Lopez joined fellow stars like Channing Tatum and Adrien Brody–and even had a Monster ... s gold knit gown appeared to take sartorial inspiration from the coveted Oscar statue, thanks to its ...

But when you get down to brass tacks, a shiny Oscar statue costs roughly $400 to make, CBS News reports. Since 2016, the gold-covered trophies have been fine-crafted at UAP Polich Tallix foundry ...

That’s to say nothing of Trulee Hall’s performance art version of the statuette, complete with a bald, sword-wielding model in a gold Speedo atop a life-size award pedestal. So, this year ...

with the atom soldered together from six pieces then affixed to the statuette, plated in four alloys including copper, nickel, silver and 24-carat gold. It takes up to five-and-a-half hours for ...