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The following text refers to questions 26 to 29.
OBJETIVO
BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE
BIG AWARDS SHOWS
Christina Aguilera (left) and Sharon Stone (center) give a
2004 MTV Movie Award to Lindsay Lohan.
If you ___( I )___ a friend or relative for his or her favorite
awards-show moment, you ___( II )___ about the
kiss between Madonna and Britney Spears at the 2003
MTV Video Music Awards. Or the time, in 1973, when
Marlon Brando sent “Indian Princess” Sacheen
Littlefeather to accept the Best Actor Oscar on his
behalf. But what if you were to ask Hollywood starlets
or rock stars for their favorite award-show moment? It
would probably include champagne and cigars at a party
you couldn’t even imagine attending.
Awards shows fill our TV screens nearly all year round.
They include the television Emmys, the Golden Globes,
and the Grammys. The biggest of all is the Oscars,
scheduled for February 27 this year. They were seen by
43.5 million people worldwide in 2004.
That’s quite a difference from 1928, the first year the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented
its annual Oscar awards. Back then, there was no
TV. And the ceremony itself had little drama. Winners
were announced three months before they received
the now famous gold statuettes.
Today most awards shows have a format that viewers
are familiar with: The previous year’s winners present
awards. Stars and important executives, producers, and
directors introduce nominees. Everyone jokes about
staying on schedule. The hosts are usually comedians
who are not too controversial.
But MTV’s Video Music Awards are different. As they
celebrate the year’s best music videos, the producers
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