[ad_1] The Oscar statuette is 13.5 inches tall, weighs 8.5 pounds, and costs $400 to produce. Winners don’t own their Oscars, and they can’t be sold without first offering them back to the Academy for $1. During WWII, winners received painted plaster statues, and the name “Oscar” originated in the 1930s. Oscars awarded before 1950 […]