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The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/25/2012
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)

The cache is not located at the above listed coordinates. You must first figure out the REAL coordinates to “The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)”. Please be aware of our slithery friends and watch for muggles. Also, most of the caches along the AA Highway are park and grabs. PLEASE pull completely off the road and use caution when stopping along the roads to get the caches.

The 79th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, honored the best films of 2006 and took place on February 25, 2007 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on ABC. Ellen DeGeneres hosted the ceremony for the first time. The producer was Laura Ziskin. The announcers were Don LaFontaine and Gina Tuttle. The nominees were announced on January 23 at 5:38 a.m. PST (13:38 UTC) by Academy president Sid Ganis and actress Salma Hayek, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy's Beverly Hills headquarters. For the second consecutive year, both acting awards for leading roles went to performers portraying real people.

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A = On February 1(A), 2007, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Maggie Gyllenhaal.

B = Milena (B) won the Best Costume Design Award for her work in “Marie Antoinette”.

C = The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 39.92 million people over its length, which was a (C).5% increase from the previous year's ceremony. An estimated 76.72 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards.

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D = The 79th Annual Academy Awards were held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood and were televised on ABC and ran for (D) hours and 51 minutes.

E = “Flags of Our Fathers” was nominated for (E) Academy Awards.

F = “The Departed” won (F) Academy Awards including Best Picture.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)