MUMBAI: The Oscar statuette is spotlighted center in the official poster of the 81st Academy Awards. This was unveiled by the Academy of Motion Picture of Arts and Sciences. The poster is now available for purchase.
 
The artwork presents the point of view that host Hugh Jackman and Academy Award winners, presenters and performers will experience from the stage of the Kodak on 22 February.
 
The posters will be ready to ship in late January with distribution of more than 50,000 posters worldwide. The poster will only be available on the Academy’s Web site at www.oscars.org.
 
The 27×40-inch color poster is printed on Forest Stewardship Certified paper. This is the only 81st Academy Awards commemorative item available for sale to the public.