The ceremony of Oscars It is finally celebrated this Sunday, March 12, an event in which the talent of the best works in the industry is recognized. As every year, the same question arises: what is the actual prize Oscar winners receive.
Obviously, the winners leave with the precious gold statuette, in front of which they sign an economic agreement. When receiving the nominees, they must sign an agreement in which they agree that they can only sell the prize to the same Academy and for the price of 1 dollar.
The purpose of this measure is prevent the sale of this recognition, something that happened in 1950 when the winner of the best screenplay for Citizen KaneHerman Mankiewicz, sold his Oscar, which Michael Jackson would eventually buy back over the years.
The “gift bag” that the nominees take away
But that doesn’t mean the winners only go home with the Oscar. THE 25 nominees of the main categories (lead and supporting actors and actresses and directors) and the presenter of each edition, in this case JImmy Kimmreceive it a gift bag with products worth $126,000. This year, that number is relatively low compared to other years: in 2022 it was $140,000 and in 2020 it was $225,000.
One of the most curious gifts that this bag includes ‘everybody wins’ is to become the owner of a square meter in the Western Downs region (Australia). The goal is for everyone to plant 20 trees to help conserve native flora and fauna.
They also offer luxurious getaways in Canada and Italy. For the first, worth $40,000, they will be able to stay three nights in the region of Ottawa accompanied by seven companions. The complex has a cinema hall, an outdoor swimming pool and even a sports court.
In the Mediterranean country, they stay in a lighthouse on the island of Ischia (Naples)a trip worth $9,000 and under the same conditions as in Canada.
The Gifts Nominees Bring to the Oscars
Beyond the journeys and the square meter, there are many other gifts that the 25 nominees and the presenter of the Oscars take this year:
- Stay in Ottawa, Canada for three nights (worth $40,000)
- Stay in Naples, Italy for three nights (worth $9,000)
- Home improvement service (valued at $25,000)
- Arm lift (worth $12,000)
- Facial rejuvenation treatment with radiofrequency and microneedling (worth $12,000)
- Facial rejuvenation treatment including chemical peels or botox fillers ($10,000 value)
- Hair transplant treatment (valued at 7,000 euros)
- Analysis to improve health and delay aging (worth $1,800)
- An 18k gold bracelet with gemstones ($1,200)
Obviouslymake use of all these volunteer freebiesso if one of the nominees does not want to take advantage of it, he can do so freely.
On the edition he was in, Denzel Washington returned the goodie bag. Another case was JK Simmons, who donated it to charity.