Oscar Trivia Question and Answers
1.
What is the official name of the Oscars?
Answer:
The Academy Awards.
2.
In what year was the first Academy Awards ceremony held?
Answer:
1929
3.
Which film won the first Academy Award for Best Picture?
Answer:
"Wings."
4.
Who is the most awarded actor in Oscar history?
Answer:
Katharine Hepburn.
5.
Who was the youngest actor to win an Oscar?
Answer:
Tatum O'Neal for "Paper Moon."
6.
Which movie features the famous quote, “Here’s looking at you, kid”?
Answer:
"Casablanca."
7.
Who directed the movie Schindler's List?
Answer:
Steven Spielberg.
8.
What year did the Academy start including a Best Animated Feature category?
Answer:
2002
9.
Which film was the first to win the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film?
Answer:
"La Strada."
10.
Who was the first African American to win an Oscar?
Answer:
Hattie McDaniel for "Gone with the Wind."
11.
What is the iconic trophy awarded at the Oscars made of?
Answer:
Goldplated bronze.
12.
Which actor is known for his roles in The Revenant and Titanic and won the Oscar for Best Actor for the former?
Answer:
Leonardo DiCaprio.
13.
What is the name of the ceremony that precedes the Oscars and celebrates achievements in film?
Answer:
The Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon.
14.
Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020?
Answer:
"Parasite."
15.
Who is the only person to win an Oscar for acting and directing?
Answer:
Ernest Borgnine.
16.
What song did "Let It Go," from Frozen, win the Oscar for?
Answer:
Best Original Song.
17.
Name the first Disney animated film to receive a Best Picture nomination.
Answer:
"Beauty and the Beast."
18.
Which actress won an Oscar for her portrayal of a serial killer in Monster?
Answer:
Charlize Theron.
19.
Who presented the first Academy Award ever?
Answer:
Douglas Fairbanks.
20.
What is the significance of the red carpet at the Oscars?
Answer:
It symbolizes royalty and glamour.
21.
Which film features the iconic phrase, "I coulda been a contender"?
Answer:
"On the Waterfront."
22.
Who was the first woman to win a Best Director Oscar?
Answer:
Kathryn Bigelow for "The Hurt Locker."
23.
In which ceremony did a film win an Oscar after being released on a streaming service?
Answer:
"Roma" in 2019.
24.
Which film did Halle Berry win the Best Actress Oscar for in 2001?
Answer:
"Monster's Ball."
25.
What movie features the character Indiana Jones?
Answer:
"Raiders of the Lost Ark."
26.
Which war film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1990?
Answer:
"Dances with Wolves."
27.
Who is the oldest person to win an Oscar?
Answer:
Christopher Plummer at age 82 for "Beginners."
28.
Which animated film was the first to win an Oscar for Best Picture?
Answer:
None; the first animated feature nominated was "Beauty and the Beast."
29.
What historic event took place during the 89th Academy Awards?
Answer:
The Best Picture award was mistakenly given to "La La Land" before being corrected to "Moonlight."
30.
Who is known for her role in The Sound of Music and won an Oscar for it?
Answer:
Julie Andrews.
31.
Who received the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Usual Suspects?
Answer:
Kevin Spacey.
32.
What year did Olivia Colman win the Best Actress Oscar for The Favourite?
Answer:
2019
33.
Which film features the quote, “You can’t handle the truth!”?
Answer:
"A Few Good Men."
34.
Which composer has won the most Academy Awards for Best Original Score?
Answer:
John Williams.
35.
Which film starred Audrey Hepburn and won the Best Actress award for her?
Answer:
"Roman Holiday."
36.
Who won the Oscar for Best Director for The Shape of Water?
Answer:
Guillermo del Toro.
37.
Which actor played the Joker in The Dark Knight and posthumously won an Oscar for it?
Answer:
Heath Ledger.
38.
What year were the first Academy Awards televised?
Answer:
1953
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