The Oscars have been an American tradition of glitz and glamor since 1929. For almost one hundred years, we’ve honored the acting skills of our favorite entertainers by watching them receive awards for their work. But is there an award for having the most knowledge about the Oscars?
The Oscars are one of the swankiest events of the year but have had their share of snafus. From “Adele Dazeem” to Will Smith’s infamous punch, these awards are known not only for how great actors can be but also for their humanity.
If you’ve seen every best picture nominee, think Leo should have won for The Aviator, and know which actors boycott the famous celebration, these Oscars trivia questions and answers are for you. Take to the red carpet and show your star power!
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When does the Golden Raspberry typically hold their annual award ceremony?
New Years Day
The day before the Oscars
A week before the Oscar
The day after the Oscars
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 Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Film Editing
Best Picture
What is the most Oscar awards given to a single man in the history of the Academy Award?
29
22
12
42
Judi Dench has received 10 BAFTA’s between 1960s-2000s. Which decade did she not receive a BAFTA?
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
Which film did Francis Ford Coppolla win one of his two Best Director Golden Globes for?
The Cotton Club (1984)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Conversation (1974)
Out of the nine nominations, how many awards did ‘Citizen Kane’ (1941) actually win?
3
9
1
5
Which of the following family is one of two 3-generation Oscar-winning families?
The Hepburn’s
The Coppolas
The Smiths
The Coen’s
Which of the following 1970’s film won the big 5 Oscars?
The Great Gatsby (1974)
The Godfather (1972)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Grease (1978)
The Oscar for Best Sound was not handed out in the first ceremony. Which year was it presented?
1950
1930
1942
1936
How many Oscars did ‘The Irishman’ (2019) win?
0
6
4
3
Which of the following 1976 nominated classic film won the Best Picture Oscar in 1977?
Network
Rocky
Taxi Driver
All the President’s Men
Which country received the most nominations for Best Foreign Language Film without a single award at 10?
India
UK
Russia
Israel
Which film won the most awards (4) at the 85th Academy Awards in 2013?
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi
Skyfall
Lincoln
Which two years did the Academy Awards awarded two Best Director Oscars?
1976 & 1988
2019 & 1929
1961 & 2007
1995 & 1999
Sidney Poitier became the first what when he won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in ‘Lilies of the Field’ (1963)?
Homosexual
Elder
African-American
Transgender
Which film won the Academy Award for ‘Best Picture’ in 1972?
The Godfather
The Emigrants
Cabaret
Deliverance
Which American actress won the 2019 Best Actress in a Leading Role award in the 73rd BAFTA Awards for her role in ‘Judy’ (2019)?
Alex Holmes
Saoirse Ronan
Susanna Fogel
Renee Zellweger
Which comedic film staring Will Ferrell won the 2018 Worse Picture award at the 39th Golden Raspberry award in 2019?
Fifty Shades Freed
Gotti
Holmes & Watson
Sherlock Gnomes
Which of the following films received seven Golden Globe nominations but have won at least a Golden Globe award?
The Hours (2002)
Foul Play (1978)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1967)
The Godfather Part III (1991)
Which film franchise is the only one to win the Best Picture Oscar twice?
Godfather
Lord of the Rings
Ghostbusters
Fast & Furious
Which film did Denzel Washington win the Best Actor for in 2001?
Man on Fire (2004)
Philadelphia (1993)
Training Day (2001)
The Book of Eli (2010)
Which 2009 film did director Kathryn Bigelow win the only female winning Best Director Oscar?
The Hurt Locker
Up
Public Enemies
Avatar
Which famous person did Gary Oldman portray for his role in ‘Darkest Hour’ (2017) that won him the Best Actor in a Leading Role BAFTA in the 71st BAFTA Awards in 2018?
King George VI
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
In 1999, Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett were nominated for Best Actress for portraying the same historical figure in England. Who did they play?
Beatrix Potter
Emmeline Pankhurst
Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth Fry
Holmes & Watson’ (2018) was the worse film of the year according to the 39th Golden Raspberry Awards. How many awards did they ‘win’?
2
6
4
7
How many nominations did ‘The favorite’ (2018) received in the 72nd BAFTA Awards in 2019?
12
7
9
5
What is the time limit the Academy set for speeches in 2010?
30 seconds
2 minutes
45 seconds
1 minute
How many Oscars did ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (2008) win at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009?
8
1
3
5
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
The Master
Zero Dark Thirty
Flight
Which edition of the Academy Awards is the longest ceremony ever?
74th
82nd
59th
30th
How many Golden Raspberries did the 1992 film ‘Bodyguard’ received at the 13th Golden Raspberry Awards?
