Cate Blanchett at the 77th Annual Academy Awards on February 27, 2005. ; Viola Davis at the 89th Annual Academy Awards on February 26, 2017. ; Jordan Peele at the the 90th Annual Academy Awards on March 4, 2018.Photo:J. Vespa/WireImage ; Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage ; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
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If you won anAcademy Award, where would you keep it?While Oscar winners likeViola Davis,Lupita Nyong’oandReese Witherspoonhave their trophies on display in plain sight — in the office, on a shelf, in the living room — others have put theirs in less conspicuous places worthy of a scavenger hunt. From bathrooms and refrigerators — yes, you heard that right! — to museums, you’ll never guess where some stars have decided to keep their golden statuettes.Ahead of the2024 Oscars, here’s a look at where past winners have displayed their coveted prize from Hollywood’s biggest night.
If you won anAcademy Award, where would you keep it?
While Oscar winners likeViola Davis,Lupita Nyong’oandReese Witherspoonhave their trophies on display in plain sight — in the office, on a shelf, in the living room — others have put theirs in less conspicuous places worthy of a scavenger hunt. From bathrooms and refrigerators — yes, you heard that right! — to museums, you’ll never guess where some stars have decided to keep their golden statuettes.
Ahead of the2024 Oscars, here’s a look at where past winners have displayed their coveted prize from Hollywood’s biggest night.
01of 32Robert De Niro: At the University of TexasRobert De Niro.Snap/ShutterstockIn a 2024 chat with PEOPLE, two-time Oscar winnerRobert De Nirosaid his Oscars are in the care of a team at the University of Texas.“They keep everything, preserve things very well, they’re archiving,” he shared. “I didn’t donate them, but they’re in their care.“Up for Best Supporting Actor at the 2024 Oscars, forKillers of the Flower Moon,he added that he “[doesn’t] know” where he’ll put another statuette if he wins.
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Robert De Niro: At the University of Texas
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In a 2024 chat with PEOPLE, two-time Oscar winnerRobert De Nirosaid his Oscars are in the care of a team at the University of Texas.
“They keep everything, preserve things very well, they’re archiving,” he shared. “I didn’t donate them, but they’re in their care.”
Up for Best Supporting Actor at the 2024 Oscars, forKillers of the Flower Moon,he added that he “[doesn’t] know” where he’ll put another statuette if he wins.
02of 32H.E.R.: On the Dining TableTiara Thomas, H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II, winners of Best Original Song at the 2021 Oscars.Chris Pizzello/Pool/Getty"My Oscar, as of now, is in themiddle of my dining table, kind of like a centerpiece,“H.E.R.— whose song “Fight for You” won Best Original Song at the 2021 Oscars — told PEOPLE in 2022. “People are like, ‘Is that — is that the Oscar?’ I don’t have a full build-out yet. I’m working on that. But I do have a little shelf situation in my living room with theGrammysand theSoul Trainsand all those awards.”
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H.E.R.: On the Dining Table
Tiara Thomas, H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II, winners of Best Original Song at the 2021 Oscars.Chris Pizzello/Pool/Getty
“My Oscar, as of now, is in themiddle of my dining table, kind of like a centerpiece,“H.E.R.— whose song “Fight for You” won Best Original Song at the 2021 Oscars — told PEOPLE in 2022. “People are like, ‘Is that — is that the Oscar?’ I don’t have a full build-out yet. I’m working on that. But I do have a little shelf situation in my living room with theGrammysand theSoul Trainsand all those awards.”
03of 32Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz: In a “Place That’s Not So Obvious"Pascal Le Segretain/GettyJavier Bardemgave fans some insight during the 2019 Oscars when he told PEOPLE thathe and wifePenélope Cruzkeep their trophies — his for Best Supporting Actor forNo Country for Old Men(2007) and hers for Best Supporting Actress forVicky Cristina Barcelona(2008) — in “a place that’s not so obvious.“He continued, “We can see in the corner of our eye, so it’s not likethey are there. And if you miss them, you go there in secret, and you hold it, then you go back to the living room.”
