Explore the weight, manufacturing cost, and the surprising history behind the iconic Oscar statuette's famous nickname.

HOLLYWOOD, California -- Anyone who is fortunate to hold an Oscar usually has the same reaction the first time you pick one up - it's heavy and built to last. Each one costs about a thousand dollars ...

LOS ANGELES -- The statuettes given out at the annual Academy Awards are getting a makeover this year, with the Oscars now being made by a foundry in New York. After 32 years, the Academy switched ...

And the Oscar goes to... Wait, wait, wait... Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The statue was originally named the Academy Award of Merit. The legend goes that former Academy ...

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It is only natural for an Oscar winner to present their achievement as grandly as they received it. Kate Winslet turns her fulfillment a notch up, and stores her statuette in her bathroom, but not ...