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Actor Jack Palance does a one-handed push-up on stage at the 64th annual Academy Awards March 30, 1992 after winning an Oscar for best actor in a supporting role for his performance in the film "City Slickers." To minimize embarrassment -- and keep the acceptance speeches snappy -- Tom Hanks and the higher-ups at the Academy have quietly put together a lively, eight-and-a-half minute instructional video for would-be winners. The Academy Awards are being presented on Sunday, March 5, 2006. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Craig Fuji)