Until 1939, the trophy was called by its official name, Academy Award of Merit ... the piece became the world’s most famous statuette. Each year, new golden statuettes are created by Polich ...

writers and crew members up to receive Hollywood's most prestigious award, the coveted golden statuette. More than 3,000 of the coveted trophies have been handed out since the Academy's first ...

The statuette given to Academy Award winners was designed by Cedric ... a professor at The Sidney Poitier New American Film School at Arizona State University who teaches a class about the Oscars.

The statue was originally named the Academy Award of Merit. The legend goes that ... Oscars are awarded in Los Angeles but made in New York. The statues are cast by Polich Tallix fine art foundry ...