‘Oscar’ goes to war!
Plaster proxy takes his place
Saturday, March 3, 1945
HOLLYWOOD, California (special) – “Oscar” has gone to war!
“Oscar,” Hollywood’s coveted statuette which symbolizes honor for achievement in the motion picture world, will be presented to winners again for the seventeenth consecutive year on March 15 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
The statuette will be there – but only by plaster proxy, for the gold “Oscar,” which has become the most sought-after honor in filmdom, is off to war and away from Hollywood for the duration. His Composition counterpart will be replaced by pre-war bronze and gold trophies when victory comes.