This is a religious icon.” O’Brien and Sweeney also said that they wanted to put an apron on the Oscar statue and dress it up like a housewife serving O’Brien leftovers, but the Academy ...

Today in weird news, recent Oscars host Conan O’Brien revealed that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences refused to allow him and his team to clothe an Oscar statue or lay it ...

The new Academy Award has sharper eyes, a more defined mouth, and it looks like he's been working out. This year Oscar is wearing bronze. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has ...

The idea, according to Conan, was that a giant Oscar statue would remain completely motionless, but would be treated as if it was a person. This idea didn’t work for the Academy, not because of ...

An Oscar statue is seen on February 25 during a preview of the 97th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood, California. An Oscar statue is seen on February 25 ...

One of the rejected jokes placed O'Brien next to a 2.7-metre Oscar statue as if it were his partner: "We fought about things that couples fight about," he said. "At one point, I thought ...

The Marry Me actress’s gold knit gown appeared to take sartorial inspiration from the coveted Oscar statue, thanks to its bodycon, curve-hugging silhouette, long sleeves, and turtleneck neckline.