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This Big Kahuna Burger Fanatic was nominated for best actor at a mere 24 years old for Saturday Night Fever.
Who is John Travolta?
This daughter of a defiant one, she won the Academy Award for best supporting actress in 2023 - just in time for tax season!
Who is Jamie Lee Curtis?
This anti-war epic won best picture in 1931. A remake was up for best picture in 2023.
What is All Quiet on the Western Front.
This 92-year-old composer is now the oldest person to be nominated for an Oscar and the most nominated living person, with 54 nods under his belt.
Who is John Williams?
This film was considered a frontrunner for Best Picture but ultimately lost to "Crash" in a controversial upset at 78th Academy Awards
What is Brokeback Mountain?
Hey, I thought we were done with nepo babies! Anyway, this nepo baby won the best actress Oscar at the age of 24 for her performance in Girl, Interrupted.
Who is Angelina Jolie?
Alexander Payne directed the best actor nominated father of this actress in 2013's Nebraska.
Who is Laura Dern?
We all went a little mad for this Jack Nicholson led comedy-drama in 1975
What is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?
This Good Fella is currently the oldest director nominee, with a film being nominated in 2024.
Who is Martin Scorsese?
More like Benton vs Coppola! This film was deprived of the best picture Oscar at the 52nd Academy Awards in 1980
What is Apocalypse Now?
Feel the Burn! This 24 year old actress took home the Oscar for best actress, playing opposite Gregory Peck in 1953.
Who is Audrey Hepburn?
Despite all his rage, this prestige nephew has only won an oscar once, in 1996.
Who is Nicolas Cage?
Milos Forman pretty much swept the floor in 1985 with this classical period piece
What is Amadeus?
This almost EGOT got his meds switched (or did he?) at the age of 88 in Rian Johnson's 2019 whodunnit Knives Out.
Who is Christopher Plummer?
What is Forrest Gump?
Mrs. Miniver almost took home the big five in 1942, and this 24-year old actress contributed by nabbing the best actress Oscar.
Who is Greer Garson?
Hey, I think she's pretty famous (Bill and Goldie agree!) - the academy thought otherwise when she lost the award for best supporting actress to Jennifer Connelly in 2001.
Who is Kate Hudson?
In 1940, this became the first color film to win Best Picture at the 12th Academy Awards.
What is Gone with the Wind?
This son-of-a ficitonal gold prospector held the record as the oldest nominee for 38 years, up until 2024.
Who is John Huston?
L O V E it or H A T E it, this film got snubbed for Best picture in 1990, losing to Driving Miss Daisy.
What is Do The Right Thing?
This Boy.. n the Hood (I'm sorry) was nominated at the age of 24 for directing Boyz n the Hood, ultimately losing to Jonathan Demme for Silence of the Lambs.
Who is John Singleton?
[DAILY DOUBLE] This 2024 academy award nominee's father played the stingy record producer in 1997's Boogie Nights. That's a YP - a you problem, not an MP - my problem.
Who is Robert Downey Jr.?
This film, which won six Academy Awards in 2010, was the lowest grossing film to ever win the Best Picture award.
What is The Hurt Locker?
This oldest nominee hailing from Japan didn't walk, but ran in 1985.
Who is Akira Kurosawa?
Vincente Minnelli was seeing green after winning best director for Gigi, snatching the Oscar away from this topsy-turvy thriller from the master of suspense.
What is Vertigo?