Date: 2/24/2009

Oscar statuette designer

The designing of the oscar statuette was supervised by Cedric Gibbons, head of MGM's art department. The statuette depict's a naked knight holding a sword on top of a reel of film. The reel has five spokes, signifying the five original branches of the academy ... Producers... Directors... Technicians... Actors... Writers... .. It is said that Mexican film director Emilio EI Indo Fernandez posed for the design. (award)

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