In case you are wondering Oscars are not made of solid gold.

The Oscar is made from a combination of tin, copper and antimony.

When the statuettes cool down they are sanded and polished for a hour to make them as smooth as possible.

Then they are checked for flaws.

The Oscars and hand-dipped into copper, nickel, silver and finally 24-carat gold.

Once plated in gold the statuette are numbered and screwed onto the metal base.

In the end you get a 8.5lbs, 34cm tall statuette which will be flown to Los Angeles and wait for it's lucky recipient in February 24th

via BBC