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Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz: In a “Place That’s Not So Obvious”
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Javier Bardemgave fans some insight during the 2019 Oscars when he told PEOPLE thathe and wifePenélope Cruzkeep their trophies — his for Best Supporting Actor forNo Country for Old Men(2007) and hers for Best Supporting Actress forVicky Cristina Barcelona(2008) — in “a place that’s not so obvious.”
He continued, “We can see in the corner of our eye, so it’s not likethey are there. And if you miss them, you go there in secret, and you hold it, then you go back to the living room.”
04of 32Olivia Colman: In BedOlivia Colman.Michael Buckner/REX/ShutterstockGivenOlivia Colman’ssense of humor, it was hard to tell if she was joking, but the 2019 Best Actress winner told reporters she’d be keeping her new trophy in a very special place: “In bed with me,” she shared. “Between me and my husband. He doesn’t know yet; he won’t mind.”
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Olivia Colman: In Bed
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GivenOlivia Colman’ssense of humor, it was hard to tell if she was joking, but the 2019 Best Actress winner told reporters she’d be keeping her new trophy in a very special place: “In bed with me,” she shared. “Between me and my husband. He doesn’t know yet; he won’t mind.”
05of 32Viola Davis: In Her OfficeJeff Kravitz/FilmMagicAfterwinning the Best Supporting Actress Oscarin 2017 for her performance inFences(2016), Davis revealed that she keeps the award in the office she shares with her husband and creative collaborator,Julius Tennon. Yes, it does sit next to herEmmyandTonyawards, but she pointed out to red carpet hostMichael Strahanshe’d prefer another location: “That’s [all] Julius. If it were up to me, I’d keep it in my garage to keep me humble.“In February 2023, Davis achieved another feat, adding another trophy with her Oscar statuette when shereached EGOT statusafterwinning a Grammyfor best audiobook, narration, and storytelling recording.
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Viola Davis: In Her Office
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Afterwinning the Best Supporting Actress Oscarin 2017 for her performance inFences(2016), Davis revealed that she keeps the award in the office she shares with her husband and creative collaborator,Julius Tennon. Yes, it does sit next to herEmmyandTonyawards, but she pointed out to red carpet hostMichael Strahanshe’d prefer another location: “That’s [all] Julius. If it were up to me, I’d keep it in my garage to keep me humble.”
In February 2023, Davis achieved another feat, adding another trophy with her Oscar statuette when shereached EGOT statusafterwinning a Grammyfor best audiobook, narration, and storytelling recording.
06of 32Anna Paquin: In the Back of Her ClosetTommaso Boddi/WireImageThough it’s been actual decades sinceAnna Paquinspoke toInStyleabout where she keeps her Oscar — whichshe won in 1994 at age 11forThe Piano(1993) — the actress’s answer showed just how low-key she was about winning the honor.“I keep it next to my boots at the back of my closet,” she told the magazine in 1999, per apost shared on Twitter(now X) in 2014. “I don’t display it because friends would think they had to comment, and I don’t want that kind of attention.”
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Anna Paquin: In the Back of Her Closet
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Though it’s been actual decades sinceAnna Paquinspoke toInStyleabout where she keeps her Oscar — whichshe won in 1994 at age 11forThe Piano(1993) — the actress’s answer showed just how low-key she was about winning the honor.
“I keep it next to my boots at the back of my closet,” she told the magazine in 1999, per apost shared on Twitter(now X) in 2014. “I don’t display it because friends would think they had to comment, and I don’t want that kind of attention.”
07of 32Lupita Nyong’o: On a ShelfBauergriffin/Splash News OnlineTheA Quiet Place: Day Onestar, who earned the 2014 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in12 Years a Slave(2013), says her award’s location is as simple as it gets. “It’s just on a shelf on its own,” Nyong’otoldVariety,adding that she welcomes guests to hold her statuette whenever they please.
