From the gold envelopes' design process to its secretive delivery operation, we get the scoop on the sealed packages containing the Academy's best kept secret -- the winners. By Alexa Girkout Charlize ...

Gold statuettes may be the Oscars’ ultimate status symbol, but what of the envelopes that reveal the big winners? Three sets of cards, designed by Marc Friedland since 2011, are produced for each ...

Marc Friedland thought something was missing from the Academy Awards ceremony. He watched for years as the Oscar statuette was often wordlessly handed to the recipient, a moment that was oddly ...

Rosa, good question. There is not a right or a wrong way to put a card into an envelope. A good way to follow is to hold the card with the card front facing up and slide it into the envelope so the ...

The many afterlives of the gilded Academy Award souvenir. By Beatrice Verhoeven Awards Editor Gold statuettes may be the Oscars’ ultimate status symbol, but what of the envelopes that reveal the big ...