The weight of an Oscar. Each statuette is made of bronze—an alloy, or metal mixture, of copper and tin—and plated in gold.
Numbers in the News: The Oscars
This year, the Academy Awards fall on March 15. Check out some facts about the ceremony’s prize for achievements in film: the Oscar!
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8.5 POUNDS
10 DAYS
The amount of time it takes to produce a single Oscar
MORE THAN 3,000
The number of statuettes presented since the first awards ceremony in 1929
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2,000°F
Bronze’s melting point—the temperature at which it becomes liquid. The metal is poured into molds to make each Oscar.
0.00114 MILLIMETERS
The thickness of the gold plating that coats each statuette
TAKE IT FURTHER: For three years during World War II, the Oscar statuettes were made of plaster instead of metal. Why do you think that was?
SOURCES: THE OSCARS, ALLIANCE FOR AMERICAN MANUFACTURING
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