Rare Academy Award medal, measuring 1.75? in diameter, given to RKO photographer Ollie Sigurdson in 1947 for a still taken of child actress Sharyn Moffett and her dog in My Pal Wolf. Front features the words “Annual Still Photography Medal” and an Academy Award statuette in relief, with text to the reverse reading, “Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, First Award to Oliver Sigurdson For Outstanding Achievement, 1947, Class 3B.” In fine condition with some scattered tarnishing.
Sigurdson’s career in film spanned decades, ranging from the early 1920s through 1959, and focused especially on Westerns starting in the late 1940s. Official awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences are nearly impossible to obtain, making this handsome medal from Hollywood’s ‘Golden Age’ an exceedingly desirable piece.
