TV links to Oscar glory in playful quiz format
Dallas Morning News notes that TV serves as a training ground for Oscar success with examples like Sally Field and a buzzy quiz. It lists questions on actors, hosts, and roles linking TV careers to Academy Awards, including multiple choice answers and an answer key.
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Norma Rae
Academy
Field
Uncle Barky
Hollywood
Denzel Washington
Will Smith
Joan Arc
CBS
Burn Center
Johnny Carson
Billy Crystal
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Chevy Chase
Kate Winslet
Jennifer Connolly
Marisa Tomei
Maggie Smith
Whoopi Goldberg
Ed Asner
Jean Stapleton
Dick van Dyke
Gift baskets for presenters at the Oscars
A spoof piece critiques gift bags given to Oscar presenters. It notes 125 baskets weighing about 40 pounds and valued near $20,000 each, not personalized, and jokes about what items celebrities should receive such as cosmetic surgery contacts, stylist changes, health aids, and humorous personal gifts aimed at Benicio del Toro, Greta van Susteren, Cameron Diaz, Russell Crowe, and Julia Roberts.
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Cabo
Benicio del Toro
Fox News
Greta van Susteren
Cameron Diaz
Russell Crowe
Dale Carnegie
Hollywood
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