In a special Oscars edition of "Lie Witness News," Jimmy Kimmel sent a crew to Hollywood Boulevard to ask pedestrians what they thought of totally fabricated Best Picture nominees. None of the plots sounded even remotely believable, but that certainly didn't stop these people from pretending to enjoy watching Helen Mirren as Cate Blanchett as Judy Dench as Larry Bird in Birdman. Watch the video below. —Catherine Garcia
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