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#Oscars2015: Check out the 24 carat gold trophies to be awarded tonight

		

		
					


									
			
						


							
							


								
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By Chrysanthus Ikeh


Oscars
(How the craftsmen designed the iconic award is captured. Photo: Reuters

With the highly anticipated  87th edition of the Oscars award set to hold at the Dolby Theatre Los Angeles tonight, craftsmen have designed the Oscar’s iconic statuettes of 24 carat gold that will be presented at the ceremony to the deserving celebrities at the event.

Each of the 13.5 inches tall and a hefty 8.5lbs trophies, which are manufactured by the skilled craftsmen of R S Owens, is made of a variant of pewter, a special alloy called britannium made especially for Oscar figures.

In photos, how the craftsmen designed the iconic award is captured. Check below…


The awards are seen above straight after being cast at the R S Owens factory in Chicago. After this step they are sanded down, polished and coated with other metals
The awards are seen above straight after being cast at the R S Owens factory in Chicago. After this step they are sanded down, polished and coated with other metals


The statues are painstakingly sanded by hand to match their iconic 1928 design. The slightest blemish leads to the figure being scrapped and started over
The statues are painstakingly sanded by hand to match their iconic 1928 design. The slightest blemish leads to the figure being scrapped and started over


The figure shows a stylized knight wielding a longsword while standing atop a five-spoked reel of film
The figure shows a stylized knight wielding a longsword while standing atop a five-spoked reel of film


Shown above, R S Owens artisan Nunzio Giganti dips an Oscar into a electro-plating bath to coat the statuette in gold
Shown above, R S Owens artisan Nunzio Giganti dips an Oscar into a electro-plating bath to coat the statuette in gold


The figures are finally attached to a black nickel base - but are left unlabeled until after the ceremony to preserve the secrecy of the winners
The figures are finally attached to a black nickel base – but are left unlabeled until after the ceremony to preserve the secrecy of the winners

		


			
			


										


							

																	
								
								
								
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