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Lupita Nyong’o: On a Shelf
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TheA Quiet Place: Day Onestar, who earned the 2014 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in12 Years a Slave(2013), says her award’s location is as simple as it gets. “It’s just on a shelf on its own,” Nyong’otoldVariety,adding that she welcomes guests to hold her statuette whenever they please.
08of 32Tom Hanks: On the Family Trophy ShelfMax Cisotti/Dave Benett/Getty"Where are they now? They are on the family trophy shelf, next to the soccer trophies,“Tom Hanksreportedly said of his two Best Actor Oscars' — forPhiladelphia(1993) andForrest Gump(1994) — current location. “I think the World’s Greatest Mom trophy from Mother’s Day is up there as well.”
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Tom Hanks: On the Family Trophy Shelf
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“Where are they now? They are on the family trophy shelf, next to the soccer trophies,“Tom Hanksreportedly said of his two Best Actor Oscars' — forPhiladelphia(1993) andForrest Gump(1994) — current location. “I think the World’s Greatest Mom trophy from Mother’s Day is up there as well.”
09of 32Goldie Hawn: In Her Meditation RoomSteve Granitz/WireImageWhen it came time to put her Best Supporting Actress Oscar — which she won in 1970 for her role inCactus Flower(1969) — on display,Goldie Hawnchose her meditation room.“My award is in the room whereI study and practice meditation. Sometimes it’s on the mantel; sometimes I put it away,” Hawn toldInStylein 2005 (viaE! News). “Trophy rooms are the opposite of me. Awards are history — that’s my philosophy.”
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Goldie Hawn: In Her Meditation Room
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When it came time to put her Best Supporting Actress Oscar — which she won in 1970 for her role inCactus Flower(1969) — on display,Goldie Hawnchose her meditation room.
“My award is in the room whereI study and practice meditation. Sometimes it’s on the mantel; sometimes I put it away,” Hawn toldInStylein 2005 (viaE! News). “Trophy rooms are the opposite of me. Awards are history — that’s my philosophy.”
10of 32Jamie Foxx: With His ManagerPaul Archuleta/FilmMagic"My manager holds the Oscar. He keeps it at his crib,“Jamie Foxx, who won Best Actor in 2005 forRay(2004), shared withInStyle. “I got too much traffic at my house!”
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Jamie Foxx: With His Manager
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“My manager holds the Oscar. He keeps it at his crib,“Jamie Foxx, who won Best Actor in 2005 forRay(2004), shared withInStyle. “I got too much traffic at my house!”
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Kate Winslet: In the Bathroom
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“The whole point is for everybody to pick it up and go, ‘I’d like to thank my son and my dad’ — and you can always tell when someone has because they’re in there a little bit longer after they flushed,” shetoldWSJ. Magazinein 2015. “They’ll come out looking slightly pink-cheeked. It’s hysterical.”
12of 32Alicia Vikander: With a Friend’s DaughterVenturelli/Getty"I haven’t seen him since that night!” saidAlicia Vikander, who won Best Actress in 2016 forThe Danish Girl(2015). “I very recently moved into my new place, and because I’ve been away working so much, I gave him to a friend in L.A.“However, she revealed that she might bring her Oscar “to Europe soon” after settling into her home.Fortunately, Vikander has managed a healthy long-distance relationship with the statuette, as her friend’s daughter has turned the coveted award into something like the traveling gnome."[My friend’s] daughter has been sending me photos to prove she’s taking good care of him,” Vikander explained. “I love my little updates from her!”
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Alicia Vikander: With a Friend’s Daughter
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“I haven’t seen him since that night!” saidAlicia Vikander, who won Best Actress in 2016 forThe Danish Girl(2015). “I very recently moved into my new place, and because I’ve been away working so much, I gave him to a friend in L.A.”
However, she revealed that she might bring her Oscar “to Europe soon” after settling into her home.
