Oscar Statuettes' Wild Adventures

0:00It's May 1st. Welcome in. This is Global News Today, where the world meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Though shiny Oscar statuettes keep vanishing in wild ways, from thefts and floods the airport mix-ups. Just this week, filmmaker Pobleto Lincoln had to check his trophy at a New York airport, because security said it could be a weapon, no carry-on allowed. Lufthansa ended up finding it and is shipping it back to him now. He's seen this before with big names like Jared Leto, who lost his for six years after a move and finally got it back last year. Matt Damon thinks his drowned in a New York flood from a sprinkler gone wrong, while would be Goldberg's disappeared during a cleaning trip and turned up at an airport checkpoint. Fires took out a few too, like costume designer Colleen Atwood's three Oscars that melted in last year's Los Angeles wildfires. The Academy stepped up, promising to repair or replace damaged ones for living winners. Francis Madormons got swiped right from the governor's ball after the 2018 show, but

1:00cops nabbed the guy and returned to quick. Even bullcauls have gone wrong. Two truckers stole 55 statuettes back in 2000, got caught, but three are still missing after 52. Turned up in a trash bin, Olympia Ducakis had hers ransomed from her home, but just bought a replacement for $78 instead. From pranks to disasters, these golden guys prove even Hollywood's top prizes aren't safe, but most find their way home eventually.