0-EYlJUYLJ5YkrR_Gogf6zDkCZG5upBvhOv-mI8-sgKJTn26Z5QGVP3YOV1lNaJJ4ajyWahfIPah_gq6bFXE6/s1600/Oscar+opening.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578832396199871858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrpTBJO1iHa83YwyQ46rK4BeYa1gVm7SRZwLpkKpL1NZhkjEbjX8Xkfo0-EYlJUYLJ5YkrR_Gogf6zDkCZG5upBvhOv-mI8-sgKJTn26Z5QGVP3YOV1lNaJJ4ajyWahfIPah_gq6bFXE6/s400/Oscar+opening.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 451px; height: 510px;" /></a><br /><br />And in case you didn't catch last night's broadcast, here's the opening montage in which hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway, along with the brilliant Alec Baldwin and a cameo by Morgan Freeman, were digitally inserted into the ten films nominated for Best Picture:<br /><br /><img border="0" height="0" src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyOTg5MjE1NDI3NTkmcHQ9MTI5ODkyMTU*ODA*MCZwPTczMDM3MSZkPUFCQ19TRlBfTG9ja2VfRW1iZWQmZz*yJm89/YjBhYjE5Y2QxMTIzNGEwOWJhYjQzZTdlNGMyZGI4ZTYmb2Y9MA==.gif" style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" width="0" /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,124,0" height="260" id="ABCESNWID" width="426"><param name="movie" value="http://a.abc.com/media/_global/swf/embed/2.6.5/SFP_Walt.swf"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="flashvars" value="configUrl=http://a.abc.com/service/sfp/embedplayerconfig/id/&configId=695603&playlistId=PL55103821&clipId=VD55115148&gig_lt=1298921542759&gig_pt=1298921548040&gig_g=2"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><embed src="http://a.abc.com/media/_global/swf/embed/2.6.5/SFP_Walt.swf" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" allowfullscreen="true" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="configUrl=http://a.abc.com/service/sfp/embedplayerconfig/id/&configId=695603&playlistId=PL55103821&clipId=VD55115148&gig_lt=1298921542759&gig_pt=1298921548040&gig_g=2" name="ABCESNWID" width="426" height="260"></embed></object><br /><br />And finally, an abridged version - a 6:00 minute clip of the shows' best moments:<br /><img border="0" height="0" src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyOTg5MjEwOTQ1NTEmcHQ9MTI5ODkyMTA5OTA3MCZwPTczMDM3MSZkPUFCQ19TRlBfTG9ja2VfRW1iZWRfVkQ1NTEx/NTQ5Nl8yMDExT3NjYXJNb21lbnRzTW9udGFnZSZnPTImbz1iMGFiMTljZDExMjM*YTA5YmFiNDNlN2U*YzJkYjhlNiZvZj*w.gif" style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" width="0" /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,124,0" height="260" id="ABCESNWID" width="426"><param name="movie" value="http://a.abc.com/media/_global/swf/embed/2.6.6/SFP_Walt.swf"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="flashvars" value="configUrl=http://a.abc.com/service/sfp/embedplayerconfig/id/&configId=695603&playlistId=PL55103819&clipId=VD55115496&showId=SH55111603&gig_lt=1298921094551&gig_pt=1298921099070&gig_g=2"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><embed src="http://a.abc.com/media/_global/swf/embed/2.6.6/SFP_Walt.swf" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" allowfullscreen="true" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="configUrl=http://a.abc.com/service/sfp/embedplayerconfig/id/&configId=695603&playlistId=PL55103819&clipId=VD55115496&showId=SH55111603&gig_lt=1298921094551&gig_pt=1298921099070&gig_g=2" name="ABCESNWID" width="426" height="260"></embed></object><br /><br />See photos of the winners, videos of the speeches and more at <a href="http://www.oscar.com/">Oscar.com</a>

A Special Version Of The Oscars Unintentional Musicals Clip & More.

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How The Oscar Statuettes Are Made & Other Fun Facts

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXwGVYDDSV2e26b1GfpyGG-n4dnjcXNYN-mBmniA0IODMUX3i2ZIfK1_4zY5rN88TCk9WU-qfBGOdvXlmwdi3t9mFGvSbcd11lTW2p-asR4Nk1KmWzf7pgxySVFYmPsuppdYAxDMpHIg/s1600-h/oscar+is+made.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445967768138277618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXwGVYDDSV2e26b1GfpyGG-n4dnjcXNYN-mBmniA0IODMUX3i2ZIfK1_4zY5rN88TCk9WU-qfBGOdvXlmwdi3t9mFGvSbcd11lTW2p-asR4Nk1KmWzf7pgxySVFYmPsuppdYAxDMpHIg/s400/oscar+is+made.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 527px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBNHKqrkOJqAiORsIUV-Ew8bbiKOTjVhpWGa_rpnbNXTtaiyBA3wdxPjOLi3z_F61roA7v2cEk5AaHkBoGB4ryXzHFHM3xSYVW34AgDZuiBm9f60ASBVbdB8mVxhKNEKpGFPHB0E1n-8/s1600-h/hero460_oscars.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445961059478450082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBNHKqrkOJqAiORsIUV-Ew8bbiKOTjVhpWGa_rpnbNXTtaiyBA3wdxPjOLi3z_F61roA7v2cEk5AaHkBoGB4ryXzHFHM3xSYVW34AgDZuiBm9f60ASBVbdB8mVxhKNEKpGFPHB0E1n-8/s400/hero460_oscars.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 323px;" /></a><br /><br />Each year on the day of the Oscars, I run this post - albeit slightly updated. Enjoy :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERC84TOkSFnb0RDCp05uvidKNEGaLnbxDt-mAssmkBktkQTChBNR_h-137rhcfQr-hDUsOJiObsfaVWnna0eKlQsGerscREIV1BxSWsVib9BiHR-sPUspC94U2ibW54WDtY3ha-7-K4GM/s1600/Picture+6.