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Every year since 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has presented the Academy Award of Merit to honour outstanding achievements in motion-picture production. Designed by MGM art director Cedric Gibbons, the award takes the form of a statue of a knight holding a sword, standing on a reel of film with five spokes representing the original branches of AMPAS: actors, producers, directors, writers and technicians. Originally cast in bronze, the statuette is now made from 24-carat gold-plated brittanium alloy, stands 13-and-a-half inches high and weighs a surprisingly hefty eight-and-a-half pounds.
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