Last night, millions of viewers were glued to their televisions to watch the 89th Academy Awards. It must be a pretty heady feeling to hear your name called, and then to be handed that shiny, gold statuette. We know that last year, 3D printing technology was introduced into the Oscar statuette process, and according to Share America, the trend continued this year as well. New York-based foundry Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry used digital scans and 3D printers to create the statuettes for the ceremony this year; up until 2015, this job was taken on by R.S. Owens & Company. Daniel Plonski, 3D artist for Polich Tallix, said that the method of 3D printing makes the entire manufacturing process go a lot faster, and "also allows it to be faithful to the art deco original." A few nominated movies also utilized 3D technologies. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/166209/3d-printing-academy-awards/