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Fact or Fiction Friday

Fact or Fiction Friday: Academy Awards Edition

February 24, 2012 03:07PM

The 86th Academy Awards is the biggest night in showbiz for those in the filmmaking industry. And for actors and actresses in particular, this Sunday night's awards show is more important than a golden statuette: The lucky performers who win an Academy Award will become the most eligible actors in Hollywood, allowing them to charge top dollar for their talents. So it may come as a surprise that some of the most famous Hollywood legends have not been so pleased to accept Academy Awards—causing some, in fact, to reject the statue altogether. Can you guess which of these statements about reluctant Oscar winners are fact, and which are fiction?

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