Academy Awards: The Complete Unofficial History,” told The Post. “It’s as if they’re either priceless or worthless. The thieves, I think, tend to get cold feet.”Since the first ceremony took place in 1929, some 80 Oscars have been lost or stolen.
All but 11 have been found, materializing in trash cans and auction catalogs.In more than a dozen instances, the trophies — gold-plated over bronze, standing more than 13 inches tall and weighing in at 8½ pounds — were stolen by bona fide criminals.
Such was the case in 2000, when a pallet of 55 uninscribed Oscars disappeared from a California loading dock.They had been shipped there from R.S.
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