The original Oscar mold was cast in 1928 at the C.W. Shumway & Sons Foundry in Batavia, Illinois, which also contributed to casting the molds for the Vince Lombardi Trophy and Emmy Award statuettes.
ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ˈɑːskɚ mˈoʊld wʌz kˈæst ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt æt ðə sˈiː.dˈʌbəljˌuː. ʃˈʌmweɪ ænd sˈʌnz fˈaʊndɹi ɪn bætˈeɪviə, ˌɪlənˈɔɪ, wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːlsoʊ kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə kˈæstɪŋ ðə mˈoʊldz fɚðə vˈɪns ləmbˈɑːɹdi tɹˈoʊfi ænd ˈɛmi ɐwˈɔːɹd stˌætʃuːˈɛts.