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Though they're here in disguise,
(Maybe due to their fame)
They've brought joy to my eyes.
Can you tell me my name?


Venus from the U.S.
Precipitation Dude
Vehicles Ablaze
Something Sailed above the Asylum
Enamored William

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Your name is

Oscar

Each of the following are

Synonyms for film names that have won the academy award for Best Picture

Venus from the U.S.

American Beauty

Precipitation Dude

Rain Man

Vehicles Ablaze

Chariots of Fire

Something Sailed above the Asylum

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Enamored William

Shakespeare in Love

Then,

Take the first letter of each actual film name (as indicated by the bold in the question), and you get an anagram of Oscar.

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    $\begingroup$ Nicely Done, and very specific in your explanation. $\endgroup$
    – Chowzen
    Commented May 16, 2016 at 22:19
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Is it:

Actors

Though they're here in disguise, (Maybe due to their fame)

Actors play characters, not themselves

They've brought joy to my eyes. Can you tell me my name?

Watching good movies make people happy

Venus from the U.S.

American Beauty

Precipitation Dude

Rain Man

Vehicles Ablaze

Blazing Saddles

Something Sailed above the Asylum

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest

Enamored William

Shakespeare in Love

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  • $\begingroup$ Close.. not "actors." Looking for a name. $\endgroup$
    – Chowzen
    Commented May 16, 2016 at 22:08

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