Oscar Knowledge
What is the official name of the Oscar statuette?
a) Golden Globe
b) Silver Screen Award
c) Academy Award
d) Oscar Mayer
Who is responsible for organizing the annual Academy Awards ceremony?
a) Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA)
b) Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
c) Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
d) Directors Guild of America (DGA)
Which actor holds the record for the most Oscar wins in the Best Actor category?
a) Daniel Day-Lewis
b) Jack Nicholson
c) Meryl Streep
d) Katharine Hepburn
How many competitive categories are there in the Academy Awards?
a) 20
b) 24
c) 30
d) 15
Which movie won the first-ever Academy Award for Best Picture in 1929?
a) Gone with the Wind
b) Casablanca
c) Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
d) The Godfather
What is the Oscar statuette made of?
a) Gold-plated bronze
b) Solid gold
c) Silver
d) Copper
Who was the youngest actor to ever win an Oscar?
a) Jodie Foster
b) Tatum O’Neal
c) Haley Joel Osment
d) Anna Paquin
Which film won a record-breaking 11 Oscars in a single year?
a) Titanic
b) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
c) Ben-Hur
d) West Side Story
Who was the first African American to win an Oscar for Best Actor?
a) Sidney Poitier
b) Denzel Washington
c) Morgan Freeman
d) Will Smith
Which director holds the record for the most Best Director wins?
a) Martin Scorsese
b) Steven Spielberg
c) Alfred Hitchcock
d) John Ford
In what year was the first color film awarded the Oscar for Best Picture?
a) 1939
b) 1948
c) 1955
d) 1962
Who is the most nominated actor in Oscar history, with 21 nominations?
a) Meryl Streep
b) Jack Nicholson
c) Katharine Hepburn
d) Laurence Olivier
Which animated film was the first to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture?
a) Toy Story
b) Shrek
c) The Lion King
d) Beauty and the Beast
What was the first film to win all “Big Five” Oscars (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay)?
a) Gone with the Wind
b) Casablanca
c) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
d) The Silence of the Lambs
Which actress won the Oscar for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in “The Queen” (2006)?
a) Helen Mirren
b) Cate Blanchett
c) Judi Dench
d) Olivia Colman
What is the nickname for the Academy Awards ceremony due to the length of the show?
a) The Marathon
b) The Night of Stars
c) The Big Show
d) The Super Bowl of Film
Who won the first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1929?
a) Katharine Hepburn
b) Bette Davis
c) Janet Gaynor
d) Audrey Hepburn
What is the record for the most Oscar nominations for a single film, with 14 nominations?
a) Titanic
b) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
c) La La Land
d) All About Eve
Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2020?
a) Toy Story 4
b) Frozen II
c) Soul
d) Onward
Who is the only person to have won an Oscar for both acting and writing?
a) Meryl Streep
b) Emma Thompson
c) Woody Allen
d) Tom Hanks
What is the official name of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film?
a) Best International Film
b) Best Non-English Language Film
c) Best World Cinema
d) Best Foreign Language Film
Who holds the record for the most Oscar nominations without a win?
a) Peter O’Toole
b) Glenn Close
c) Richard Burton
d) Annette Bening
Which movie won the first Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1935?
a) Singin’ in the Rain
b) The Wizard of Oz
c) Casablanca
d) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
What is the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature also known as?
a) Golden Reel Award
b) Silver Screen Trophy
c) Goldie Statuette
d) Nonfiction Film Oscar
Which actor won the Oscar for playing the character Hannibal Lecter in “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991)?
a) Anthony Hopkins
b) Jack Nicholson
c) Morgan Freeman
d) Robert De Niro
What is the traditional closing line of an Oscar acceptance speech?
a) “Thank you to my fans!”
b) “I love you, Mom and Dad!”
c) “You like me, you really like me!”
d) “This is a dream come true!”
Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020?
a) 1917
b) Parasite
c) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
d) Jojo Rabbit
Who was the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Director?
a) Kathryn Bigelow
b) Sofia Coppola
c) Greta Gerwig
d) Jane Campion
What is the Oscar statuette holding in its hands?
a) A microphone
b) A sword
c) A laurel wreath
d) A film reel
In what year was the first Oscar ceremony held?
a) 1915
b) 1923
c) 1930
d) 1940
Who is the only actor to receive an Oscar nomination for acting in a “Lord of the Rings” film?
a) Viggo Mortensen
b) Ian McKellen
c) Elijah Wood
d) Sean Astin
Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2020?
a) Knives Out
b) Marriage Story
c) Parasite
d) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
How many Oscars did the film “Schindler’s List” (1993) win?
a) 3
b) 7
c) 12
d) 5
Who was the first actor to win consecutive Oscars for Best Actor?
a) Tom Hanks
b) Spencer Tracy
c) Sean Penn
d) Gary Cooper
What is the nickname for the Oscar ceremony’s red carpet arrivals?
a) The Grand Entrance
b) The Hollywood Walk
c) The Red Carpet Rollout
d) The Oscars Preshow
Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2020?
a) “Let It Go” from Frozen
b) “City of Stars” from La La Land
c) “Shallow” from A Star Is Born
d) “Into the Unknown” from Frozen II
Who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in “Black Swan” (2010)?
a) Meryl Streep
b) Jennifer Lawrence
c) Natalie Portman
d) Cate Blanchett
Which film was the first animated feature to be nominated for Best Picture?
a) The Lion King
b) Beauty and the Beast
c) Toy Story
d) Shrek
What is the Oscar statuette’s official height?
a) 10 inches
b) 13.5 inches
c) 8.5 inches
d) 12 inches
Who won the Academy Award for Best Director for “Gravity” (2013)?
a) Quentin Tarantino
b) Martin Scorsese
c) Alfonso Cuarón
d) Christopher Nolan
Which actress won her first Oscar for her role in “Silver Linings Playbook” (2012)?
a) Meryl Streep
b) Jennifer Lawrence
c) Cate Blanchett
d) Viola Davis
What is the Oscar for Best Visual Effects also known as?
a) Best Effects Oscar
b) Best Special Effects Oscar
c) Best VFX Oscar
d) Best SFX Oscar
Who is the only actor to win an Oscar for playing a comic book character?
a) Heath Ledger
b) Robert Downey Jr.
c) Joaquin Phoenix
d) Christopher Reeve
Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2019?
a) The Shape of Water
b) Green Book
c) Moonlight
d) 12 Years a Slave
What is the Oscar for Best Original Score also known as?
a) Best Musical Score Oscar
b) Best Soundtrack Oscar
c) Best Original Music Score Oscar
d) Best Score Oscar
Who is the youngest person to ever win an Oscar?
a) Shirley Temple
b) Tatum O’Neal
c) Haley Joel Osment
d) Anna Paquin
Which actor has the most consecutive nominations in Oscar history, with five consecutive Best Actor nominations?
a) Daniel Day-Lewis
b) Marlon Brando
c) Tom Hanks
d) Leonardo DiCaprio
What is the official name of the Oscar for Best Animated Feature?
a) Best Animated Film Oscar
b) Best Cartoon Oscar
c) Best Animation Oscar
d) Best Animated Feature Film Oscar
Who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in “La La Land” (2016)?
a) Meryl Streep
b) Jennifer Lawrence
c) Emma Stone
d) Natalie Portman
What is the traditional nickname for the Academy Awards ceremony?
a) The Oscars
b) The Goldies
c) The Silver Screen Awards
d) The Red Carpet Gala