How much does the Oscar statuette currently weigh?
7 pounds
7  pounds
8 pounds
8  pounds*
The statuette weighs in at a paltry 8 pounds.
All but one of these actors received an Oscar nomination for playing an alcoholic.
Ray Milland (THE LOST WEEKEND)
Frank Sinatra (THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM)*
Jack Lemmon (DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES)
Nicolas Cage (LEAVING LAS VEGAS)
Sinatra played a drug addict.
