In December 2011, Orson Welles' 1941 Oscar for Citizen Kane (Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay) was put up for auction, after his heirs won a 2004 court decision contending that Welles did not sign any agreement to return the statue to the Academy.
ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, ˈɔːɹsən wˈɛlz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn ˈɑːskɚ fɔːɹ sˈɪɾɪzən kˈeɪn ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ bˈɛst ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl skɹˈiːnpleɪ wʌz pˌʊt ˌʌp fɔːɹ ˈɔːkʃən, ˈæftɚ hɪz ˈɛɹz wˈʌn ɐ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ kˈoːɹt dᵻsˈɪʒən kəntˈɛndɪŋ ðæt wˈɛlz dɪdnˌɑːt sˈaɪn ˌɛni ɐɡɹˈiːmənt tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn ðə stˈætʃuː tə ðɪ ɐkˈædəmi.