To prevent information identifying the Oscar winners from leaking ahead of the ceremony, Oscar statuettes presented at the ceremony have blank baseplates.
tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪɪŋ ðɪ ˈɑːskɚ wˈɪnɚz fɹʌm lˈiːkɪŋ ɐhˈɛd ʌvðə sˈɛɹᵻməni, ˈɑːskɚ stˌætʃuːˈɛts pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd æt ðə sˈɛɹᵻməni hæv blˈæŋk bˈeɪspleɪts.