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Beverly Hills, Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
The eyes of the entertainment media were all focused here today, as the 84th Oscar nominees luncheon was about to take place.
In the past half month, Hollywood had been in a state of chaos, arguably the most disordered Oscar publicity campaign in history.
Every contender vying for the major awards seemed to be getting hammered, and yet each one was hammering someone else.
When had the Oscar pre-show phase ever been this lively?
In the hotel's lounge, Academy President Tom Sherak finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I did not expect it to be this chaotic."
Vice-President Tom Hanks replied, "If it were just one production team causing trouble, we could kick them out, strip them of their Oscar eligibility, but when all the teams competing for the major awards join in, it's not so easy to handle."
