Where's my Oscar? Eight times Oscars statues recently went missing

From burglary to ransom, Oscar-winners like Frances McDormand, Jared Leto, Whoopi Goldberg and Olympia Dukakis have lost their coveted statuettes.

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US actors Angelina Jolie, Jared Leto, Matt Damon and Jeff Bridges have all admitted to losing track of their gilded Academy Awards over the years.

One Oscar statuette was recovered this week after its winner was forced to check the trophy at a New York airport. Security officials told its owner, Mr Nobody Against Putin documentarian Pavel Talankin, that it could be used as weapon and couldn't be transported in his carry-on luggage.

The trophy was eventually found by Lufthansa, which said the airline is in direct contact with Talankin to arrange the statue's return.

It's the latest instance of the iconic statuettes vanishing and turning up in unexpected ways - if at all.