Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks has had to send his statuettes back to the Academy board for refurbishment - because the gold awards started to corrode after coming into contact with the actor's sweaty hands.
The Hollywood star landed consecutive Best Actor honours in 1993 and 1994 for his roles in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump respectively.
But he admits the Oscars have lost their shine after more than 17 years on his mantelpiece - and they were in such disrepair, he was advised to have them replaced altogether.
He explains, "My Oscars are a little old. When you get one, the sweat in your hands have a certain level of acidity or some alkaline so when you grab them... that sweat and the chemicals in your body begin to immediately corrode the gold.
"The gold flake was beginning to rust and corrode and crack, and I thought, I'm kinda proud of these things, and I understood you could send them off to get them refurbished. So I did, the Academy offers this service.
"I got the word back... They said they were in such bad shape, they would be happy to just give me replacements."
But Hanks decided against getting new Oscars - because the real awards hold so much sentimental value for him.
He adds, "They got serial numbers on them... so they're going to try and replate them, and I'm never gonna touch these things again, I won't put my hands on them or let anybody else, 'cos everybody comes to my house and goes, 'Can I hold your Oscar?' 'No, no, no, don't hold my Oscars!'"