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.

最初在奥斯卡颁奖礼上颁发的小金人都是镀金实心铜像。几年后小金人的原料被换成不列颠合金，这是一种类锡合金，然后镀上铜、镍银，最后再镀上一层24K黄金。

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战期间金属资源短缺，有三年的奥斯卡小金人是用石膏制成的。战争结束后，学院请这些获奖者拿石膏雕像来换镀金金属雕像。

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.

直到奥斯卡颁奖礼当晚信封被打开，学院并不清楚将颁发多少个小金人奖杯。尽管各奖项类别的数目已经提前知晓，但仍有可能在某些奖项产生多人获得同一个奖的情况，因此无法预知要颁发出去的小金人的准确数量。多出的小金人将放在学院的地窖里，等待来年奥斯卡再颁发出去。

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