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578507541424254418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERC84TOkSFnb0RDCp05uvidKNEGaLnbxDt-mAssmkBktkQTChBNR_h-137rhcfQr-hDUsOJiObsfaVWnna0eKlQsGerscREIV1BxSWsVib9BiHR-sPUspC94U2ibW54WDtY3ha-7-K4GM/s400/Picture+6.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 146px;" /></a><br /><br />In honor of tonight's <span style="font-weight: bold;">83rd Annual Academy Awards</span>, here's a look at how the coveted statuette is actually made, from start to finish.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYkrEvfr3JFlECoihOH7kiC5nhar-bIXjw_YXFq1fk_LNynliSXDmd9DJMdsQOnB9ykApYBOiHbcW32sRXGKVNlqlr9PY45Z1lUIYVo4yuL6jCtqV270xOsD9uG38VLGudnpmqmPjyASo/s1600-h/Picture+10.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034934151887679170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYkrEvfr3JFlECoihOH7kiC5nhar-bIXjw_YXFq1fk_LNynliSXDmd9DJMdsQOnB9ykApYBOiHbcW32sRXGKVNlqlr9PY45Z1lUIYVo4yuL6jCtqV270xOsD9uG38VLGudnpmqmPjyASo/s400/Picture+10.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 499px;" /></a><br />The exterior of R.S. Owens in Chicago:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznN-2CvP1BJX-Wxk6tCQSlefCDd7flEFLi06FC4fHbO2eGRU4Q8u5Rvb3-CzA36rRQcv5NMA2uYKyFCDwnJrCI6AiWAokeAFizsFoYXc384s1ynWe-CH-Em0ZqdVn1rbTDpZ_l0_aMe8/s1600-h/rsowens.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445989595625126610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznN-2CvP1BJX-Wxk6tCQSlefCDd7flEFLi06FC4fHbO2eGRU4Q8u5Rvb3-CzA36rRQcv5NMA2uYKyFCDwnJrCI6AiWAokeAFizsFoYXc384s1ynWe-CH-Em0ZqdVn1rbTDpZ_l0_aMe8/s400/rsowens.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 365px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Casting, Buffing and polishing:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GCC75mBnqBNNVAUQ7fttdUUjF4ITj2kMvqQ_qtDCP2_T0epO81zLgLhmwUBpn7zmNX3izzAyHa4-62AOh-yIOeE2hOeYOBvuIu5rWKw-MIKahG2goPbdP42amju_YZuIupiYauSyltQo/s1600-h/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034933185520037458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GCC75mBnqBNNVAUQ7fttdUUjF4ITj2kMvqQ_qtDCP2_T0epO81zLgLhmwUBpn7zmNX3izzAyHa4-62AOh-yIOeE2hOeYOBvuIu5rWKw-MIKahG2goPbdP42amju_YZuIupiYauSyltQo/s400/Picture+3.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 505px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtckFaBznE6kaZV9XBOIU1Qtnb9hO0XZzuEhX9NaatHAgdifhavUo2L7sO89jhf8bFbX1mEvSddZE7Wnes-ErXKEOdC3btS15oq8BbciMXRRcHMYKOB6m20FG_EHij3de74oVpgbB6I9q/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034933292894219874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtckFaBznE6kaZV9XBOIU1Qtnb9hO0XZzuEhX9NaatHAgdifhavUo2L7sO89jhf8bFbX1mEvSddZE7Wnes-ErXKEOdC3btS15oq8BbciMXRRcHMYKOB6m20FG_EHij3de74oVpgbB6I9q/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 481px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kj2n4_zxXDEL1N8HpXDTIlrtKob-vh0fe_SeHrTvFWU7qSURpqg1e8gazJBmmLqo4mR0cyn55-hVDugdQq-_JqdSN8_X63iXn_jCg6GyoEjCJwqdtWlerIP0SXmJYiIy_9yK0O0hjeg/s1600-h/temp.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445989897962031730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kj2n4_zxXDEL1N8HpXDTIlrtKob-vh0fe_SeHrTvFWU7qSURpqg1e8gazJBmmLqo4mR0cyn55-hVDugdQq-_JqdSN8_X63iXn_jCg6GyoEjCJwqdtWlerIP0SXmJYiIy_9yK0O0hjeg/s400/temp.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 328px;" /></a><br />The metal is heated to 960 degrees before pouring into the cast.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGHIwmPDx6vzS6VGjEXmnrGE1ep-BL3Y7ihJt_4rl5KPBpLBw8CYDxL7DngOUlYuyD5RjuNA0MbV5P9bhMM2GiwDqWs0zQNgGYqYo4Do3IIWQvlOcae5uvSMWpxmsPaRMAY6OMJoYXHQ/s1600-h/pouring+the+molten.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445989753345321666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGHIwmPDx6vzS6VGjEXmnrGE1ep-BL3Y7ihJt_4rl5KPBpLBw8CYDxL7DngOUlYuyD5RjuNA0MbV5P9bhMM2GiwDqWs0zQNgGYqYo4Do3IIWQvlOcae5uvSMWpxmsPaRMAY6OMJoYXHQ/s400/pouring+the+molten.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 332px;" /></a><br />The Oscar, removed from the cast, and ready to be polished and buffed:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWn80FYdOfvNJ0D-2B6rZMYZ6Z8KkyL8_lvsLA1Tri7liyWwKI6bw09lgqhgwXQZIees-HTtTYaKdWONZeuzEEeughtRXmQpvbTBuuw1Bi5qmtDvVjoDCyx0BQZqceJ9plbCfSR7hkbk/s1600-h/Picture+22.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445990164461521922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWn80FYdOfvNJ0D-2B6rZMYZ6Z8KkyL8_lvsLA1Tri7liyWwKI6bw09lgqhgwXQZIees-HTtTYaKdWONZeuzEEeughtRXmQpvbTBuuw1Bi5qmtDvVjoDCyx0BQZqceJ9plbCfSR7hkbk/s400/Picture+22.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 357px;" /></a><br />The rough seams are sanded:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiWyOhp7gCX72Sudb1nbegqw5SlxKM0aOQbDjVWeOhej2camzmf-VKkzVS_-Nqsi5CJ0XxtY0jAX7In-os5YMWGcWWViYTnkjr0uLEIXNsaVnkmzRZaLOjO3LvfgzKLmhTISNvWF0D_U/s1600-h/Picture+26.