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What happened to Hattie McDaniel's Oscar?
After being sold to debtors the Oscar turned up where Hattie McDaniel wanted it to be: Howard University, where it was displayed in a glass case in the university's drama department.
Why did Howard University have McDaniel's Oscar?
Hattie McDaniel bequeathed her Oscar to Howard University, where she had been honored by the students with a luncheon after she had won her Oscar.
Are there any other interesting aspects about Hattie McDaniel?
Hattie McDaniel's role as Mammy in Gone With the Wind is what she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for as the first Oscar won by a black entertainer.

Question: Have people looked for the lost Oscar?
Self-contained rewrite: Have people looked for Hattie McDaniel's lost oscar?