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"The Academy Awards, officially known as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards, were established in 1927 and are held annually in Los Angeles, USA. It has been enjoying a high reputation for more than half a century. It does not only reflect the development process of American movie art and on the movie art of many countries in the world has an unimpeachable influence. Oscars from 1929, the annual selection, awarded once, without interruption. Where the previous year from January 1 to December 31 of the film are eligible to participate in the selection. The selection of the Academy Awards is made through two rounds of voting, the first round is nomination voting, first by the Academy departments responsible for the nomination (by secret ballot), the nominated film, will be screened in the Academy headquarters in turn, after the viewing of all members of the Academy and then the second round of voting (by secret ballot), and finally to the number of votes to decide the film's winners. The main body of the Oscar trophy is a 13.5-inch gold-plated male statuette weighing 3.9 kilograms, designed by the famous American sculptor George Stanley. According to the rules of the Academy Awards, the winner of an award can only receive one gold statuette, and if two people win an award, they should each be awarded a gold statuette.