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445990687340179378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiWyOhp7gCX72Sudb1nbegqw5SlxKM0aOQbDjVWeOhej2camzmf-VKkzVS_-Nqsi5CJ0XxtY0jAX7In-os5YMWGcWWViYTnkjr0uLEIXNsaVnkmzRZaLOjO3LvfgzKLmhTISNvWF0D_U/s400/Picture+26.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 350px;" /></a><br />And the statue is polished:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdLLA-OZyo_TGfxmabv_TAgn18vlM2V2gfdiETvh_fbeqyrAW76Ot2N7x8g3NHYrJuI9bjM3RAdrsPxjAcp1rUaPDAo0B2iLR4gp6p7q9X3HVGNHS9m2RdrIeKOhuP4IjdHV4YXEu63E/s1600-h/Picture+27.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445991435379880482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdLLA-OZyo_TGfxmabv_TAgn18vlM2V2gfdiETvh_fbeqyrAW76Ot2N7x8g3NHYrJuI9bjM3RAdrsPxjAcp1rUaPDAo0B2iLR4gp6p7q9X3HVGNHS9m2RdrIeKOhuP4IjdHV4YXEu63E/s400/Picture+27.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 326px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8T2_0YxZKAvJhxsA_OBePxdSTf7R0lZP2ANMxh7ZhSx9xgh-SikZGU-5-OgmdtBNidwF8oyOUFm0cgLDvO3xyF_oPhctUm3IzyGNegQmeIcc60OMkseXBEa-BsdIG907FYWmQ5hVbq1B/s1600-h/Picture+5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034933417448271474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8T2_0YxZKAvJhxsA_OBePxdSTf7R0lZP2ANMxh7ZhSx9xgh-SikZGU-5-OgmdtBNidwF8oyOUFm0cgLDvO3xyF_oPhctUm3IzyGNegQmeIcc60OMkseXBEa-BsdIG907FYWmQ5hVbq1B/s400/Picture+5.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 493px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Electroplating:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lTtCt8vL58g2pm9OcoecloJ0xmgD0q0yyZVIk135cuDlCNCGphh_17bRGNbSWjR_dSHKMTJD2KNknan9h8tcCTaVs3HML5EKu4TZkCtM1oJwnVUKG4j4wuRyo07p14W13RrFD1mXYCdb/s1600-h/Picture+6.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034933606426832514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lTtCt8vL58g2pm9OcoecloJ0xmgD0q0yyZVIk135cuDlCNCGphh_17bRGNbSWjR_dSHKMTJD2KNknan9h8tcCTaVs3HML5EKu4TZkCtM1oJwnVUKG4j4wuRyo07p14W13RrFD1mXYCdb/s400/Picture+6.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 515px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSfo9FT-hrKSvlzDoz2igJYZYuSqb-xvQLKCP173bP9D8kT4oThVoONUe209s40bTgLrrwL0f6rVIHMUdJykjXK1547jIlFrk1K0H1tpf3megBl525vobAR6XMzenoD0-xfpHrjEz5wQ/s1600-h/Picture+28.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445991230242187890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSfo9FT-hrKSvlzDoz2igJYZYuSqb-xvQLKCP173bP9D8kT4oThVoONUe209s40bTgLrrwL0f6rVIHMUdJykjXK1547jIlFrk1K0H1tpf3megBl525vobAR6XMzenoD0-xfpHrjEz5wQ/s400/Picture+28.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 292px;" /></a><br />being dipped into the nickel (the second step, it's first dipped into copper):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEI3RoaJB9hp6XVE54OeY7-AkkiryRK1oVaHgz8MBfWcKLgPI26G6Dq0KtsDS_dEnf6PzfnC0IH7aUyu0b95cSSvEvN-3vWRBRf10_MuHizuqTyy1OwK1yu_9cuYQADe0QK1RyFPe4ifc/s1600-h/Picture+29.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445991631615244562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEI3RoaJB9hp6XVE54OeY7-AkkiryRK1oVaHgz8MBfWcKLgPI26G6Dq0KtsDS_dEnf6PzfnC0IH7aUyu0b95cSSvEvN-3vWRBRf10_MuHizuqTyy1OwK1yu_9cuYQADe0QK1RyFPe4ifc/s400/Picture+29.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 333px;" /></a><br />Dipped into the 24k plate, the fourth step (the third step is dipped into silver):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kqHy9s8QFlcM8MWYyC05aGWUxauN57fPpgy9DwtCol3EcxM2X27IoL-cYgzWFgLO-I7nBmVVzuPoQUA1R6WuMxQuNT9ax72eliqX2WaRP1uBIog3S5I2OI5a7MaozC__XnJBETcEOjdt/s1600-h/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034933748160753298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kqHy9s8QFlcM8MWYyC05aGWUxauN57fPpgy9DwtCol3EcxM2X27IoL-cYgzWFgLO-I7nBmVVzuPoQUA1R6WuMxQuNT9ax72eliqX2WaRP1uBIog3S5I2OI5a7MaozC__XnJBETcEOjdt/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 537px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BQv22xfFmkVo1xj9ZSfCjlt_F3mWndc_7-qGSmUkhjmS_3HuCAePF2_azyJzNMTBzz1f3mJar9KjsBJTTSO94sq7VqeeSq-B4xiNrkslZvMURA8UO4y4wWu7GEh83IIv8W1I3jsvOfNe/s1600-h/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034933885599706786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BQv22xfFmkVo1xj9ZSfCjlt_F3mWndc_7-qGSmUkhjmS_3HuCAePF2_azyJzNMTBzz1f3mJar9KjsBJTTSO94sq7VqeeSq-B4xiNrkslZvMURA8UO4y4wWu7GEh83IIv8W1I3jsvOfNe/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 509px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrPk6DuzM064oOlRf8n8TNXZu2GM_cp24x5vurvNw9B9WhE-W27TCS7JOevjFXzDaOzIGXL06VaUIT8_vDm9Q2Zc0D7jgfbfkD6GAtZbiOCXspn5Cxqh3D8RXHIUqpH7kqscJVT2ocb0/s1600-h/Picture+17.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445960060168266338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrPk6DuzM064oOlRf8n8TNXZu2GM_cp24x5vurvNw9B9WhE-W27TCS7JOevjFXzDaOzIGXL06VaUIT8_vDm9Q2Zc0D7jgfbfkD6GAtZbiOCXspn5Cxqh3D8RXHIUqpH7kqscJVT2ocb0/s400/Picture+17.