Oscars 2024 : Do you know whose statue is on the Oscar trophy, how long it takes to make the trophy

The Oscar trophy is the highest honor given in the film industry. Not only this, it is the dream of filmmakers and actors to get this award. Let me tell you that people work hard to get this trophy, but do you know whose statue is in this Oscar trophy. Today we will tell you whose photo is in this trophy.

When did the Oscars start?

According to information, the Oscar award was started from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of America. The first Oscar Awards event was held on May 16, 1929. The design of the trophy was first discussed at a meeting of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in 1927. For Oscar, meanwhile, he chose a statue made by sculptor George Stanley. Then the first Oscar was held at the Roosevelt Hotel.

Mexican filmmaker idol

According to the information, the trophy that is given in the Oscar award. His inspiration was Mexican filmmaker and actor Emilio Fernandez. Born in 1904 in Coahuila, Mexico, Emilio grew up in the Mexican Revolution. A high school dropout, Fernandez became an officer in the Hurritista Rebellion. Fernandez was then captured in 1925 and sentenced to 20 years in prison but escaped and crossed the border into Los Angeles. He then spent the next decade in exile.

Film star Dolores Del Rio gave the name El India

Meanwhile, he started working in Hollywood. Here he named silent film star Dolores del Rio as El India. He then became good friends with actress Ryo. Rio Metro was the wife of Coudric Gibbons, Art Director of Goldwyn Mayer Studios and a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Del Rio had Fernandez meet with Gibbons who was working on the statue's design at the time.

More than 2000 people have received the trophy

Since 1929, more than 2 thousand people have received the Oscar trophy. According to the information, Shikango's RS Ains Company prepares. It takes approximately 3 to 4 weeks for this company to produce 50 trophies. The trophy was originally made of copper, as the metal became scarce during the World Wars, but is now made of 24 carat pure gold plated with britanium. The size of this trophy is approximately 13 inches tall.