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While the press always thinks they know who the Academy Award winners will be, an underdog or two usually manages to snatch a statuette away from the favorite. Just last year, little-seen indie film "The Hurt Locker" upset James Cameron's blockbuster "Avatar" for Best Film.

In 2002, 29-year-old Adrien Brody upset Oscar perennials Jack Nicholson and Daniel Day-Lewis to win Best Actor. Marisa Tomei's win in 1992 was so unexpected, a rumor spread that presenter Jack Palance announced the wrong name.

Who will be the biggest surprise winner this year? Here are five of the biggest underdogs in their categories. Any one of has the potential to make Oscar upset history on February 28th.

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How do you get to the Academy Awards ceremony? Practice, practice, practice. Before the acting nominees reach the A-list of the film industry, they have to pay their dues by taking any role they can get.

There are a number of younger actors nominated this year. With their careers still budding, fans should be able to remember back to their first film roles. However, many are so surprising that most people never knew or have completely forgotten the A-listers were in them.

Below are five actors who are nominated for serious roles this year, but began their careers in seriously goofy films.

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Ever since Bob Hope hosted the 12th Academy Awards ceremony in 1940, comedians tend to host the show each year. However, in an effort to appeal to younger viewers, this year the Academy has booked actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway.

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Check out the incredible snow slide that this Lake Tahoe Dad-Of-The-Century made for his kids. Talk about the coolest dad ever! Rumor has it that this sculpture/slide took 80 hours to construct. I guess I know what I'll be building next winter

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We've all seen plenty of coaches go crazy over a bad call, but never quite like this before. Greg Pankewicz, assistant coach of the Central Hockey League's Colorado Eagles, got so upset over the weekend that he decided to strip

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Recently, local favorites Cory McDaniel and John May were featured on the Rock 96.7 Locals Only program. Click here to see video of their acoustic set including "Clap" and "Jersey Girl."

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Big thanks to everyone who showed up for the 2011 Jackalope Jump. This yearly event features members of the community jumping into icy-cold water to raise money for Special Olympics Wyoming. Some exceptionally brave members of the K2 Radio staff were on hand as well

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The Green Bay Packers are the champions of Super Bowl XLV. Now the three-million-dollars-for-30-seconds-of-airtime question is ... which Super Bowl ad ruled 2011?

CLICK HERE and check out our stab at this years 10 best Super Bowl commercials at AM 1400 ESPN.

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Christina Aguilera has the right kind of voice to belt out a memorable national anthem. Unfortunately, her performance at Super Bowl XLV will be remembered for the wrong reason.

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Still on the hunt for the perfect dress? Haven't settled on a DJ? Not really sure about the difference between a runner and a train? Don't worry, experts on all-things-formal will be on hand this Sunday at the 2011 Formal Affair at the Parkway Plaza.

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