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 479px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Engraving and Mounting:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEaAY1FQktnH89tioSDxBcQHq51eBRtobSXKKXRWKbuoBZPhIf9F_KfF1vxWPtu-rHWauylrRUkOw4kZGSOD1dtF4bwyytfaWDs-_QIh6Ca9q8CFr1O1ft0BSuv1FGTNQIxQ14oFP0z6H/s1600-h/Picture+9.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034934010153758386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEaAY1FQktnH89tioSDxBcQHq51eBRtobSXKKXRWKbuoBZPhIf9F_KfF1vxWPtu-rHWauylrRUkOw4kZGSOD1dtF4bwyytfaWDs-_QIh6Ca9q8CFr1O1ft0BSuv1FGTNQIxQ14oFP0z6H/s400/Picture+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 536px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQ20w1X27NA92JYN45IHTxy3G5gO49kQTy9eAPc5uvYiTpGYv9K9OKC3LpPgEQK55Ixn9tA2OmAZwtHr8tnxISKBaXAtp9-gQD_L77PwFEpj6g5cLTmEgPUmytcXyJrSU1RUCllH01sU/s1600-h/Picture+32.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445992768526454162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQ20w1X27NA92JYN45IHTxy3G5gO49kQTy9eAPc5uvYiTpGYv9K9OKC3LpPgEQK55Ixn9tA2OmAZwtHr8tnxISKBaXAtp9-gQD_L77PwFEpj6g5cLTmEgPUmytcXyJrSU1RUCllH01sU/s400/Picture+32.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 342px;" /></a><br />Affixing the engraved plate to the base:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4J7j7HU-H7iHMt7NN9-YmQ5RT7MJEGywxcwidJ_bu-jxyAEme-eizje9dB233_Of_CBVuN1klbkCc_tYQTuDoVhR5wS5KYQy5GSuJvwHS5RvknDcURFUXYJXXtUJuLqTHQRGeg-4XcoM/s1600-h/Picture+33.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445992678147395810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4J7j7HU-H7iHMt7NN9-YmQ5RT7MJEGywxcwidJ_bu-jxyAEme-eizje9dB233_Of_CBVuN1klbkCc_tYQTuDoVhR5wS5KYQy5GSuJvwHS5RvknDcURFUXYJXXtUJuLqTHQRGeg-4XcoM/s400/Picture+33.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 349px;" /></a><br />a close up look at base:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWfTjZFGCwqeg4rPqzoWNuv8yWL56V3tJnYiWxUZcDV3U5_o4Mt0oLuEvNLIAzWJC3lZnuyJIEfW-pkvGrHSwr8TZBJ-T0xABckUA3gcPqj0B-wPJ_-EQYxq5SYKBEJxU1galoek5SV0/s1600-h/Picture+35.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445994728490749474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWfTjZFGCwqeg4rPqzoWNuv8yWL56V3tJnYiWxUZcDV3U5_o4Mt0oLuEvNLIAzWJC3lZnuyJIEfW-pkvGrHSwr8TZBJ-T0xABckUA3gcPqj0B-wPJ_-EQYxq5SYKBEJxU1galoek5SV0/s400/Picture+35.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 298px;" /></a><br />Placing the felt pad on the base:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYpdbbrSBtdrRP0rkjuPXqQoy0f-nbfG2q7jPpNmtsOL003BdvlNv9EwNBJ6tjYiRzGKwueee1DNaFNZ_QTYZulO6Xa7GEBfUu5MG8fTw6dd4biCgAhi1GN9NBtzzC_xfy9X0FGAG88o/s1600-h/Picture+34.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445993186622265490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYpdbbrSBtdrRP0rkjuPXqQoy0f-nbfG2q7jPpNmtsOL003BdvlNv9EwNBJ6tjYiRzGKwueee1DNaFNZ_QTYZulO6Xa7GEBfUu5MG8fTw6dd4biCgAhi1GN9NBtzzC_xfy9X0FGAG88o/s400/Picture+34.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 301px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWvWac_IuWHiyBhlD9-l3FUTegrMSX6sUzuvK5UHA7oQGs2Au3eHrz1HXwZfiq64bWNlOQWeOmuIEv5APemQqw522J5khYJ-5z_mOpu2VmJqlpSB574W4ch76hdmH3YKkgeI-bh4qZsY/s1600-h/Picture+18.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445964774578795298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWvWac_IuWHiyBhlD9-l3FUTegrMSX6sUzuvK5UHA7oQGs2Au3eHrz1HXwZfiq64bWNlOQWeOmuIEv5APemQqw522J5khYJ-5z_mOpu2VmJqlpSB574W4ch76hdmH3YKkgeI-bh4qZsY/s400/Picture+18.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 110px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Oscar Fun Facts:</b></span><br /><br />• The official name of the statuette is the Academy Award® of Merit<br /><br />• Oscar is 13½ inches tall and weighs 8½ pounds<br /><br />• The First Recipient was Emil Jannings, named Best Actor for his performances in “The Last Command” and “The Way of All Flesh” in 1929<br /><br />• Number of Awards Presented to date as of 2010: 2,701 statuettes<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipv40zGjxf9_Ls01juDtqcrKvz1Brw33n_ERIO_v9psA9Zc4YA_iyCaMILbenfx9GP5QIfX6CcM7gVWBE59JMQw8IoXNGQ_kMT5kjzkNdtRxRydX-dqsh9RqmvZ13XUvpHwDCz1YtT7U/s1600-h/sculptor.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445989337970082690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipv40zGjxf9_Ls01juDtqcrKvz1Brw33n_ERIO_v9psA9Zc4YA_iyCaMILbenfx9GP5QIfX6CcM7gVWBE59JMQw8IoXNGQ_kMT5kjzkNdtRxRydX-dqsh9RqmvZ13XUvpHwDCz1YtT7U/s400/sculptor.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 279px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDnJfh5LE1Mi918xJ4p3evCThEt0GBusmFSryG94RoejUHWx5klDgGSFySfO-pPtGspYU3r73A85gUhNfRdfGT-U4qbUXfiNuI4nvmMMrusSdmdiNNgAfSRkH4rmEBXfwq4pw1UJOpd0/s1600-h/designer.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445989257243587074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDnJfh5LE1Mi918xJ4p3evCThEt0GBusmFSryG94RoejUHWx5klDgGSFySfO-pPtGspYU3r73A85gUhNfRdfGT-U4qbUXfiNuI4nvmMMrusSdmdiNNgAfSRkH4rmEBXfwq4pw1UJOpd0/s400/designer.