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Actual Oscar statuettes to be presented during the 80th Annual Academy Awards sit in a display case in Hollywood February 22, 2008.

Luis Villalobos casts Oscar statues at R.S. Owen & Co. in Chicago, Illinois January 27, 2009.

An Oscar statue is placed in a tray for finishing at R.S. Owen & Co. in Chicago, Illinois January 27, 2009. http://watchoscar2009online.blogspot.com/

Eladio Gonzales polishes an Oscar statue at R.S. Owen & Co. in Chicago, Illinois January 27, 2009.

Oscar statues wait to be plated at R.S. Owen & Co. in Chicago, Illinois January 27, 2009. WATCH OSCAR 2009 LIVE

Nunzio Giganti electroplates an Oscar statue at R.S. Owen & Co. in Chicago, Illinois January 27, 2009. WATCH OSCAR 2009 LIVE

An Oscar statue is placed in an electroplating tub for finishing at R.S. Owen & Co. in Chicago, Illinois January 27, 2009.

Oscar statues in various stages of plating wait to be finished at R.S. Owen & Co. in Chicago, Illinois January 27, 2009. WATCH OSCAR 2009 LIVE

Oscar winners hold their Oscar statuettes backstage at the 80th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, February 24, 2008.