What Is the History Behind the Oscar Trophy?

In January, this year’s Oscar trophies were hand-cast in bronze by Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry, a 105,000-square-foot factory in Rock Tavern, New York. The awards then received a 24-karat-gold finish by Epner Technology in Brooklyn and were shipped to Hollywood, where they were placed in a vault until the big night inside the Dolby Theater.

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