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 280px;" /></a><br /><br />• It was designed by Cedric Gibbons, chief art director at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and sculpted by Los Angeles artist George Stanley.<br /><br />• The Oscar statuette depicts a knight holding a crusader's sword, standing on a reel of film. The film reel features five spokes, signifying the five original branches of the Academy (actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers.)<br /><br />• How Oscar received his nickname is not exactly clear.<br />The most popular story is that Margaret Herrick, an Academy librarian and eventual executive director, remarked that the statuette resembled her Uncle Oscar, and the Academy staff began to refer to it as Oscar. Although the nickname was used with increasing frequency during the late 1930s, the Academy didn't officially use the name Oscar until 1939.<br /><br />• The Oscar statuette hasn't been altered since his molten birth, except when the design of the pedestal was made taller in 1945.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VOiCCfc-g4KJbGwlfq3Pm46DOGaFC4AtzbqTGiouYmBcwhMH_ZQIp_m107VAD4H8foPkQ7f8ZeBkki5mRVcSfywGxfPD1R9ufu9SJ_bTS4C1ULipyFX0W1PsVTHNQQ_TIItPU0G5y2r7/s1600/Picture+7.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578507019446188658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VOiCCfc-g4KJbGwlfq3Pm46DOGaFC4AtzbqTGiouYmBcwhMH_ZQIp_m107VAD4H8foPkQ7f8ZeBkki5mRVcSfywGxfPD1R9ufu9SJ_bTS4C1ULipyFX0W1PsVTHNQQ_TIItPU0G5y2r7/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 515px; height: 202px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.oscars.org/">Official Oscar site.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">images and info courtesy of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</span></span>

How The Oscar Statuettes Are Made & Other Fun Facts

Each year on the day of the Oscars, I run this post - albeit slightly updated. Enjoy :) In honor of tonight's 83rd Annual Academy Awards...

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How An Oscar Statuette Is Made & Other Facts About The Academy Award

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXwGVYDDSV2e26b1GfpyGG-n4dnjcXNYN-mBmniA0IODMUX3i2ZIfK1_4zY5rN88TCk9WU-qfBGOdvXlmwdi3t9mFGvSbcd11lTW2p-asR4Nk1KmWzf7pgxySVFYmPsuppdYAxDMpHIg/s1600-h/oscar+is+made.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445967768138277618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXwGVYDDSV2e26b1GfpyGG-n4dnjcXNYN-mBmniA0IODMUX3i2ZIfK1_4zY5rN88TCk9WU-qfBGOdvXlmwdi3t9mFGvSbcd11lTW2p-asR4Nk1KmWzf7pgxySVFYmPsuppdYAxDMpHIg/s400/oscar+is+made.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 527px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBNHKqrkOJqAiORsIUV-Ew8bbiKOTjVhpWGa_rpnbNXTtaiyBA3wdxPjOLi3z_F61roA7v2cEk5AaHkBoGB4ryXzHFHM3xSYVW34AgDZuiBm9f60ASBVbdB8mVxhKNEKpGFPHB0E1n-8/s1600-h/hero460_oscars.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445961059478450082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBNHKqrkOJqAiORsIUV-Ew8bbiKOTjVhpWGa_rpnbNXTtaiyBA3wdxPjOLi3z_F61roA7v2cEk5AaHkBoGB4ryXzHFHM3xSYVW34AgDZuiBm9f60ASBVbdB8mVxhKNEKpGFPHB0E1n-8/s400/hero460_oscars.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 323px;" /></a><br /><br />In honor of tonight's <span style="font-weight: bold;">82nd Annual Academy Awards</span>, here's a look at how the coveted statuette is actually made, from start to finish.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYkrEvfr3JFlECoihOH7kiC5nhar-bIXjw_YXFq1fk_LNynliSXDmd9DJMdsQOnB9ykApYBOiHbcW32sRXGKVNlqlr9PY45Z1lUIYVo4yuL6jCtqV270xOsD9uG38VLGudnpmqmPjyASo/s1600-h/Picture+10.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034934151887679170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYkrEvfr3JFlECoihOH7kiC5nhar-bIXjw_YXFq1fk_LNynliSXDmd9DJMdsQOnB9ykApYBOiHbcW32sRXGKVNlqlr9PY45Z1lUIYVo4yuL6jCtqV270xOsD9uG38VLGudnpmqmPjyASo/s400/Picture+10.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 499px;" /></a><br />The exterior of R.S. Owens in Chicago:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznN-2CvP1BJX-Wxk6tCQSlefCDd7flEFLi06FC4fHbO2eGRU4Q8u5Rvb3-CzA36rRQcv5NMA2uYKyFCDwnJrCI6AiWAokeAFizsFoYXc384s1ynWe-CH-Em0ZqdVn1rbTDpZ_l0_aMe8/s1600-h/rsowens.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445989595625126610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznN-2CvP1BJX-Wxk6tCQSlefCDd7flEFLi06FC4fHbO2eGRU4Q8u5Rvb3-CzA36rRQcv5NMA2uYKyFCDwnJrCI6AiWAokeAFizsFoYXc384s1ynWe-CH-Em0ZqdVn1rbTDpZ_l0_aMe8/s400/rsowens.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 365px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Casting, Buffing and polishing:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GCC75mBnqBNNVAUQ7fttdUUjF4ITj2kMvqQ_qtDCP2_T0epO81zLgLhmwUBpn7zmNX3izzAyHa4-62AOh-yIOeE2hOeYOBvuIu5rWKw-MIKahG2goPbdP42amju_YZuIupiYauSyltQo/s1600-h/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034933185520037458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GCC75mBnqBNNVAUQ7fttdUUjF4ITj2kMvqQ_qtDCP2_T0epO81zLgLhmwUBpn7zmNX3izzAyHa4-62AOh-yIOeE2hOeYOBvuIu5rWKw-MIKahG2goPbdP42amju_YZuIupiYauSyltQo/s400/Picture+3.