7
10
2
4
Which actress leads with 21 Oscar nominations?
Meryl Streep
Bette Davis
Helena Bonham Carter
Elizabeth Taylor
Which film did Halle Berry win the Best Actress Oscar for?
X-Men (2000)
Monster’s Ball (2002)
Catwoman (2004)
Boomerang (1992)
How many films won 3 Oscars for acting?
9
7
4
2
How many Oscar nominations did ‘American Beauty’ (1999) receive?
8
9
6
4
Which Director won the most Best Director Oscars?
Alfred Hitchcock
James Cameron
John Ford
Clint Eastwood
Tatum O’Neal is the youngest person to ever receive an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in the 1973 film ‘Paper Moon’. How old was she?
24
10
30
36
How many Golden Raspberry awards did ‘Cats’ (2019) win out of the 11 categories in the 40th Golden Raspberry Award Ceremony in 2020?
9
2
11
6
What was the first color film to win the Best Picture Oscar?
Fantasia (1940)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
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)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Where is the BAFTA ceremony held at since 2008?
Odeon Leicester Square
Royal Opera House
Royal Albert Hall
Buckingham Palace
Which film to current date is the only one to win both a Golden Raspberry and an Oscar?
Of Mice and Men (1992)
Passengers (2016)
Wall Street (1987)
Alien (1979)
How many BAFTAs and Oscars did ‘Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ (2001) win in 2002?
8
10
5
14
How many nominations did ‘Gangs of New York’ (2002) receive at the 75th Academy Awards?
6
10
5
9
Which two films did Tom Hank win his Best Actor Oscars for?
Cast Away (2000) & Big (1988)
Philadelphia (1993) & Forrest Gump (1994)
Captain Phillips (2013) & Toy Story (1995)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013) & Apollo 13 (1995)
Which 1980 film help create the Best Academy Oscar category?
The Blue Lagoon
Airplane!
The Elephant Man
Superman II
Which actress won the most Best Actress Oscar awards?
Meryl Streep
Katharine Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Helen Mirren
Which major news-based television channel covered the 4th Golden Raspberry Ceremony?
Fox
CNN
NBC
ESPN
Which foreign film won the 2019 Best Picture Oscars in 2020 at the 92nd Academy Awards?
Parasite (South Korea)
The King (USA)
Pain and Glory (Spain)
Birds of Passage (Colombia)
Which film dominated the Golden Globes with seven wins in 2017?
Deadpool
Hidden Figures
Moana
La La Land
Which of the film is the longest running film time to win the Oscar for Best Picture?
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Irishman (2019)
Marty (1955)
What is the most Oscar awards given to a single woman in the history of the Academy Award?
15
5
2
8
Which film received 12 nominations in the 85th Academy Awards in 2013?
Lincoln
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi
Argo
Walt Disney also holds the most Oscars. How many does he have?
11
14
17
22
Which 2019 film unfortunately won the worst picture award at the 40th Golden Raspberry Awards in 2020?
Serenity
The King
Cats
21 Bridges
How many nominations did ‘The Dark Knight’ (2008) receive at the 81st Academy Awards?
12
8
4
5
Which of the following Alfred Hitchcock film won a Best Picture Oscar?
Physco (1960)
North by Northwest (1959)
Rebecca (1940)
The Birds (1963)
in 1989, the Oscar show producer Allan Carr changed the phase announcing the winner to ‘And the Oscar goes to…’ so it wouldn’t seem as competitive. What was the phrase pre-1989?
Clap your hands for…’
This award goes to…’
And the winner is…’
Stand up…’
How many people tuned in to watch the 70th Academy Awards in 1998?
47 million
63 million
52.5 million
35 million
Which male person was the most honoured individual at a single ceremony?
Charlie Chaplin
Walt Disney
Katherine Hepburn
Bong Joon Ho
During the 55th Academy Awards in 1983, only one of big 4 Oscar categories did not go to Britain. Which category is it?
Best Picture
Best Actor
Best Director
Best Actress
Which film did Frances McDormand act in to win the Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2017 in the 71st BAFTA Awards in 2018?
Get Out (2017)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Lady Bird (2017)
Dunkirk (2017)
Regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, how many nominations did ‘Citizen Kane’ (1941) receive in the 14th Academy Awards in 1942?
4
13
9
5
How many of the 8 Oscar nominations did ‘American Beauty’ (1999) win?
0
5
3
7
How many films in the history of the Academy Awards have won the Oscar for Best Picture without a nomination for Best Director?
32
20
17
5
How many Oscars did ‘Kramer vs Kramer’ (1979) at the 52nd Academy Awards?
