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The 1983 film ‘Flashdance’ received a nominated for a Razzie for Worst Screenplay, but it won an Oscar out of its three nominations. Which Oscar category did it win?
Best Original Song
Best Original Song
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Film Editing
Best Film Editing
Best Picture
Best Picture
Which film did Francis Ford Coppolla win one of his two Best Director Golden Globes for?
The Cotton Club (1984)
The Cotton Club (1984)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Conversation (1974)
The Conversation (1974)
Which of the following 1976 nominated classic film won the Best Picture Oscar in 1977?
Network
Network
Rocky
Rocky
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver
All the President’s Men
All the President’s Men
Which country received the most nominations for Best Foreign Language Film without a single award at 10?
India
India
UK
UK
Russia
Russia
Israel
Israel
Which film won the most awards (4) at the 85th Academy Awards in 2013?
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
Skyfall
Skyfall
Lincoln
Lincoln
Which of the following films received seven Golden Globe nominations but have won at least a Golden Globe award?
The Hours (2002)
The Hours (2002)
Foul Play (1978)
Foul Play (1978)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1967)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1967)
The Godfather Part III (1991)
The Godfather Part III (1991)
Which 2009 film did director Kathryn Bigelow win the only female winning Best Director Oscar?
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker
Up
Up
Public Enemies
Public Enemies
Avatar
Avatar
During the 85th Academy Awards, which film was wrongly written in the envelope under Quentin Tarantino name for Best Writing Original Screenplay?
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
The Master
The Master
Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty
Flight
Flight
What was the first color film to win the Best Picture Oscar?
Fantasia (1940)
Fantasia (1940)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Western Union (1941)
Western Union (1941)
Three films hold the prestigious claim of 11 wins at the Oscars. Which of the following films did not win 11?
Titanic (1997)
Titanic (1997)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
How many BAFTAs and Oscars did ‘Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ (2001) win in 2002?
8
8
10
10
5
5
14
14
How many nominations did ‘Gangs of New York’ (2002) receive at the 75th Academy Awards?
6
6
10
10
5
5
9
9
Which foreign film won the 2019 Best Picture Oscars in 2020 at the 92nd Academy Awards?
Parasite (South Korea)
Parasite (South Korea)
The King (USA)
The King (USA)
Pain and Glory (Spain)
Pain and Glory (Spain)
Birds of Passage (Colombia)
Birds of Passage (Colombia)
Which film dominated the Golden Globes with seven wins in 2017?
Deadpool
Deadpool
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures
Moana
Moana
La La Land
La La Land
Which film received 12 nominations in the 85th Academy Awards in 2013?
Lincoln
Lincoln
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
Argo
Argo
How many nominations did ‘The Dark Knight’ (2008) receive at the 81st Academy Awards?
12
12
8
8
4
4
5
5
Which film from 1975 is the only film to win all 5 major categories in the Golden Globes?
Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon
The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Shampoo
Shampoo
Which country won the most Oscars for the Best Foreign Language Film at 14?
Italy
Italy
Japan
Japan
Australia
Australia
Thailand
Thailand
Which film did Stanley Kubrick was not nominated for the Best Director Oscar?
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
How many Oscars did ‘Gangs of New York’ (2002) win at the 75th Academy Awards?
6
6
2
2
3
3
0
0
Which live-action film was the first to be superhero movie to be nominated in the Best Motion Picture category?
Man of Steel (2013)
Man of Steel (2013)
Deadpool (2016)
Deadpool (2016)
Hancock (2008)
Hancock (2008)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Which of these categories did ‘Titanic’ (1997) not win at the 70th Academy Awards?
Best Director
Best Director
Best Makeup
Best Makeup
Best Film Editing
Best Film Editing
Best Costume Design
Best Costume Design
Which 2018 film did Ruth E. Cater win the Best Costume Design at the 91st Academy Awards in 2019?
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2
The Favourite
The Favourite
BlacKkKlansman
BlacKkKlansman
Black Panther
Black Panther
Which of the following Oscar categories did ‘La La Land’ (2016) not win at the 89th Academy Awards in 2017?
Best Cinematography
Best Cinematography
Best Actress
Best Actress
Best Director
Best Director
Best Picture
Best Picture
Which acronym film won the Oscar for Best Screenplay in 1971?
C.I.A.
C.I.A.
B.A.I.T.
B.A.I.T.
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
M.A.S.H.
M.A.S.H.
Which of the following films did not win the big 5 Oscars?
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
It Happened One Night (1934)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
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