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 505px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtckFaBznE6kaZV9XBOIU1Qtnb9hO0XZzuEhX9NaatHAgdifhavUo2L7sO89jhf8bFbX1mEvSddZE7Wnes-ErXKEOdC3btS15oq8BbciMXRRcHMYKOB6m20FG_EHij3de74oVpgbB6I9q/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034933292894219874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtckFaBznE6kaZV9XBOIU1Qtnb9hO0XZzuEhX9NaatHAgdifhavUo2L7sO89jhf8bFbX1mEvSddZE7Wnes-ErXKEOdC3btS15oq8BbciMXRRcHMYKOB6m20FG_EHij3de74oVpgbB6I9q/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 481px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kj2n4_zxXDEL1N8HpXDTIlrtKob-vh0fe_SeHrTvFWU7qSURpqg1e8gazJBmmLqo4mR0cyn55-hVDugdQq-_JqdSN8_X63iXn_jCg6GyoEjCJwqdtWlerIP0SXmJYiIy_9yK0O0hjeg/s1600-h/temp.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445989897962031730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kj2n4_zxXDEL1N8HpXDTIlrtKob-vh0fe_SeHrTvFWU7qSURpqg1e8gazJBmmLqo4mR0cyn55-hVDugdQq-_JqdSN8_X63iXn_jCg6GyoEjCJwqdtWlerIP0SXmJYiIy_9yK0O0hjeg/s400/temp.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 328px;" /></a><br />The metal is heated to 960 degrees before pouring into the cast.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGHIwmPDx6vzS6VGjEXmnrGE1ep-BL3Y7ihJt_4rl5KPBpLBw8CYDxL7DngOUlYuyD5RjuNA0MbV5P9bhMM2GiwDqWs0zQNgGYqYo4Do3IIWQvlOcae5uvSMWpxmsPaRMAY6OMJoYXHQ/s1600-h/pouring+the+molten.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445989753345321666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGHIwmPDx6vzS6VGjEXmnrGE1ep-BL3Y7ihJt_4rl5KPBpLBw8CYDxL7DngOUlYuyD5RjuNA0MbV5P9bhMM2GiwDqWs0zQNgGYqYo4Do3IIWQvlOcae5uvSMWpxmsPaRMAY6OMJoYXHQ/s400/pouring+the+molten.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 332px;" /></a><br />The Oscar, removed from the cast, and ready to be polished and buffed:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWn80FYdOfvNJ0D-2B6rZMYZ6Z8KkyL8_lvsLA1Tri7liyWwKI6bw09lgqhgwXQZIees-HTtTYaKdWONZeuzEEeughtRXmQpvbTBuuw1Bi5qmtDvVjoDCyx0BQZqceJ9plbCfSR7hkbk/s1600-h/Picture+22.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445990164461521922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWn80FYdOfvNJ0D-2B6rZMYZ6Z8KkyL8_lvsLA1Tri7liyWwKI6bw09lgqhgwXQZIees-HTtTYaKdWONZeuzEEeughtRXmQpvbTBuuw1Bi5qmtDvVjoDCyx0BQZqceJ9plbCfSR7hkbk/s400/Picture+22.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 357px;" /></a><br />The rough seams are sanded:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiWyOhp7gCX72Sudb1nbegqw5SlxKM0aOQbDjVWeOhej2camzmf-VKkzVS_-Nqsi5CJ0XxtY0jAX7In-os5YMWGcWWViYTnkjr0uLEIXNsaVnkmzRZaLOjO3LvfgzKLmhTISNvWF0D_U/s1600-h/Picture+26.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445990687340179378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiWyOhp7gCX72Sudb1nbegqw5SlxKM0aOQbDjVWeOhej2camzmf-VKkzVS_-Nqsi5CJ0XxtY0jAX7In-os5YMWGcWWViYTnkjr0uLEIXNsaVnkmzRZaLOjO3LvfgzKLmhTISNvWF0D_U/s400/Picture+26.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 350px;" /></a><br />And the statue is polished:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdLLA-OZyo_TGfxmabv_TAgn18vlM2V2gfdiETvh_fbeqyrAW76Ot2N7x8g3NHYrJuI9bjM3RAdrsPxjAcp1rUaPDAo0B2iLR4gp6p7q9X3HVGNHS9m2RdrIeKOhuP4IjdHV4YXEu63E/s1600-h/Picture+27.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445991435379880482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdLLA-OZyo_TGfxmabv_TAgn18vlM2V2gfdiETvh_fbeqyrAW76Ot2N7x8g3NHYrJuI9bjM3RAdrsPxjAcp1rUaPDAo0B2iLR4gp6p7q9X3HVGNHS9m2RdrIeKOhuP4IjdHV4YXEu63E/s400/Picture+27.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 326px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8T2_0YxZKAvJhxsA_OBePxdSTf7R0lZP2ANMxh7ZhSx9xgh-SikZGU-5-OgmdtBNidwF8oyOUFm0cgLDvO3xyF_oPhctUm3IzyGNegQmeIcc60OMkseXBEa-BsdIG907FYWmQ5hVbq1B/s1600-h/Picture+5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034933417448271474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8T2_0YxZKAvJhxsA_OBePxdSTf7R0lZP2ANMxh7ZhSx9xgh-SikZGU-5-OgmdtBNidwF8oyOUFm0cgLDvO3xyF_oPhctUm3IzyGNegQmeIcc60OMkseXBEa-BsdIG907FYWmQ5hVbq1B/s400/Picture+5.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 493px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Electroplating:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lTtCt8vL58g2pm9OcoecloJ0xmgD0q0yyZVIk135cuDlCNCGphh_17bRGNbSWjR_dSHKMTJD2KNknan9h8tcCTaVs3HML5EKu4TZkCtM1oJwnVUKG4j4wuRyo07p14W13RrFD1mXYCdb/s1600-h/Picture+6.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034933606426832514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lTtCt8vL58g2pm9OcoecloJ0xmgD0q0yyZVIk135cuDlCNCGphh_17bRGNbSWjR_dSHKMTJD2KNknan9h8tcCTaVs3HML5EKu4TZkCtM1oJwnVUKG4j4wuRyo07p14W13RrFD1mXYCdb/s400/Picture+6.