9
2
0
5
Which film did Francis Ford Coppolla win his only Best Director Oscar for?
The Godfather (1972)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
What role did Linda Hunt play in ‘The Year of Living Dangerously’ (1984) to win the Best Supporting Actress in the 56th Academy Awards?
Dinosaur
Man
Dog
Monkey
Which film from 1975 is the only film to win all 5 major categories in the Golden Globes?
Dog Day Afternoon
The Sunshine Boys
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Shampoo
Which country won the most Oscars for the Best Foreign Language Film at 14?
Italy
Japan
Australia
Thailand
Which year did BAFTA first broadcast on television?
1956
1950
1948
1952
Which family has the most Oscar-nominations at 93?
The Nichols
The Barrymore’s
The Newman’s
The Coppolas
Hilary Swank won 2 Best Actress Oscars; one for ‘Boy’s Don’t Cry’ (1999) but what is the other film?
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Freedom Writers (2007)
Red Dust (2004)
The Homesman (2014)
Which two films did Sean Penn win his Best Actor Oscars for?
The Interpreter (2005) & Milk (2008)
Mystic River (2003) & Shanghai Surprise (1986)
Mystic River (2003) & Milk (2008)
State of Grace (1990) & The Gunman (2015)
How long was the longest speech give by Greer Garson after her 1942 Oscar for Best Actress?
4 minutes
5 minutes
10 minutes
7 minutes
What is the name of the 1983 film which won the BAFTA for Best Film starring Julie Walters and Michael Caine in the 37th British Academy Film Awards?
Heat and Dust
Tootsie
The King of Comedy
Educating Rita
Which of the following Oscar categories did ‘American Beauty’ (1999) not win?
Best Film Edit
Best Cinematography
Best Picture
Best Director
How many actors won consecutive Academy Awards?
2
0
5
7
Only four actors won two Golden Globe awards for acting in a single year. Which of the following is not one of the four?
Helen Mirren
Amy Adams
Kate Winslet
Sigourney Weaver
Which film did Stanley Kubrick was not nominated for the Best Director Oscar?
Barry Lyndon (1975)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
The Shining (1980)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
How many actors won both an Oscar and a Razzie on the same weekend?
12
3
9
0
How many nominations did ‘The Irishman’ (2019) receive at the 92nd Academy Awards?
4
6
9
10
Which film did Heath Ledger sadly won posthumously an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor at the 81st Academy Awards?
A Knight’s Tale (2001)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
I’m Not There (2007)
How many Best Director Oscars did Alfred Hitchcock win?
5
1
0
3
How many Oscars did ‘Gangs of New York’ (2002) win at the 75th Academy Awards?
6
2
3
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)
Deadpool (2016)
Hancock (2008)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
How many Golden Globes nominations did Meryl Streep receive?
26
34
39
42
Which actress did John Travolta butcher the name of live at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015?
Ruth Negga
Quvenzhane Wallis
Idina Menzel
Charlie Theron
How many BAFTAs did ‘Gladiator’ (2000) win at the 54th British Academy Film Awards?
4
2
8
7
Which of these categories did ‘Titanic’ (1997) not win at the 70th Academy Awards?
Best Director
Best Makeup
Best Film Editing
Best Costume Design
Which 2018 film did Ruth E. Cater win the Best Costume Design at the 91st Academy Awards in 2019?
Incredibles 2
The Favourite
BlacKkKlansman
Black Panther
How many films won 4 Oscars for acting?
3
6
0
5
Which Academy Awards ceremony did Sidney Poitier win the Best Actor Award for his role in ‘Lilies of the Field’ (1963)?
36th
31st
40th
38th
How many nominations did ‘Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ (2001) receive in the BAFTA, Oscars and Golden Globes in 2002?
37
29
33
20
Which of the following Oscar categories did ‘La La Land’ (2016) not win at the 89th Academy Awards in 2017?
Best Cinematography
Best Actress
Best Director
Best Picture
Walt Disney holds the record of Oscar nomination. How many did he have?
59
34
32
29
Which acronym film won the Oscar for Best Screenplay in 1971?
C.I.A.
B.A.I.T.
U.S.A.
M.A.S.H.
How many Golden Globes awards have been refused in its entire history?
0
2
5
10
Which of the following films did not win the big 5 Oscars?
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
What does BAFTA stand for?
Best Artists in Film and Television Awards
Bi Annual Film and Television Awards
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
British Awards for Film and Television Artists
Which actress was the first African-American woman to win the Best Actress Oscar?
Kerry Washington
Whoopi Goldberg
Diana Ross
Halle Berry
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