The Story of the Oscars - A Brief History

Welles' Citizen Kane Oscar resurfaced in 1994 and was auctioned for $862,000 by an anonymous seller to an anonymous buyer. Another courtroom drama unfolded over the sale of Judy Garland's unique juvenile Oscar from 1940 for The Wizard of Oz which was smaller than the standard issue statuette. It could be considered one of the most collectible items in movie history, except it was also reported lost by Garland's husband, Sid Luft, in 1958. Last July, Heritage Orcsons sold cinematographer Clyde de Vinas 1930 Oscar for White Shadows in the South Seas for $228,000. As usual, neither buyer nor seller were identified. Who is collecting them?