The Ceremony
In which year was the first Academy Awards ceremony held?
May 16, 1929. Honoring the best films from 1927 and 1928
Which film won Best Picture after the wrong winner was announced?
Moonlight, in 2016
This director is considered by many as the Master of Suspense. However, he did not even win one Oscar in directing he directed many classics
Alfred Hitchcock
What is the actual name of Razzies?
Golden Raspberry Awards
This Oscar is a fictional character who lives in a trash can
Oscar the Grouch
How much does an Oscar weigh?
8.5lbs
Meryl Streep holds the records for the most nominations in acting categories. How many times has she been nominated?
21 nomination and 3 wins
In 1999, Saving Private Ryan lost the best picture award to this Miramax fluff
Shakespeare in Love
Which actor has won the most Razzies?
Sylvester Stallone. Nominated 15 times, won 10 times
This Oscar was a professional boxer who won world tiles in six weight categories
Oscar de la Hoya
3, since 2019
What was the first color film to win Best Picture?
Gone with The Wind
Maybe because of his good looks, easy charm and $20 million per movie paycheck, this actor was nominated three times, but never won, even with his Oscar-worthy performance in Magnolia.
Tom Cruise
How many Razzies did the 2019 musical extravaganza and hate-watching favorite Cats win?
6
This Oscar was an Irish author, poet and playwright, whose famous last words were “This wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. Either it goes or I do.”
Oscar Wilde
What new category was added in 2001?
Best animated feature
Which foreign language film has the most nominations and wins?
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. 10 nominations and 4 wins
This Coen brothers film features the coolest dude in the world but didn't even get a single nomination
The Big Lebowski
Glen Close made history this year by being nominated for an Oscar and a Razzie for the same role. What movie is it?
Hillbilly Elegy
This Oscar was a Dominican fashion designer who dressed Jackie Kennedy in the 1960s
Oscar de la Renta
Bob Hope
Which actor refused to accept his Oscar?
George C. Scott. He reportedly called the Oscars a "two-hour meat parade."
Everyone predicted this actor would won Best Actor in a leading role this year, and was surprised and outraged that it went to Anthony Hopkins
Chadwick Boseman
Which actress received an Oscar a day after accepting a Razzie for worst screen couple in 2010?
Sandra Bullock
This Oscar was an American lyricist and composer, half of the duo who wrote award-winning musicals such as Oklahoma!, The King and I, and The Sound of Music
Oscar Hammerstein