Want to Hold an Oscar Statuette? Join the Oscar Roadtrip

You don't have to work in the film industry to get your hands on an Oscar statuette.

One of the golden Academy Awards trophies is on a 21-day roadtrip, and people across the U.S. get to decide -- via Twitter -- where the Oscar goes in each city.

Be warned: The 13-and-half-inch Oscar is heavier than it appears, weighing 8.5 pounds.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences launched Oscar Roadtrip this week to build buzz for the 85th Academy Awards on Feb. 24. The @OscarRoadTrip Twitter account will reveal the pitstops and also ask followers to choose between two locations.

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