Oscar statuettes, some wrapped in cloth, wait to be inspected before being finished at the Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry in Rock Tavern, N.Y., Thursday, January 12, 2017. Every Oscar fist-pumped or tearfully cradled by Academy Award winners is first cast, buffed and fussed over by people far from Hollywood who have spent the last several months making 60 identical gold Oscars for the Feb. 26th awards. (Photo by Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
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