Academy Awards
Winners, Losers and History of the Oscar Awards
Quiz created by: Exploding White Mouse
1. In what year were the first awards ceremony?
(#) 1929
(#) 1939
(#) 1931
(#) 1935
2. What is the "Academy Award of Merit" better known as?
(#) Honorary Award
(#) Special Achievement Award
(#) Juvenile Award
(#) Oscar statuette
3. Which film has won the most awards with Titanic and LOTR: Return of the King?
(#) One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
(#) The Godfather
(#) Ben Hur
(#) Gone with the Wind
4. Who was the youngest winner of an acting Oscar?
(#) Justin Henry (Kramer vs. Kramer)
(#) Tatum O'Neal (Paper Moon)
(#) Anna Paquin (The Piano)
(#) Hayley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense)
5. Who was the oldest winner of an acting Oscar?
(#) Gloria Stuart (Titanic)
(#) Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby)
(#) Henry Fonda (On Golden Pond)
(#) Jessica Tandy (Driving Miss Daisy)
6. What was unusual about Barry Fitzgerald's two acting nominations in 1944?
(#) Both roles were the same character in different movies
(#) He was nominated twice for the same role
(#) They were his first acting roles on the silver screen
(#) He was the first to win two Oscars at the same ceremony
7. What is the most Oscar nominations received by a film (held by "All About Eve" and "Titanic")?
(#) 14
(#) 12
(#) 13
(#) 11
8. Who holds the record for the most acting academy awards with 4 Oscars?
(#) Meryl Streep
(#) Marlon Brando
(#) Jack Nicholson
(#) Katharine Hepburn
9. How many Oscars did "The Colour Purple" receive (clue it was nominated 11 times)?
(#) 8
(#) 3
(#) 6
(#) 0
10. What is the only animated film to be nominated for "Best Picture"?
(#) Toy Story
(#) Fantasia
(#) Beauty and the Best
(#) WALL-E
11. Who holds the record for the most acting nominations with 15 nominations?
(#) Jack Nicholson
(#) Meryl Streep
(#) Spencer Tracey
(#) Anthony Hopkins
12. Who was the first person to be posthumously nominated for an acting Oscar to win the award?
(#) James Dean (Giant)
(#) Spencer Tracey (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner)
(#) Peter Finch (Network)
(#) Jeanne Eagels (The Letter)
13. Who refused to accept his 'Best Actor' Oscar to protest America's treatment of indigneous peoples?
(#) Marlon Brando
(#) Ben Kingsley
(#) Richard Burton
(#) Gary Cooper
14. Who was the first African American to win an acting Oscar?
(#) Sidney Poitier
(#) Hattie McDaniel
(#) Halle Berry
(#) Denzel Washington
15. What record does composer, John Williams, currently hold?
(#) He is the most nominated person alive
(#) He is the most nominated person yet to win an award
(#) He holds the record for the youngest and oldest composer to win an Oscar
(#) He was the only successful winner through 6 Star Wars films
16. What country was "Best Actor" award winner, Russell Crowe born?
(#) Australia
(#) New Zealand
(#) United Kingdom
(#) USA
17. What figure is depicted on the Oscar statuette?
(#) A Director holding a bullhorn
(#) An Actor holding a manuscript
(#) An Writer holding a quill
(#) A Knight holding a sword
18. Where were the awards ceremony held from 2002-2008?
(#) Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
(#) Kodak Theatre
(#) Roosevelt Hotel
(#) Grauman's Chinese Theatre
19. Why were the awards postponed for one day in 1981?
(#) Attempted assassination of President Reagan
(#) Massive power black-out
(#) Los Angeles hit by Earthquake
(#) Hollywood Writers Strike
20. What movie won the first Academy Award for "Best Picture"?
(#) Grand Hotel
(#) All Quiet on the Western Front
(#) Wings
(#) Gone with the Wind
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