How much does each Academy Award of Merit (Oscar statuette) trophy weigh?

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in the film industry. They are regarded as the most famous and prestigious awards in the entertainment industry. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership.

The various film category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette as a trophy, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", although more commonly referred to by its nickname, the "Oscar". The Academy officially adopted the name Oscar for the trophies in 1939. However, the origin of the nickname is disputed.

Oscar stands 34.29 cm (13.5 in) tall and weighs in at 3.856 kg (8.5 lb), and depicts a knight rendered in Art Deco style holding a crusader's sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes. The five spokes represent the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians. Although the statuette remains true to its original design, the size of the base varied until 1945, when the current standard was adopted. The statuettes are solid bronze and plated in gold.