But there are exceptions: In 2014, the Academy sued Joseph Tutalo, whose late uncle, art director Joseph Wright, won an Oscar for 1942's "My Gal Sal." Tutalo consigned the statue to an auction house.

But there are exceptions: In 2014, the Academy sued Joseph Tutalo, whose late uncle, art director Joseph Wright, won an Oscar for 1942's "My Gal Sal." Tutalo consigned the statue to an auction house.