The Academy Awards are known as Hollywood's biggest night, but with a bevy of winners, presenters and others with ties to Illinois, the Oscar limelight shone bright on the land of Lincoln.
From a surprise appearance by first lady Michelle Obama — proud Chicago native — to a pair of students from Chicago colleges replacing leggy models as awards runners, it was hard to go a minute during Sunday's show without spying someone (or some film) without an Illinois connection.
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Before the post-Oscars fatigue sets in, HuffPost Chicago gathered some of the most prominent local connections that made a splash at the 2013 Academy Awards.
Illinois 2013 Oscar Ties
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