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The 90th Annual Academy Awards (2018) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/1/2018
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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THE 90th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS (2018)

The cache is not located at the posted coordinates.To figure out where the cache is located, you must first solve the puzzle below. As always, enjoy.

The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will honor the best films of 2017 and will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California at 5:00 p.m. PST on March 4, 2018. During the ceremony, AMPAS will present Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony will be televised in the United States by ABC, produced by Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd and directed by Glenn Weiss. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel will host for a second consecutive year.

The nominees for the 90th Academy Awards were announced on January 23, 2018, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, via global live stream from the Academy and by actors Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis. The Shape of Water led all nominees with thirteen nominations; Dunkirk came in second with eight, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri came in third with seven.

38 16.ABC

A. Best Director nominee for Lady Bird (First or last name) = (A).

B. Dunkirk received (B) nominations. (New June 2019)

C. Best Actress nominee for The Shape of Water (Last name) = (C).

121 10.DEF

D. Jacqueline Durran was costume designer for this film nominated for Best Costume Design = (D). (New June 2019)

E. Running time for Darkest Hour = (E) (Add digits together).

F. I, Tonya received (F) nominations.

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Tools that may be needed:

1. Tweezers

2. Gallon of Water

3. Bee Keeper Suit

4. Needle Nose Pliers

5. Step Stool / Someone's strong back

6. Chinese Throwing Stars

7. Cherry Picker / Extender Pole

8. Drone

9. Crow Bar

10. Fishing Pole

11. Night Vison Goggles

12. Magnet

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

pnpur: syng gbbyf: 1, 4

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)