Me and my Oscar: Statue portraits with former winners

Chris Buck: Having an Oscar in the house caused quite a commotion in the neighborhood, he says. “Everybody would come over and make a beeline for it,” he said.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

John Ridley: His mother, seen in laptop photo, took care of his “12 Years a Slave” award for a while, but the burden of responsibility weighed a bit too heavy.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

John Ridley: After a while, his mom confessed that she found it nerve-racking to have Oscar around the house. “She was worried someone would break in and steal it. I said, “They’re more likely to steal your Toyota.”  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Mark Bridges: Nominated this year for “Inherent Vice,” he says his 2012 Oscar for costume design for “The Artist” resides in a vase hidden in a closet in his Los Feliz home.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Mark Bridges: “It’s the pinnacle of everything I’ve worked for, but I don’t need to see it every day,” he explains. “I like to be more focused than that.”  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Robin Matthews: She won last year for makeup and hairstyling (with Adruthia Lee) for “Dallas Buyers Club” and says she likes to travel with her prize.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Robin Matthews: “Of course you sleep with it the first night.”   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Morgan Neville: The documentary filmmaker picked up his statue -- now on his mantel beside his wedding photo -- last year for “Twenty Feet From Stardom.”   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Morgan Neville: “I see it as soon as I come down the stairs each morning, and it reassures me that it wasn’t all a dream.”  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)