Oscar fever grips New York City – answers

By Berni | February 26, 2010

true/false/no evidence

  1. The Oscars will take place in New York this year. NE: we have no information about this we know that the Oscar mentioned here is the statue not the ceremony
  2. The statuette for best actress shown here is a copy. F: it is the real statuette
  3. The actress opening the exhibition won best actress in 2000. F: she won best supporting actress
  4. Everybody at the airport wanted to hold the Oscar she was carrying. T
  5. This is the 82nd Oscar award ceremony to be held. T (did you spot this? the reporter has quite a strong antipodean accent)
  6. The exhibition allows people to buy a model Oscar. NE: we don’t know anything about this, it might be possible
  7. The exhibition includes a statue won by Judy Garland in 1989. F: 1939
  8. The exhibition wants to get people involved in the ceremony. T
  9. 5 people have been nominated for best supporting actress. F: best actress
  10. The winner will only get to hold the statue on stage. F: she will hold it backstage too ‘for hours’

 

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