Fortunately, Vikander has managed a healthy long-distance relationship with the statuette, as her friend’s daughter has turned the coveted award into something like the traveling gnome.
“[My friend’s] daughter has been sending me photos to prove she’s taking good care of him,” Vikander explained. “I love my little updates from her!”
13of 32Emma Stone: Her Mom’s HousePhillip Faraone/GettyWhen asked where she keeps her award,Emma Stonetold PEOPLE she allows only one VIP to look after it.“My mom holds on to it,” she said.After winning Best Actress in 2017 forLa La Land(2016), Stone revealed she received an unexpected gift fromJimmy Kimmel.“He sent underwear for [my Oscar], like rubber underwear, so he’s wearing tighty-whities,” she explained. “Jimmy said, ‘I’d like to bring some decency into your home.’ “Stone received Best Picture (as producer) and Best Actress nominations in 2024 for her work inPoor Things(2023).
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Emma Stone: Her Mom’s House
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When asked where she keeps her award,Emma Stonetold PEOPLE she allows only one VIP to look after it.
“My mom holds on to it,” she said.
After winning Best Actress in 2017 forLa La Land(2016), Stone revealed she received an unexpected gift fromJimmy Kimmel.
“He sent underwear for [my Oscar], like rubber underwear, so he’s wearing tighty-whities,” she explained. “Jimmy said, ‘I’d like to bring some decency into your home.’ "
Stone received Best Picture (as producer) and Best Actress nominations in 2024 for her work inPoor Things(2023).
14of 32Catherine Zeta-Jones: In BermudaAndrew Toth/Getty"He’s in our home in Bermuda,“Catherine Zeta-JonestoldInStyleof her Best Supporting Actress win in 2003 forChicago(2002). “I figured that not many Oscars have lived there. Of course, everyone who visits wants a photograph with him.”
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Catherine Zeta-Jones: In Bermuda
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“He’s in our home in Bermuda,“Catherine Zeta-JonestoldInStyleof her Best Supporting Actress win in 2003 forChicago(2002). “I figured that not many Oscars have lived there. Of course, everyone who visits wants a photograph with him.”
15of 32Jordan Peele: Near theGet OutChairRob Latour/REX/ShutterstockJordan Peele, whowon Best Original Screenplayin 2018 forGet Out(2017) —and made history as thefirst Black screenwriterto do so — revealed he keeps his statuettenear one of the most iconic propsfrom his award-winning film.“Btw that IS the GET OUT chair,” Peeleconfirmed in 2018 to a fan on X(formerly Twitter), who thoughtthe chair in the backgroundof his snapshot (which featured his Oscar) was a look-alike.
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Jordan Peele: Near theGet OutChair
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Jordan Peele, whowon Best Original Screenplayin 2018 forGet Out(2017) —and made history as thefirst Black screenwriterto do so — revealed he keeps his statuettenear one of the most iconic propsfrom his award-winning film.
“Btw that IS the GET OUT chair,” Peeleconfirmed in 2018 to a fan on X(formerly Twitter), who thoughtthe chair in the backgroundof his snapshot (which featured his Oscar) was a look-alike.
16of 32Reese Witherspoon: In the Living RoomJB Lacroix/ WireImageAlthough theLegally Blondeactress, who earned the 2006 Best Actress Oscar forWalk the Line(2005), considered turning her award into a door knocker or a statement necklace, Witherspoon told PEOPLE she took a more traditional route: “Neither one of those options was very practical. I just keep it in my living room.”
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Reese Witherspoon: In the Living Room
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Although theLegally Blondeactress, who earned the 2006 Best Actress Oscar forWalk the Line(2005), considered turning her award into a door knocker or a statement necklace, Witherspoon told PEOPLE she took a more traditional route: “Neither one of those options was very practical. I just keep it in my living room.”
