Brad Pitt at The 81st Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) - Arrivals at the Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, California - 22.02.09

The Hollywood star was nominated for an Academy Award his role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but lost out to Sean Penn for his performance in Milk.

Bosses at Axe decided to reward Pitt with a statuette of his own - and the sweet treat, to promote their new Dark Temptation fragrance, weighed in at a whopping 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms).

An accompanying note read: "We still feel your performance deserves a statue, one that's a bit sweeter."

Source: WENN