translate English to German: The official name of the Oscar statuette is the Academy Award of Merit. Made of gold -plated britannium on a black marble base, it is 13.5 inches (34 cm) tall, weighs 8.5 lb (3.85 kg) and depicts a knight holding a crusader's sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes, signifying the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers and Technicians.
Die Auszeichnung wurde 1929 von dem damaligen Präsidenten der MGM Studios, Louis B. Mayer , ins Leben gerufen.