as in figures
a small statue
won a gold-plated statuette as the prize
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Recent Examples of statuettes
Past Student Academy Award winners have gone on to receive 70 Oscar nominations and have won or shared 15 Oscar statuettes.
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
In the casting category, the number of statuettes awarded will increase from a maximum of two to three.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 May 2026
Well, that's a trick question, because she's admitted to (probably) losing one of the multiple statuettes in her collection of golden hardware.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Medical dramas that tap into this high-stress environment frequently get rewarded with statuettes, eyeballs, and endless season renewals, and anyone entering the world of writer-director Petra Volpe’s Late Shift will immediately feel right at home.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
As noted, One Battle After Another was showered with statuettes, including Best Picture, Director, and Adapted Screenplay.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Penn has notably supported Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, even giving him one of his Oscars statuettes in 2022.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Prior to her Oscars win, Buckley clinched the statuettes at BAFTA, Critics Choice, the Golden Globes and The Actor Awards, formerly known as the SAG Awards.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
If two nominees receive the exact same number of ballots in the final round of voting, both are declared winners and given their own statuettes.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2026
Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
In the casting category, the number of statuettes awarded will increase from a maximum of two to three.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 May 2026
Well, that's a trick question, because she's admitted to (probably) losing one of the multiple statuettes in her collection of golden hardware.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Medical dramas that tap into this high-stress environment frequently get rewarded with statuettes, eyeballs, and endless season renewals, and anyone entering the world of writer-director Petra Volpe’s Late Shift will immediately feel right at home.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
As noted, One Battle After Another was showered with statuettes, including Best Picture, Director, and Adapted Screenplay.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Penn has notably supported Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, even giving him one of his Oscars statuettes in 2022.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Prior to her Oscars win, Buckley clinched the statuettes at BAFTA, Critics Choice, the Golden Globes and The Actor Awards, formerly known as the SAG Awards.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
If two nominees receive the exact same number of ballots in the final round of voting, both are declared winners and given their own statuettes.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statuettes
Noun
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Kofman’s article chronicles the path of such ideas from the fringes to the mainstream, outlining their influence on figures such as Peter Thiel, Stephen Miller, and Elon Musk.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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State Department figures show 6,066 — or 99% — of the refugees were from South Africa, while the other three hailed from Afghanistan.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Snap a photo with Lakenenland sculptures near Marquette Take a break on your UP trip to wander among the metal art sculptures of Lakenenland, a 24-hour sculpture park nestled in the woods 15 minutes' east of Marquette along M-28.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Statuettes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statuettes. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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