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Gwyneth Paltrow: In the Back of a Bookshelf
“I keep it tucked away at the back of the bookshelf in my bedroom because it weirds me out,“Gwyneth Paltrowadmitted to Contact Musicin 2005 of her Oscar, which she won for 1998’sShakespeare in Love.
“For weeks after I won, I kept it in storage … I won’t even put it on the mantlepiece; the thing freaks me out,” revealed Paltrow. Her plus-one for the 1999 ceremony was her dad, who later died in 2002. “For some reason, I haven’t been able to feel really good about it. I just feel sort of embarrassed, and it brings up weird, traumatic feelings. It’s associated with a tough time in my life.”
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Jennifer Lawrence: On Her Parents' Piano
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“If anybody’s coming over to my house, I didn’t want them to remember that. Just kind of puts a weird energy out,” Lawrence toldAccess Hollywoodduring her appearance at Comic-Con 2013 International: San Diego,per Vulture.
Ultimately, she kept her trophy in her parents' home, where it currently resides on the piano in the family’s home.
“My parents took it back to Kentucky [because] I felt odd having it, like, on display in my house,” Lawrence said. “My mom was like, ‘I’m taking it. It shouldn’t be here.’ And now it’s on a piano in Kentucky.”
19of 32Natalie Portman: In the Safe (Maybe)Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic"I don’t know where it is,“Natalie PortmantoldThe Hollywood Reporterin May 2015 when asked about the whereabouts of her trophy, which she won in 2011 forBlack Swan(2010). “I think it’s in the safe or something. I don’t know.“She went on to explain that placing such focus and admiration on the statuette is something she tries to steer clear of.“I haven’t seen it in a while,” she admitted. “I mean, [Darren Aronofsky] actually said to me something when we were in that whole thing that resonated so deeply. I was reading the story of Abraham to my child and talking about, like, not worshipping false idols. And this is literally like gold men.Portman continued, “This is literally worshipping gold idols — if you worship it. That’s why it’s not displayed on the wall. It’s a false idol.”
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Natalie Portman: In the Safe (Maybe)
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“I don’t know where it is,“Natalie PortmantoldThe Hollywood Reporterin May 2015 when asked about the whereabouts of her trophy, which she won in 2011 forBlack Swan(2010). “I think it’s in the safe or something. I don’t know.”
She went on to explain that placing such focus and admiration on the statuette is something she tries to steer clear of.
“I haven’t seen it in a while,” she admitted. “I mean, [Darren Aronofsky] actually said to me something when we were in that whole thing that resonated so deeply. I was reading the story of Abraham to my child and talking about, like, not worshipping false idols. And this is literally like gold men.
Portman continued, “This is literally worshipping gold idols — if you worship it. That’s why it’s not displayed on the wall. It’s a false idol.”
20of 32Julia Roberts: In the ParlorSteve Granitz Archive 1/WireImageWhenJulia Robertsappeared onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showin December 2019, hostEllen DeGeneresput the actress in the hot seat for arousing round of “Burning Questions,” where she revealed that she keeps her Best Actress Oscar — which she won in 2001 forErin Brockovich(2000) — in her “parlor.““It’s in a room that has a piano in it thatmy daughterplays, that we call the piano room,” Roberts further explained. “I thought it might sound pretentious, so I said ‘parlor.’ ““So you thought ‘parlor’ sounded less pretentious,” DeGeneres joked while Roberts laughed.
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Julia Roberts: In the Parlor
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WhenJulia Robertsappeared onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showin December 2019, hostEllen DeGeneresput the actress in the hot seat for arousing round of “Burning Questions,” where she revealed that she keeps her Best Actress Oscar — which she won in 2001 forErin Brockovich(2000) — in her “parlor.”
“It’s in a room that has a piano in it thatmy daughterplays, that we call the piano room,” Roberts further explained. “I thought it might sound pretentious, so I said ‘parlor.’ "
“So you thought ‘parlor’ sounded less pretentious,” DeGeneres joked while Roberts laughed.
