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		Keyframe 47 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable Fun fact, Oscar winners don't fully own their statues since 1950. AMPAS reserves the right to buy it back for $1 if they want to sell it. Ownership of the statue is conditional, meaning it can't be freely sold or disposed of.

jedberg 47 days ago | [–]

Same with the Emmy. It says it right on the bottom (along with a warning that only actual winners can be photographed holding it).

em-bee 47 days ago | | [–]

can it be rented out?

kylecazar 47 days ago | | [–]

Imagine Sean Penn having to ask Zelensky for his oscar back.

immibis 47 days ago | [–]

"oh, I must have lost it. Since you're claiming it's worth one dollar, here's a fiver, keep the change"

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