Windy Oscar

Michael gained an Oscar for best motion picture today! The film was ‘Gone With The Wind’, and he had to pay $1.5 million for the priviledge.

Michael phoned in his bid to Sotheby’s to purchase the statuette awarded to David O. Selznick for the 1939 movie, Sotheby’s officials said. They added that Michael said he had always wanted to own that particular Oscar, and after a protracted bidding duel with another telephone bidder, then his bid prevailed.

“It’s just one of those objects where the sky is the limit,” said Sotheby’s memorabilia and collectibles specialist Dana Hawkes after the sale.

Before the auction, the Oscar had been estimated at a value of up to only about $300,000.

Source: Associated Press & MJWN