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In need of a model for his statuette, Gibbons was introduced by his future wife Dolores del Río to Mexican film director and actor Emilio " El Indio " Fernández.

Reluctant at first, Fernández was finally convinced to pose nude to create what today is known as the " Oscar ".

Then, sculptor George Stanley ( who also did the Muse Fountain at the Hollywood Bowl ) sculpted Gibbons's design in clay and Sachin Smith cast the statuette in 92. 5 percent tin and 7. 5 percent copper and then gold-plated it.

The only addition to the Oscar since it was created is a minor streamlining of the base.

The original Oscar mold was cast in 1928 at the C. W.

Shumway & Sons Foundry in Batavia, Illinois, which also contributed to casting the molds for the Vince Lombardi Trophy and Emmy Awards statuettes.

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