Over 93 years of Oscars, 80 Oscar statues have gone missing. Impossible to sell legally, but that doesn’t stop sticky fingers from trying.
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1-Olympia Dukakis had her “Moonstruck” Oscar swiped from her New Jersey home, bought a replacement for $78.
2-Jared Leto had his “Dallas Buyer’s Club” statue stolen while moving.
3-Angelina Jolie lost track of her “Girl’s, Interrupted” after giving it to her mother.
4-Matt Damon’s “Good Will Hunting” was lost in a flood at his NY apartment.
5-Hattie McDaniels’ “Gone With The Wind” statue disappeared from Howard University.
6-Frances McDormand’s “Three Billboards” was snatched at The Governor’s Ball after the awards ceremony.
7-Whoopi Goldberg’s “Ghost” vanished while out for a cleaning.
8-Katharine Hepburn’s trophy, one of 4, disappeared from an exhibit at the Empire State Building.
9-Jeff Bridges has no clue what happened to his “Crazy Heart” Oscar.
10-Margaret O’Brien’s disappeared when a maid took her Oscar for a polishing.
11–55 uninscribed Oscars went missing from a California loading dock in 2000.