Editing Academy Awards (section)

== Presenter and performer gifts ==
It has become a tradition to give out gift bags to the presenters and performers at the Oscars. In recent years, these gifts have been extended to award nominees and winners.<ref name="ABCGiftBag">{{cite web |last=Valenti |first=Catherine |title=No Oscar? How About a Gift Bag? |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=86683 |work=ABC News |access-date=March 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425162335/http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=86683 |archive-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref> The value of each of these gift bags can reach into the tens of thousands of dollars. In 2014, the value was reported to be as high as {{USD|80,000|long=no}}.<ref name="CBSGiftBag">{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Kim |title=Oscars' gift bag has $80,000 worth of swag |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oscars-gift-bag-has-80000-worth-of-swag/ |publisher=CBS News |access-date=March 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305230143/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/oscars-gift-bag-has-80000-worth-of-swag/ |archive-date=March 5, 2014}}</ref> The value has risen to the point where the U.S. [[Internal Revenue Service]] issued a statement regarding the gifts and their taxable status.<ref name="IRSGiftBag">{{cite web |last=Staff |title=IRS Statement on Oscar Goodie Bags |url=https://www.irs.gov/uac/IRS-Statement-on-Oscar-Goodie-Bags |publisher=IRS.gov |access-date=March 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311093138/https://www.irs.gov/uac/IRS-Statement-on-Oscar-Goodie-Bags |archive-date=March 11, 2014}}</ref>

Oscar gift bags have included vacation packages to Hawaii and Mexico and Japan, a private dinner party for the recipient and friends at a restaurant, [[Videotelephony|videophones]], a four-night stay at a hotel, watches, bracelets, spa treatments, bottles of vodka, maple salad dressing, weight-loss gummie candy and up to {{USD|25,000|long=no}} worth of cosmetic treatments and rejuvenation procedures such as lip fillers and chemical peels from New York City facial plastic surgeon Konstantin Vasyukevich.<ref name="ABCGiftBag"/><ref name="ABCGiftBag2">{{cite web |last=Valiente |first=Alexa |title=What Surprising Freebies Are Inside the 2014 Oscar Nominees' Gift Bags |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/surprising-freebies-inside-2014-oscar-nominees-gift-bags/story?id=22518285 |work=ABC News |access-date=March 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311095026/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/surprising-freebies-inside-2014-oscar-nominees-gift-bags/story?id=22518285 |archive-date=March 11, 2014}}</ref><ref name="VarietyGiftBag">{{cite magazine |last=Bacardi |first=Francesca |title=Oscar 'Losers' Become Winners with Distinctive Assets Gift Bags |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/oscar-losers-become-winners-with-distinctive-assets-gift-bags-1201100762/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=March 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311095625/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/oscar-losers-become-winners-with-distinctive-assets-gift-bags-1201100762/ |archive-date=March 11, 2014}}</ref><ref name="ForbesGiftBag2020">{{cite magazine |last=Cuccinello |first=Hayley |title=Inside The $225,000 Oscars 2020 Gift Bag: From An Antarctic Cruise To A Gold Vape Pen To A Smart Bra |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hayleycuccinello/2020/02/01/215000-oscars-2020-gift-bag/#7f6af406be7d/ |magazine=Forbes |access-date=February 1, 2020 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116212337/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hayleycuccinello/2020/02/01/215000-oscars-2020-gift-bag/#7f6af406be7d/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="YahooGiftBag2020">{{cite magazine |last=Stabile |first=Angelica |title=The $225,000 Oscars 2020 gift bag: Here's what's inside |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/225-000-oscars-gift-bag-160122306.html |magazine=Yahoo |access-date=February 9, 2020 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116212353/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/225-000-oscars-gift-bag-160122306.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Some of the gifts have even had a "risque" element to them; in 2014, the adult products retailer [[Adam & Eve (company)|Adam & Eve]] had a "Secret Room Gifting Suite". Celebrities visiting the gifting suite included [[Judith Hoag]], [[Carolyn Hennesy]], [[Kate Linder]], [[Chris Mulkey]], [[Jim O'Heir]] and [[John Salley]].<ref name="AandEOscarGifts">{{cite magazine |last=Staff |title=Adam & Eve Had Secret Room Gifting Suite for Oscars' Celebs |url=http://business.avn.com/articles/novelty/Adam-Eve-Had-Secret-Room-Gifting-Suite-for-Oscars-Celebs-551833.html |magazine=Adult Video News |access-date=March 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311092632/http://business.avn.com/articles/novelty/Adam-Eve-Had-Secret-Room-Gifting-Suite-for-Oscars-Celebs-551833.html |archive-date=March 11, 2014}}</ref>