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Yes. Under the Academy's published regulations, winners must first offer their Oscar statuette to the Academy for $1 before selling or otherwise disposing of it.
Section 10 states this requirement and extends it to heirs and assigns who acquire a statuette through a gift or inheritance. ITV News independently describes the same condition in its explanation of Oscar ownership.
The dollar amount specifies the offer required by the Academy's rule. It does not establish the statuette's manufacturing cost or its potential price as a collectible. This check addresses the published rule, not the circumstances of every historical Oscar sale.
The $1 figure comes from the Academy's resale restriction. It is not a valuation of the trophy's materials.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Section 10 of the published regulations requires winners to offer the statuette to the Academy for $1 before selling or otherwise disposing of it. The provision also covers heirs and assigns acquiring it by gift or bequest.
Based on: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
ITV News
ITV explains that winners cannot sell their statuette without first offering it to the Academy for $1 and that the condition also applies to inherited awards.
Based on: ITV News
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