If you’re curious about Hollywood’s most coveted curio, we’ve rounded up all the stats on Academy Award statues for you below ... by UAP Polich Tallix fine art foundry in New York’s ...

With the Oscars just around ... that their annual award needed to be “a majestic trophy.” For its creation, MGM art director Cedric Gibbons designed a statuette standing on a reel of film ...

Officially, there was no model for the Oscar. The statuette given to Academy Award winners was designed by Cedric Gibbons, chief art director at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, according to the Oscars.

And the Oscar goes to... Wait, wait, wait... The statue was originally ... the most Academy Awards with 22. The runner-up is Cedric Gibbons, who won 11 Oscars for best art direction.

And this year, Oscar’s getup may inspire some nostalgia. “Officially named the Academy Award of Merit ... Oscar.” The statuette dates back to 1928, when “MGM art director Cedric Gibbons ...