Dec 11th, 2007 · The Sotheby's auctioneer had estimated that the statuette could fetch $1.2 million. A 1940 copy of Orson Welles's 156-page 'Citizen Kane'' script, replete with blue markings, fetched $97,000. We talk to director Peter Bogdanovich, a close friend of Welles.
Dec 11th, 2007 · Today, Sotheby's is auctioning off Orson Welles' Oscar statuette that he won in 1941 for writing Citizen Kane. Host Steve Inskeep talks to Margaret Barrett, Hollywood memorabilia expert, about the market for buying and selling Oscars.
Jan 25th, 2005 · Nominations for the 77th Academy Awards are announced in Beverly Hills, and The Aviator leads the way with 11. Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby followed with seven nods. Kim Masters reports that this could be a year in which a movie with fewer nominations takes home more statuettes.