21of 32Jennifer Hudson: On the PianoSantiago Felipe/GettyJennifer Hudsonclinched her first Tony Award for her role inA Strange Loopin 2022,solidifying her EGOT status. The actress andtalk show hostposted a photo on Instagramof her holding the statuette with the caption, “Look what arrived yal !!!“In the background, lined up on her grand piano, sat her Emmy, Grammy and Oscar trophies for all to see. Hudson won a Daytime Emmy in 2021 for the animated shortBaba Yaga(2020), which she co-produced and voiced. Previously, she won an Oscar in 2007 for her role inDreamgirls(2006) and her first Grammy in 2009 for her self-titled album.
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Jennifer Hudson: On the Piano
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Jennifer Hudsonclinched her first Tony Award for her role inA Strange Loopin 2022,solidifying her EGOT status. The actress andtalk show hostposted a photo on Instagramof her holding the statuette with the caption, “Look what arrived yal !!!”
In the background, lined up on her grand piano, sat her Emmy, Grammy and Oscar trophies for all to see. Hudson won a Daytime Emmy in 2021 for the animated shortBaba Yaga(2020), which she co-produced and voiced. Previously, she won an Oscar in 2007 for her role inDreamgirls(2006) and her first Grammy in 2009 for her self-titled album.
22of 32Octavia Spencer: Always in SightDan MacMedan/WireImageOctavia Spencertakes her award-display philosophy very seriously: Never let the statuettes leave your sight — at least for the first few months.“For those new winners, you’re never gonna wanna let it out of your sight,” she told PEOPLE. “So you might wanna have it in bed with you, and then it’s okay to put it on the shelf — not that I’ve ever done that!“Since winning Best Supporting Actress in 2012 forThe Help(2011), Spencer shared that she kept her awards safely on a shelf in her home.“I keep mine on the shelf,” she added. “But sometimes it’s good to have it right there next to you. If it’s your first time having one, you don’t want to let it out of your sight.”
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Octavia Spencer: Always in Sight
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Octavia Spencertakes her award-display philosophy very seriously: Never let the statuettes leave your sight — at least for the first few months.
“For those new winners, you’re never gonna wanna let it out of your sight,” she told PEOPLE. “So you might wanna have it in bed with you, and then it’s okay to put it on the shelf — not that I’ve ever done that!”
Since winning Best Supporting Actress in 2012 forThe Help(2011), Spencer shared that she kept her awards safely on a shelf in her home.
“I keep mine on the shelf,” she added. “But sometimes it’s good to have it right there next to you. If it’s your first time having one, you don’t want to let it out of your sight.”
23of 32Cate Blanchett: All Over the PlaceJ. Vespa/WireImageAfterCate Blanchettwon her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2005 for her role inThe Aviator(2004), she once toldInStylethat “life goes on,” which may explain why her trophy isn’t in one place for long.“It’s been in the study recently,” she said at the time. “It moves around a bit like my family and I do. I don’t look at it every day, though.“The actress claimed her second statuette in 2014 forBlue Jasmine(2013).
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Cate Blanchett: All Over the Place
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AfterCate Blanchettwon her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2005 for her role inThe Aviator(2004), she once toldInStylethat “life goes on,” which may explain why her trophy isn’t in one place for long.
“It’s been in the study recently,” she said at the time. “It moves around a bit like my family and I do. I don’t look at it every day, though.”
The actress claimed her second statuette in 2014 forBlue Jasmine(2013).
24of 32Jodie Foster: In the BathroomDaniele Venturelli/WireImageOscar winnerJodie Foster— who won Best Actress forThe Accused(1988) andThe Silence of the Lambs(1991) — once shared she kept both statuettes in her bathroom because “they looked good with the faucets,“according to ABC News.“But when they started getting corroded on the bottom, I had to move them to a trophy case in my den,” the actress-director added.In 2024, Foster earned a Best Supporting Actress nomination for depicting athlete and businesswomanBonnie StollinNyad(2023).
