Gold statuettes may be the Oscars’ ultimate status symbol, but what of the envelopes that reveal the big winners? Since 2011, three sets of cards designed by Marc Friedland are produced for each category, with two sets taken to the venue. Winners are allowed to keep their cards and envelopes as mementos. Those left behind, along with any extras, are recycled, but Friedland's envelopes are intended to be keepsakes.
Notable winners have shared how they cherish their winning envelopes. Catherine Zeta-Jones proudly displays her Chicago winning envelope on the mantel in her home office, framed next to her statuette. Francis Ford Coppola showcases his winning envelopes and statues at his Sonoma County winery, while Steven Spielberg has his three winning envelopes framed in his Amblin Entertainment office.
