The 2025 Oscars are finally here, and with them come several films, actors, writers and crew members up to receive Hollywood's most prestigious award, the coveted golden statuette. More than 3,000 ...

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.

However, the old UAP Polich Tallix website noted that they’ve only been in charge of hammering out Oscar statues since 2015; for decades prior, the keepsakes were “manufactured at a Chicago ...