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Borro is a pawnbroker in NYC. They say they loaned $70K on an Oscar. What Oscar though? It has to be before 1951 because of Academy rules but the amount seems really low for a loan. Maybe the person only needed that amount and didn't want to go crazy, but to me it seems like this is probably a lesser award category. Any guesses?
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ReplyDeleteOk Liza Minelli selling her mothers Academy Juvenile Award.
ReplyDeleteMontgomery Clift pawned his Best Actor Oscar.
ReplyDeleteNope, I dont have a clue.
ReplyDeleteIt is probably some kid selling some designer or crew members award rather than actors award.
ReplyDeleteSweet Jesus, find the needle kids!
ReplyDeleteWell I guess I cant be posting twice at the same time
ReplyDeleteRight, @Jessi?
ReplyDeleteI think there's a possibility that someone who needs that much money quickly might be a rule breaker.
ReplyDeleteA look for Oscar winners that live in NY brought me to PSH. I suppose the entyties are trying to say it was him pawning for drugs...
ReplyDeleteJeeze...
Well, there have been ~2,800 Oscars awarded since 1929. But half of those went to Meryl Streep so, statistically (and since Walt Disney is already dead), I gotta put my money on her.
ReplyDeleteWas just going to lurk today but that comment was so awesome I had to compliment you NomNom.
DeleteWell done NomNom :)
DeleteSherry I like when you comment.
@Jazz.. "It has to be before 1951 because of Academy rules.."
ReplyDeleteI don't know the Academy rules :-\ I thought the winners got to keep them. Does the academy have a buy back clause?
DeleteSome old lesser award...non actor/movie award...
ReplyDelete"they loaned $70k" That means it wasn't sold, they just needed to borrow money, so they only wanted $70k because they didn't want to pay interest on the higher amount.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristin. I miss you and the other fun people but the new cast since Feb one is boring me. Too many comments to skip over and then there's nothing there. Sigh...
ReplyDeleteHarold Russell - The Best Years of Our Lives.
ReplyDeleteYes, the Academy has a policy that winners cannot sell their awards. You actually have to sign off when you get nominated.
ReplyDeleteThe Academy is very strict about what you do with an Oscar. I remember years ago Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen had a TV show and they got in trouble because she used her Oscar in a promo for it. The Academy made a big fuss and fined the network.
ReplyDeleteWow krissie and Sean, truly didn't know that. Hmm, a pawn isn't sold unless the pawner defaults , so it could be a higher up the ladder person...but I wouldn't want to be in their shoes when the academy tracks them down...
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