In 2016, the Academy returned to bronze as the core metal of the statuettes, handing manufacturing duties to Walden, New York–based Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry, now owned and operated by UAP Urban Art Projects.
ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn, ðɪ ɐkˈædəmi ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə bɹˈɑːnz æz ðə kˈoːɹ mˈɛɾəl ʌvðə stˌætʃuːˈɛts, hˈændɪŋ mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ dˈuːɾiz tə wˈɔldən, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk bˈeɪst pˈɑːlɪx tˈælɪks fˈaɪn ˈɑːɹt fˈaʊndɹi, nˈaʊ ˈoʊnd ænd ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ jˌuːˌeɪpˈiː ˈɜːbən ˈɑːɹt pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts.