You know him as Oscar -- the thirteen-and-half-inch gold statuette that the film industry elite clutch in their hands year after year to honor the best of the best among them. But if Oscar had a birth certificate, the "Full Name" line would say Academy Award of Merit.
Mashable got up close and personal with Oscar when he visited our New York City office, taking rare, zoomed-in photographs of Oscar in his birthday suit.
Flip through the gallery to see the detailed images and to learn fun facts about the statuette's history that you can reveal to your friends at your Academy Awards viewing party.
Mashable will be at the Oscars, so be sure to download the Oscars app to see social media commentary surrounding the Feb. 24 Academy Awards' red carpet and broadcast.
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