Chapter 15: And the Award for Best Actress Goes to...

The Holy Grand Hall on Jefferson Avenue, near the University of Southern California in the south-central part of Los Angeles, today once again welcomed countless journalists and flashbulbs. The Oscar ceremony had returned to this most prestigious award hall in Los Angeles, California, and the entire United States, and the scene was even busier than in previous years.

This was not surprising. Since the announcement of the nomination list, a number of news stories involving this year's Oscars had captivated journalists and the general public alike. First, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences mailed the ballots to its members, they amazingly disappeared in transit, forcing them to resend the ballots and extend the voting deadline to March 23.