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1. Starting at 8:30PM Eastern Standard Time, the broadcast opened with a musical performance, a song and dance routine by which entertainment superstar?
2. Jimmy Kimmel continued the opening process of the show by discussing the tension in the USA from the political unrest going on. He suggested all of us find one person soon and discuss the disagreements with them, that will help make America great again. He also added he would make efforts to end his long standing feud with one of the people in the audience. Who was this nemesis of Kimmel?
3. Colleen Atwood won for Best Costuming for her work on "Fantastic Beasts (and Where To Find Them)". In her acceptance speech she opened with the information that a fellow 2017 nominee had predicted she would win tonight. Who was the soothsayer with the gift of clairvoyance?
4. Quoting the end of a joke Jimmy Kimmel gave from the aisles, "And midway through the broadcast the audience TURNED on Kimmel...". This line followed a joke that was met with groans. Who was the subject of the joke?
5. Jimmy told the crowd coming out of a commercial that there would be some special guests attending the soiree, who would these attendees be?
6. Charlize Theron would present an award with a mentor of hers, Shirley MacLaine. Prior to it, clips were shown of Charlize watching a movie that always inspired Theron. What Shirley MacLaine movie was this?
7. The Best Foreign Film went to "The Salesman", directed and written by Asghar Farhadi. He did not attend to protest the travel ban imposed by Trump on a handful of Middle Eastern countries. Which country was the movie and director from?
8. There was a moment in between award presentations that one of the actors stepped in as a makeshift officiant in a wedding. Who was it that uttered the words, "I now pronounce you husband and wife"?
9. Seth Rogen shared the duties of presenting the award for Best Editing. What did they come out of to approach the microphone?
10. Javier Bardem presented with Meryl Streep, which was preceded with a clip of Javier talking about one of Meryl's great performances from 1995. What was the movie he did a short commentary on before handing out the Best Cinematography award?
11. Instead of the actors who performed them on the movie, the producers chose a musician to perform two songs both nominated for Best Song. Both songs were from "La La Land", who was the fill-in performer?
12. In the annual "In Memoriam" segment, a pop music star recently nominated for a Tony Award performed a song as a bed for the montage. Who was the performer?
13. Damien Chazelle won the Best Director Award for his work on "La La Land". An interesting fact was delivered about Chazelle on his walk to the stage. What was this information?
14. A reunion of sorts came to present the award for Best Picture, and it received a rousing ovation. Who came together from their great co-starring in a 1967 movie to present the final award for the night?
15. "La La Land" was introduced as Best Picture, completing seven wins. What unprecedented event occurred during the acceptance speeches by the producers of "La La Land"?
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