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Jodie Foster: In the Bathroom
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Oscar winnerJodie Foster— who won Best Actress forThe Accused(1988) andThe Silence of the Lambs(1991) — once shared she kept both statuettes in her bathroom because “they looked good with the faucets,“according to ABC News.
“But when they started getting corroded on the bottom, I had to move them to a trophy case in my den,” the actress-director added.
In 2024, Foster earned a Best Supporting Actress nomination for depicting athlete and businesswomanBonnie StollinNyad(2023).
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Jared Leto: In the Kitchen
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In 2014,Jared Letoadmitted he keeps his Best Supporting Actor Oscar forDallas Buyers Club(2013) in the kitchen, conveniently next to some movie-night snacks.
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John Legend: On a Trophy Wall
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27of 32Timothy Hutton: In the RefrigeratorAmanda Edwards/WireImageLike Leto,Timothy Huttonwas also a fan of storing his Oscar in the kitchen — in the refrigerator, oddly enough.The actor — who remains the youngest Best Supporting Actor recipient since he won at age 20 in 1981 for his role inOrdinary People(1980) — and his sister thought of the perfect place to keep the statuette during a party they hosted.“She thought that would be kind of funny to put the Oscar in the refrigerator when people would go grab a beer or something. It’s still there.” Hutton once toldUSA Today.
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Timothy Hutton: In the Refrigerator
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Like Leto,Timothy Huttonwas also a fan of storing his Oscar in the kitchen — in the refrigerator, oddly enough.
The actor — who remains the youngest Best Supporting Actor recipient since he won at age 20 in 1981 for his role inOrdinary People(1980) — and his sister thought of the perfect place to keep the statuette during a party they hosted.
“She thought that would be kind of funny to put the Oscar in the refrigerator when people would go grab a beer or something. It’s still there.” Hutton once toldUSA Today.
28of 32Susan Sarandon: In a Museum ExhibitJeff Spicer/GettyIn 2011,Susan SarandontoldOprah Winfreythat her 1996 Best Actress Oscar forDead Man Walking(1995) previously resided in her guest bathroom.“There’s a bathroom that has a number of statuettes, not just the Oscar, but all the different things … the kids always called it the ‘famous bathroom,’ " sherevealed to Winfrey. “But right now, my Oscar got bored of being in the bathroom, and now it’s on tour. The Museum of Natural History [in Chicago] took it. I lent it to them for their gold exhibition.“The actress even shared proof of hertrophy’s former location on Twitter(now X) in April 2017.
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Susan Sarandon: In a Museum Exhibit
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In 2011,Susan SarandontoldOprah Winfreythat her 1996 Best Actress Oscar forDead Man Walking(1995) previously resided in her guest bathroom.
“There’s a bathroom that has a number of statuettes, not just the Oscar, but all the different things … the kids always called it the ‘famous bathroom,’ " sherevealed to Winfrey. “But right now, my Oscar got bored of being in the bathroom, and now it’s on tour. The Museum of Natural History [in Chicago] took it. I lent it to them for their gold exhibition.”
The actress even shared proof of hertrophy’s former location on Twitter(now X) in April 2017.
29of 32Emma Thompson: In the BathroomVittorio Zunino Celotto/GettyIn 2006, British actressEmma Thompsontold TIMEthat her two Academy Awards — Best Actress forHowards End(1992) and Best Adapted Screenplay forSense and Sensibility(1995) — “look far too outré anywhere else.““They’re great big, gold, shiny things,” she said. “They’re up there tarnishing quietly along with everything else I own, including my body.”
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Emma Thompson: In the Bathroom
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In 2006, British actressEmma Thompsontold TIMEthat her two Academy Awards — Best Actress forHowards End(1992) and Best Adapted Screenplay forSense and Sensibility(1995) — “look far too outré anywhere else.”
“They’re great big, gold, shiny things,” she said. “They’re up there tarnishing quietly along with everything else I own, including my body.”