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 515px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSfo9FT-hrKSvlzDoz2igJYZYuSqb-xvQLKCP173bP9D8kT4oThVoONUe209s40bTgLrrwL0f6rVIHMUdJykjXK1547jIlFrk1K0H1tpf3megBl525vobAR6XMzenoD0-xfpHrjEz5wQ/s1600-h/Picture+28.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445991230242187890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSfo9FT-hrKSvlzDoz2igJYZYuSqb-xvQLKCP173bP9D8kT4oThVoONUe209s40bTgLrrwL0f6rVIHMUdJykjXK1547jIlFrk1K0H1tpf3megBl525vobAR6XMzenoD0-xfpHrjEz5wQ/s400/Picture+28.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 292px;" /></a><br />being dipped into the nickel (the second step, it's first dipped into copper):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEI3RoaJB9hp6XVE54OeY7-AkkiryRK1oVaHgz8MBfWcKLgPI26G6Dq0KtsDS_dEnf6PzfnC0IH7aUyu0b95cSSvEvN-3vWRBRf10_MuHizuqTyy1OwK1yu_9cuYQADe0QK1RyFPe4ifc/s1600-h/Picture+29.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445991631615244562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEI3RoaJB9hp6XVE54OeY7-AkkiryRK1oVaHgz8MBfWcKLgPI26G6Dq0KtsDS_dEnf6PzfnC0IH7aUyu0b95cSSvEvN-3vWRBRf10_MuHizuqTyy1OwK1yu_9cuYQADe0QK1RyFPe4ifc/s400/Picture+29.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 333px;" /></a><br />Dipped into the 24k plate, the fourth step (the third step is dipped into silver):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kqHy9s8QFlcM8MWYyC05aGWUxauN57fPpgy9DwtCol3EcxM2X27IoL-cYgzWFgLO-I7nBmVVzuPoQUA1R6WuMxQuNT9ax72eliqX2WaRP1uBIog3S5I2OI5a7MaozC__XnJBETcEOjdt/s1600-h/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034933748160753298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kqHy9s8QFlcM8MWYyC05aGWUxauN57fPpgy9DwtCol3EcxM2X27IoL-cYgzWFgLO-I7nBmVVzuPoQUA1R6WuMxQuNT9ax72eliqX2WaRP1uBIog3S5I2OI5a7MaozC__XnJBETcEOjdt/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 537px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BQv22xfFmkVo1xj9ZSfCjlt_F3mWndc_7-qGSmUkhjmS_3HuCAePF2_azyJzNMTBzz1f3mJar9KjsBJTTSO94sq7VqeeSq-B4xiNrkslZvMURA8UO4y4wWu7GEh83IIv8W1I3jsvOfNe/s1600-h/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034933885599706786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BQv22xfFmkVo1xj9ZSfCjlt_F3mWndc_7-qGSmUkhjmS_3HuCAePF2_azyJzNMTBzz1f3mJar9KjsBJTTSO94sq7VqeeSq-B4xiNrkslZvMURA8UO4y4wWu7GEh83IIv8W1I3jsvOfNe/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 509px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrPk6DuzM064oOlRf8n8TNXZu2GM_cp24x5vurvNw9B9WhE-W27TCS7JOevjFXzDaOzIGXL06VaUIT8_vDm9Q2Zc0D7jgfbfkD6GAtZbiOCXspn5Cxqh3D8RXHIUqpH7kqscJVT2ocb0/s1600-h/Picture+17.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445960060168266338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrPk6DuzM064oOlRf8n8TNXZu2GM_cp24x5vurvNw9B9WhE-W27TCS7JOevjFXzDaOzIGXL06VaUIT8_vDm9Q2Zc0D7jgfbfkD6GAtZbiOCXspn5Cxqh3D8RXHIUqpH7kqscJVT2ocb0/s400/Picture+17.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 479px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Engraving and Mounting:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEaAY1FQktnH89tioSDxBcQHq51eBRtobSXKKXRWKbuoBZPhIf9F_KfF1vxWPtu-rHWauylrRUkOw4kZGSOD1dtF4bwyytfaWDs-_QIh6Ca9q8CFr1O1ft0BSuv1FGTNQIxQ14oFP0z6H/s1600-h/Picture+9.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034934010153758386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEaAY1FQktnH89tioSDxBcQHq51eBRtobSXKKXRWKbuoBZPhIf9F_KfF1vxWPtu-rHWauylrRUkOw4kZGSOD1dtF4bwyytfaWDs-_QIh6Ca9q8CFr1O1ft0BSuv1FGTNQIxQ14oFP0z6H/s400/Picture+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 536px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQ20w1X27NA92JYN45IHTxy3G5gO49kQTy9eAPc5uvYiTpGYv9K9OKC3LpPgEQK55Ixn9tA2OmAZwtHr8tnxISKBaXAtp9-gQD_L77PwFEpj6g5cLTmEgPUmytcXyJrSU1RUCllH01sU/s1600-h/Picture+32.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445992768526454162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQ20w1X27NA92JYN45IHTxy3G5gO49kQTy9eAPc5uvYiTpGYv9K9OKC3LpPgEQK55Ixn9tA2OmAZwtHr8tnxISKBaXAtp9-gQD_L77PwFEpj6g5cLTmEgPUmytcXyJrSU1RUCllH01sU/s400/Picture+32.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 342px;" /></a><br />Affixing the engraved plate to the base:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4J7j7HU-H7iHMt7NN9-YmQ5RT7MJEGywxcwidJ_bu-jxyAEme-eizje9dB233_Of_CBVuN1klbkCc_tYQTuDoVhR5wS5KYQy5GSuJvwHS5RvknDcURFUXYJXXtUJuLqTHQRGeg-4XcoM/s1600-h/Picture+33.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445992678147395810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4J7j7HU-H7iHMt7NN9-YmQ5RT7MJEGywxcwidJ_bu-jxyAEme-eizje9dB233_Of_CBVuN1klbkCc_tYQTuDoVhR5wS5KYQy5GSuJvwHS5RvknDcURFUXYJXXtUJuLqTHQRGeg-4XcoM/s400/Picture+33.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 349px;" /></a><br />a close up look at base:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWfTjZFGCwqeg4rPqzoWNuv8yWL56V3tJnYiWxUZcDV3U5_o4Mt0oLuEvNLIAzWJC3lZnuyJIEfW-pkvGrHSwr8TZBJ-T0xABckUA3gcPqj0B-wPJ_-EQYxq5SYKBEJxU1galoek5SV0/s1600-h/Picture+35.