Freebies worth Rs 1 cr: That’s inside the goodie bag each Oscar nominee gets

Chennai: All the nominees in the 2023 Oscar get a swag bag whether they win the Academy honours or not. The bag has a diverse array of goodies varying from small businesses to world-renowned brands.
A Los Angels based marketing company Distinctive Assets has been distributing gift bags to Oscar nominees since 2002 but is unaffiliated with the Academy.
The ‘Everyone wins’ gift bags are estimated to be worth a whopping $1,26,000 this year.
This year the bag has over 60 items and is filled with several beauty and lifestyle gifts, it has tickets for luxury vacations that include a $40,000 getaway to a Canadian estate named ‘The Lifestyle’. It also includes a stay for eight people including friends and relatives in an Italian lighthouse.
The gift also has a symbolic souvenir for a piece of land in Queensland, Australia.
The gift bag also includes a $25,000 coupon for project management and a home restoration fee from Maison construction. There are coupons for lipo arm sculpting, facelift, and hair restoration services.