Workers from American Fine Arts Foundry cast solid bronze Screen Actors Guild Awards statuettes in Burbank, California, on Thursday, January 9. The SAG Awards will be held on January 18 in Los Angeles.
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Workers from American Fine Arts Foundry cast solid bronze Screen Actors Guild Awards statuettes in Burbank, California, on Thursday, January 9. The SAG Awards will be held on January 18 in Los Angeles.
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A worker welds one of the statuettes. The SAG Awards honor television and film actors, and winners are chosen by their acting peers.
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A worker welds one of the statuettes. The SAG Awards honor television and film actors, and winners are chosen by their acting peers.
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Molten bronze is poured into the casting molds.
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Molten bronze is poured into the casting molds.
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Molds are lined up at the American Fine Arts Foundry, which specializes in bronze casting.
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Molds are lined up at the American Fine Arts Foundry, which specializes in bronze casting.
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The red-hot crucible is removed from the furnace.
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The red-hot crucible is removed from the furnace.
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Unfinished statuettes are piled up after the plaster mold surrounding them was broken.
2014 SAG Awards: Making the statuettes —
Unfinished statuettes are piled up after the plaster mold surrounding them was broken.
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Each statuette weighs 12 pounds and stands 16 inches tall.
2014 SAG Awards: Making the statuettes —
Each statuette weighs 12 pounds and stands 16 inches tall.
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The SAG Awards union does not know exactly how many of the statuettes it will need until the presenters open the envelopes on January 18. Surplus trophies will find a home in the union's vault until next year.
2014 SAG Awards: Making the statuettes —
The SAG Awards union does not know exactly how many of the statuettes it will need until the presenters open the envelopes on January 18. Surplus trophies will find a home in the union's vault until next year.
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