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The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/20/2012
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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THE 62nd ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS (1990)

The cache is not located at the above listed coordinates. You must first figure out the REAL coordinates to “The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990)”. Please be aware of our slithery friends and watch for muggles. We understand most will not walk but park and grab so please use caution when stopping along the roads. We have placed most where parking is easily available. Oh and practice C.I.T.O. if you can.

The 62nd Academy Awards were presented March 26, 1990 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The venue, half the size of the one used the previous year, prompted Gil Cates (the producer of the telecast) and Karl Malden (the president of the Academy) to put a memo to "our friends in the industry" in the March 13th edition of the Daily Variety saying "Please understand: the tickets are gone" and pointing out that "next year we'll be back in comparatively spacious quarters, and then we'll try to find room for every Academy member who wants to attend, and maybe even some of the aunts, archibishops, and visitors from Abu Dhabi who are your houseguests that weekend."

The event, billed as Around the World in 3½ Hours - The 62d Academy Awards Presentation, featured live segments from five other cities around the globe:


    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    London, United Kingdom

    Moscow, Soviet Union (featuring Jack Lemmon and Natalya Negoda announcing the Oscar nominees for best foreign film)

    Sydney, Australia

    Tokyo, Japan

This was the first telecast hosted by Billy Crystal; he would host the show seven more times over the next fifteen years. Crystal opened the ceremony with a song about the nominees for best picture, something he would do for every ceremony he hosted.

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A. The Box office for Best Picture nominee Born on the Fourth of July was $1(A)1,001,698 million.

B. Best Picture nominee Field of Dreams has a running time of 10(B) minutes.

C. Best Actor nominee Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, better known as Tom Cruise for his work in Born on the Fourth of July was born July 3, 196(C).

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D. Glory received (D) Oscar nominations.

E. Presenter for Best Actor (last name) = (E).

F. Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Driving Miss Daisy (last name) = (F).

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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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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)