Oscar Award-Winning Director and Filmmaker Showcases Tuxedo from Unclaimed Baggage at the 2023 Academy Awards
Daniel Scheinert Walks the Champagne Carpet in Black Tux from the Nation’s Only Retailer of Lost Luggage
SCOTTSBORO, Ala., March 13, 2023 — Daniel Scheinert, Oscar-winning film director and Alabama native, arrived at this year’s Academy Awards in a black tuxedo suit purchased from Unclaimed Baggage, the nation’s only retailer of lost luggage.
Scheinert’s film, “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” won seven Oscars Sunday evening. In addition, Scheinert and his co-director and filmmaking partner Daniel Kwan each won three awards, including best picture, director and original screenplay and according to his mother, Becky Scheinert, he did it all wearing a suit that was found at Unclaimed Baggage.
“We were thrilled to see one of our very own items on the Oscar stage,” said Vice President of Retail and Company Culture, Jennifer Kritner. “Each item we find and sell at Unclaimed Baggage has a unique story and leaves the store with a bright new future. Who knew this item would find its way to the one of biggest nights in entertainment.”
Located in Scottsboro, Alabama, Unclaimed Baggage is a one-of-a-kind retail store that draws more than one million shoppers annually from all 50 states and more than 40 countries both in-store and online. The 50,000-square-foot store contains thousands of practical, unusual and special items that airlines and other transportation industries have been unable to reunite with their former owners.
For more information about Unclaimed Baggage, visit unclaimedbaggage.com.
About Unclaimed Baggage
Located in Scottsboro, Alabama, Unclaimed Baggage is a one-of-a-kind retail store and the country’s only merchant of unclaimed and lost airline baggage and its contents. Unclaimed Baggage offers a treasure trove of goods that airlines have been unable to reunite with their former owners. The store has made national news for its ever-changing array of unique items from around the world, all sold at an incredible value. As part of its commitment to service and generosity, the company created the Reclaimed for Good foundation which has given millions of dollars’ worth of product and profit to meet needs around the globe. Learn about Unclaimed Baggage at unclaimedbaggage.com.