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"You don't have to work in the film industry to get your hands on an Oscar statuette. \nOne of the golden Academy Awards trophies is on a 21-day roadtrip, and people across the U.S. get to decide \u2014 via Twitter \u2014 where the Oscar goes in each city. \nBe warned: The 13-and-half-inch Oscar is heavier than it appears, weighing 8.5 pounds. \nThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences launched Oscar Roadtrip this week to build buzz for the 85th Academy Awards on Feb. 24. The @OscarRoadTrip Twitter account will reveal the pitstops and also ask followers to choose between two locations. \nSEE ALSO: List of Oscar Nominees | 3 Kickstarter-Backed Films Earn Oscar Nods\n\nComedians Ben Gleib and Angie Greenup \u2014 who stopped by Mashable's New York City office to chat about the trip (see video) and let us hold the Oscar \u2014 will accompany the statuette until the trip ends on the red carpet in Holloywood on Oscar night. \nThe trip began in NYC this week and will travel to Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Houston, Dallas, Phoenix and Los Angeles. BONUS: Oscar Nominees Star in 'Les Zero Silver Djargo of Southern Pincoln'\n\n\nPhoto by Mashable\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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