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2. Jennifer Lawrence
3. Silver Linings Playbook
4. Argo
5. Life of Pi
6. Ang Lee

The post title 85th CDMYW RDS—NSWRS is in full 85th Academy Awards—Answers.

The Academy Awards, known as the Oscars, are prestigious film accolades presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States. These awards recognise excellence in cinematic achievements as judged by the Academy’s voting members.

First presented in 1929, the Oscars ceremony is the oldest entertainment awards event, having been televised since 1953. The awards are symbolised by a gold-plated statuette called Oscar, depicting a knight in Art Deco style.

The Academy presents awards in 23 categories, including Best Picture, Actor, and Actress. Additional accolades include scientific and technical awards, special achievement awards, honorary awards and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

To be eligible for an Oscar, a film must be publicly screened in Los Angeles County for at least one week between 1 January and 31 December. Different submission requirements exist for foreign-language films, documentaries and short films, while music awards necessitate form submission by the artists.

The awards ceremony, often held in February or March, is a live-televised event where the major categories, known as the Academy Awards of Merit, are handed out. The first ceremony was held on 16 May 1929, with about 270 guests at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, followed by a post-awards party at the Mayfair Hotel. Back then, tickets cost $5, and fifteen statuettes were awarded for achievements in the 1927–28 period.

Initially, winners were announced three months before the ceremony, with newspapers publishing results at 11:00 pm on the awards night. However, after The Los Angeles Times revealed winners before the 1940 ceremony, the Academy adopted the use of sealed envelopes from 1941 onwards.

Oscar is a registered trademark of AMPAS, and the awards continue to be a hallmark of excellence in the film industry.

The 85th Academy Awards took place on 24 February 2013 and below are some questions based on the awards made that evening. 

After each question, a series of CNSN NTS (consonants) is displayed in the correct order as a hint to the answer. Fill in the missing vowels to reveal the solution. For example, if an answer was Benedict Cumberbatch the clue could be shown as BND CTC MBRB TCH or if Daniel Day-Lewis the clue could be DNLD YLWS

On 24 February 2013 at the 85th Academy Awards…

1. Daniel Day-Lewis won the Best Actor award for his role in a Steven Spielberg film and his portrayal of a famous historical character. Use the nine consonant clue below to help identify that famous character as…
   • [clue] BR HMLN C LN
2. The Best Actress Oscar was for the role of Tiffany Maxwell played by…
   • [clue] JN NF RLWR NC
3. Tiffany Maxwell, mentioned at Q2 above, was a character in this film…
   • [clue] SL V RLNN GSP LYBK
4. The Best Picture winner, which starred Ben Affleck as a CIA officer, was… 
   • [clue] RG
5. The Best Director winner’s film was based on Yann Martel’s 2001 novel of the same name. The book and film are both named…
   • [clue] LFFP
6. The film at Q5 above won the Best Director Oscar for…
   • [clue] NGL

The answers will be posted later today.

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