30of 32Cuba Gooding Jr.: In a Wine CabinetSGranitz/WireImageCuba Gooding Jr.won the 1997 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role inJerry Maguire(1996) and decided to keep the statuette in an unconventional spot.“For six years, it was in our old house in Coldwater Canyon,” Gooding Jr. explained. “We had a wine cabinet, and it sat behind the glass on one of the shelves. People would say, ‘Is that it?’ The cabinet was temperature-controlled because of the wine, so the Oscar stayed beaming new. Now that I keep it out in the open in my screening room, it has become tarnished — which is kind of cool. It’s starting to age and get character. Like me.”
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Cuba Gooding Jr.: In a Wine Cabinet
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Cuba Gooding Jr.won the 1997 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role inJerry Maguire(1996) and decided to keep the statuette in an unconventional spot.
“For six years, it was in our old house in Coldwater Canyon,” Gooding Jr. explained. “We had a wine cabinet, and it sat behind the glass on one of the shelves. People would say, ‘Is that it?’ The cabinet was temperature-controlled because of the wine, so the Oscar stayed beaming new. Now that I keep it out in the open in my screening room, it has become tarnished — which is kind of cool. It’s starting to age and get character. Like me.”
31of 32J.K. Simmons: On a BookshelfROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyAfter his Best Supporting Actor win in 2015 forWhiplash(2014), actorJ.K. SimmonstoldUSA Todaythat he was still adjusting to seeing his Oscar at home. The trophy was once placed on top of his mini fridge in the bathroom next to the tub but was moved to a bookshelf inside his Los Angeles home.“It’s a lovely little statue,” Simmons said at the time. “It’s still kind of surreal when I walk past it. It’s like, ‘There’s my Oscar.’ I don’t know if it will ever become commonplace.”
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J.K. Simmons: On a Bookshelf
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After his Best Supporting Actor win in 2015 forWhiplash(2014), actorJ.K. SimmonstoldUSA Todaythat he was still adjusting to seeing his Oscar at home. The trophy was once placed on top of his mini fridge in the bathroom next to the tub but was moved to a bookshelf inside his Los Angeles home.
“It’s a lovely little statue,” Simmons said at the time. “It’s still kind of surreal when I walk past it. It’s like, ‘There’s my Oscar.’ I don’t know if it will ever become commonplace.”
32of 32Holly Hunter: In a Display CaseSamir Hussein/WireImageIn January 2011,The PianostarHolly Hunteralso appeared alongside Sarandon onThe Oprah Winfrey Show, where she revealed the whereabouts of her Best Actress Oscar — in a display case next to the trophies of herFargo(1996) costarFrances McDormandand filmmaker brothers Joel and Ethan Coen at their New York office.“Joel and Ethan said, ‘Do you want to keep your Oscar at the office?’ And I just said, ‘Yeah, sure,’ " Hunter said,according to Oprah.com. “We just have them as a little family down there.“ActressSissy Spacek, who also joined Hunter on Winfrey’s couch, wasn’t as willing to part ways with her statuette, joking that she’s “rarely without it.““I take it everywhere with me,” Spacek added.
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Holly Hunter: In a Display Case
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In January 2011,The PianostarHolly Hunteralso appeared alongside Sarandon onThe Oprah Winfrey Show, where she revealed the whereabouts of her Best Actress Oscar — in a display case next to the trophies of herFargo(1996) costarFrances McDormandand filmmaker brothers Joel and Ethan Coen at their New York office.
“Joel and Ethan said, ‘Do you want to keep your Oscar at the office?’ And I just said, ‘Yeah, sure,’ " Hunter said,according to Oprah.com. “We just have them as a little family down there.”
ActressSissy Spacek, who also joined Hunter on Winfrey’s couch, wasn’t as willing to part ways with her statuette, joking that she’s “rarely without it.”
“I take it everywhere with me,” Spacek added.
source: people.com
