這個電影膠片卷軸上有五個輻條,標志著學院的五個原始分支：演員、導演、制片人、技術人員和作家.在1945年前,雖然雕像一直忠于原始設計,但底座大小不一.直到1945年,目前的標準才被采納.
7. Officially named the Academy Award of Merit, the statuette is better known by its nickname, Oscar. While the origins of the moniker are not clear, a popular story has it that upon seeing the trophy for the first time, Academy librarian (and eventual executive director) Margaret Herrick remarked that it resembled her Uncle Oscar. The Academy didn't adopt the nickname officially until 1939.
奧斯卡的官方名稱是學院成就獎,但是小金人的昵稱"奧斯卡"更廣為人知.雖然該昵稱的起源不明,但是有個廣為流傳的故事提到,當學院圖書館員（后成為執行董事）瑪格麗特·赫里克第一次看到小金人時,她評論說小金人長得就像她的叔叔奧斯卡.學院一直到1939年才正式起用這一綽號.
8. The statuettes presented at the initial ceremonies were gold-plated solid bronze. Within a few years the bronze was abandoned in favour of Britannia metal, a pewter-like alloy which is then plated in copper, nickel silver, and finally, 24-carat gold.
最初在奧斯卡頒獎禮上頒發的小金人都是鍍金實心銅像.幾年后小金人的原料被換成不列顛合金,這是一種類錫合金,然后鍍上銅、鎳銀,最后再鍍上一層24K黃金.
9. Due to a metal shortage during the Second World War, Oscars were made of painted plaster for three years. Following the war, the Academy invited recipients to redeem the plaster figures for gold-plated metal ones.
由于在第二次世界大戰期間金屬資源短缺,有三年的奧斯卡小金人是用石膏制成的.戰爭結束后,學院請這些獲獎者拿石膏雕像來換鍍金金屬雕像.
10. The Academy is not certain know how many statuettes it will hand out until the envelopes are opened on the night of the ceremony. Although the number of categories are known in advance, the possibility of ties and of multiple recipients sharing the prize in some categories makes it impossible to predict the exact number of statuettes to be awarded. Any surplus awards are housed in the Academy's vault until the following year's event.
直到奧斯卡頒獎禮當晚信封被打開,學院并不清楚將頒發多少個小金人獎杯.盡管各獎項類別的數目已經提前知曉,但仍有可能在某些獎項產生多人獲得同一個獎的情況,因此無法預知要頒發出去的小金人的準確數量.多出的小金人將放在學院的地窖里,等待來年奧斯卡再頒發出去.
英文來源：每日電訊報
