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<blockquote data-quote="montecarlo11" data-source="post: 55766"><p>traveler, for you. </p><p> </p><p>Oscar awards apparently stolen </p><p> </p><p>Latest news </p><p> </p><p>Photo Gallery </p><p> </p><p>The winners </p><p> </p><p>Movie Clips </p><p> </p><p>Test your Oscar I.Q. </p><p> </p><p>Vote: Best dressed </p><p> </p><p>Vote: Worst dressed </p><p> </p><p>Vote: Best couple </p><p> </p><p>Message board </p><p> </p><p>Sounds of Oscar </p><p> </p><p>BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) It's Hollywood's latest caper: Who took the Oscars? Nine days before the Academy Awards, police today searched for 55 of the coveted statuettes that vanished from a trucking company loading dock. </p><p> </p><p>The Roadway Express trucking firm told the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on March 10 the Oscars were believed stolen from a dock in the city of Bell, academy executive director Bruce Davis said. Roadway has posted a $50,000 reward for their return. The Chicago manufacturer of the statuettes, meanwhile, was making replacements on overtime, and they will be flown in next week. Davis wouldn't give an arrival date. </p><p> </p><p>"We're going to be a little coy about that just in case there's an Oscar gang out there," he said. </p><p> </p><p>In addition to the Los Angeles and Bell police departments, FBI art-theft experts were investigating. Davis assured nominees there will be enough Oscars on March 26. </p><p> </p><p>"It is not the end of the Oscar show," Davis said. </p><p> </p><p>Earlier this month, sacks containing 4,000 ballots were misrouted after delivery to the Beverly Hills Post Office by an accounting firm. The academy was forced to print and mail new ones. The deadline for returning the ballots was extended from March 21 to March 23, just three days before the awards show. </p><p> </p><p>"Three weeks ago we were kind of tiptoeing around saying, 'Things are going awfully smooth. Something's going to happen,' " Davis said. "It's been a strange year." </p><p> </p><p>Asked during a news conference if the heist might be a hoax to stir interest in the presentations, Davis responded: "It is not a publicity stunt. There isn't much of a dearth of academy publicity this time of year." </p><p> </p><p>Roadway officials declined comment. Scott Siegel, head of R.S. Owens Co., the Chicago company that makes the Oscars, said he learned Monday that the entire shipment of 55 statuettes had vanished. </p><p> </p><p>"They were packed in cartons and there was no ID to indicate they were anything special, Siegel said today. The academy has about 20 in storage. Owens employees will have to work overtime for the company to make 35 in time for the ceremony, he said. The academy said the shipment of Oscars, packed in 10 cases and weighing about 500 pounds, has a value of about $18,000. </p><p> </p><p>Siegel, who noted the shipment was insured, declined to say how much an Oscar costs. The Los Angeles Police Department was called in to investigate, but Officer Jason Lee said it was unclear exactly why. The theft allegedly occurred at a Roadway dock in Bell, but police there claimed they didn't know about a theft. Each Oscar is 13 inches tall, is covered with gold-plated britannium and weighs about 8 pounds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="montecarlo11, post: 55766"] traveler, for you. Oscar awards apparently stolen Latest news Photo Gallery The winners Movie Clips Test your Oscar I.Q. Vote: Best dressed Vote: Worst dressed Vote: Best couple Message board Sounds of Oscar BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) It's Hollywood's latest caper: Who took the Oscars? Nine days before the Academy Awards, police today searched for 55 of the coveted statuettes that vanished from a trucking company loading dock. The Roadway Express trucking firm told the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on March 10 the Oscars were believed stolen from a dock in the city of Bell, academy executive director Bruce Davis said. Roadway has posted a $50,000 reward for their return. The Chicago manufacturer of the statuettes, meanwhile, was making replacements on overtime, and they will be flown in next week. Davis wouldn't give an arrival date. "We're going to be a little coy about that just in case there's an Oscar gang out there," he said. In addition to the Los Angeles and Bell police departments, FBI art-theft experts were investigating. Davis assured nominees there will be enough Oscars on March 26. "It is not the end of the Oscar show," Davis said. Earlier this month, sacks containing 4,000 ballots were misrouted after delivery to the Beverly Hills Post Office by an accounting firm. The academy was forced to print and mail new ones. The deadline for returning the ballots was extended from March 21 to March 23, just three days before the awards show. "Three weeks ago we were kind of tiptoeing around saying, 'Things are going awfully smooth. Something's going to happen,' " Davis said. "It's been a strange year." Asked during a news conference if the heist might be a hoax to stir interest in the presentations, Davis responded: "It is not a publicity stunt. There isn't much of a dearth of academy publicity this time of year." Roadway officials declined comment. Scott Siegel, head of R.S. Owens Co., the Chicago company that makes the Oscars, said he learned Monday that the entire shipment of 55 statuettes had vanished. "They were packed in cartons and there was no ID to indicate they were anything special, Siegel said today. The academy has about 20 in storage. Owens employees will have to work overtime for the company to make 35 in time for the ceremony, he said. The academy said the shipment of Oscars, packed in 10 cases and weighing about 500 pounds, has a value of about $18,000. Siegel, who noted the shipment was insured, declined to say how much an Oscar costs. The Los Angeles Police Department was called in to investigate, but Officer Jason Lee said it was unclear exactly why. The theft allegedly occurred at a Roadway dock in Bell, but police there claimed they didn't know about a theft. Each Oscar is 13 inches tall, is covered with gold-plated britannium and weighs about 8 pounds. [/QUOTE]
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