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445994728490749474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWfTjZFGCwqeg4rPqzoWNuv8yWL56V3tJnYiWxUZcDV3U5_o4Mt0oLuEvNLIAzWJC3lZnuyJIEfW-pkvGrHSwr8TZBJ-T0xABckUA3gcPqj0B-wPJ_-EQYxq5SYKBEJxU1galoek5SV0/s400/Picture+35.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 298px;" /></a><br />Placing the felt pad on the base:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYpdbbrSBtdrRP0rkjuPXqQoy0f-nbfG2q7jPpNmtsOL003BdvlNv9EwNBJ6tjYiRzGKwueee1DNaFNZ_QTYZulO6Xa7GEBfUu5MG8fTw6dd4biCgAhi1GN9NBtzzC_xfy9X0FGAG88o/s1600-h/Picture+34.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445993186622265490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYpdbbrSBtdrRP0rkjuPXqQoy0f-nbfG2q7jPpNmtsOL003BdvlNv9EwNBJ6tjYiRzGKwueee1DNaFNZ_QTYZulO6Xa7GEBfUu5MG8fTw6dd4biCgAhi1GN9NBtzzC_xfy9X0FGAG88o/s400/Picture+34.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 301px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWvWac_IuWHiyBhlD9-l3FUTegrMSX6sUzuvK5UHA7oQGs2Au3eHrz1HXwZfiq64bWNlOQWeOmuIEv5APemQqw522J5khYJ-5z_mOpu2VmJqlpSB574W4ch76hdmH3YKkgeI-bh4qZsY/s1600-h/Picture+18.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445964774578795298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWvWac_IuWHiyBhlD9-l3FUTegrMSX6sUzuvK5UHA7oQGs2Au3eHrz1HXwZfiq64bWNlOQWeOmuIEv5APemQqw522J5khYJ-5z_mOpu2VmJqlpSB574W4ch76hdmH3YKkgeI-bh4qZsY/s400/Picture+18.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 110px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Oscar Fun Facts:</b></span><br /><br />• The official name of the statuette is the Academy Award® of Merit<br /><br />• Oscar is 13½ inches tall and weighs 8½ pounds<br /><br />• The First Recipient was Emil Jannings, named Best Actor for his performances in “The Last Command” and “The Way of All Flesh” in 1929<br /><br />• Number of Awards Presented to date as of 2010: 2,701 statuettes<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipv40zGjxf9_Ls01juDtqcrKvz1Brw33n_ERIO_v9psA9Zc4YA_iyCaMILbenfx9GP5QIfX6CcM7gVWBE59JMQw8IoXNGQ_kMT5kjzkNdtRxRydX-dqsh9RqmvZ13XUvpHwDCz1YtT7U/s1600-h/sculptor.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445989337970082690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipv40zGjxf9_Ls01juDtqcrKvz1Brw33n_ERIO_v9psA9Zc4YA_iyCaMILbenfx9GP5QIfX6CcM7gVWBE59JMQw8IoXNGQ_kMT5kjzkNdtRxRydX-dqsh9RqmvZ13XUvpHwDCz1YtT7U/s400/sculptor.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 279px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDnJfh5LE1Mi918xJ4p3evCThEt0GBusmFSryG94RoejUHWx5klDgGSFySfO-pPtGspYU3r73A85gUhNfRdfGT-U4qbUXfiNuI4nvmMMrusSdmdiNNgAfSRkH4rmEBXfwq4pw1UJOpd0/s1600-h/designer.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445989257243587074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDnJfh5LE1Mi918xJ4p3evCThEt0GBusmFSryG94RoejUHWx5klDgGSFySfO-pPtGspYU3r73A85gUhNfRdfGT-U4qbUXfiNuI4nvmMMrusSdmdiNNgAfSRkH4rmEBXfwq4pw1UJOpd0/s400/designer.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 280px;" /></a><br /><br />• It was designed by Cedric Gibbons, chief art director at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and sculpted by Los Angeles artist George Stanley.<br /><br />• The Oscar statuette depicts a knight holding a crusader's sword, standing on a reel of film. The film reel features five spokes, signifying the five original branches of the Academy (actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers.)<br /><br />• How Oscar received his nickname is not exactly clear.<br />The most popular story is that Margaret Herrick, an Academy librarian and eventual executive director, remarked that the statuette resembled her Uncle Oscar, and the Academy staff began to refer to it as Oscar. Although the nickname was used with increasing frequency during the late 1930s, the Academy didn't officially use the name Oscar until 1939.<br /><br />• The Oscar statuette hasn't been altered since his molten birth, except when the design of the pedestal was made taller in 1945.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGSzSahyphenhyphenqXItsloy9QQVbh91QVslxCM_4X2jBFmYTFuON0eHKeDuUdizhv5RiDtTW_SjkGpjte8XQrBnUjiCYzxNJiQ07fLFhOHY8qb2EHKcW6B4ziYJeU41XnFTWWUPChH5AUQgp_a4/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445966366381147714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGSzSahyphenhyphenqXItsloy9QQVbh91QVslxCM_4X2jBFmYTFuON0eHKeDuUdizhv5RiDtTW_SjkGpjte8XQrBnUjiCYzxNJiQ07fLFhOHY8qb2EHKcW6B4ziYJeU41XnFTWWUPChH5AUQgp_a4/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 181px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.oscars.org/">Official Oscar site.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">images and info courtesy of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</span></span>

How An Oscar Statuette Is Made & Other Facts About The Academy Award

In honor of tonight's 82nd Annual Academy Awards , here's a look at how the coveted statuette is actually made, from start to finish...

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