"Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into a cat by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king."
She doesn't get turned into a cat, she gets turned into an elderly woman (Howl's Moving Castle).
She is so far the only person born in the 21st century to win an Oscar. Not only one... but two!
Who is Billie Eilish? (Best Original Song - 2022, 2024)
"Glass Onion"
What is Knives Out?
Many have speculated that the Disney classic The Lion King is highly inspired by this iconic Shakespearean play.
What is Hamlet?
This 2025 film now holds the most Oscar nominations for a film, with a whopping 16.
What is Sinners (2025)?
He was an English teacher, not a science teacher (Dead Poets Society).
This film won eight Oscars back in 1973, holding the record for the most Oscars won without a Best Picture win.
What is Cabaret (1972)?
"The Meltdown"
What is Ice Age?
Released in 1999, this is one of the most well known and iconic rom-coms, and is actually a modern high-school retelling of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."
What is 10 Things I Hate About You?
These two actors were often trending online for the strange friendship and bond they formed on the set of a popular sequel that came out last year.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo (Wicked for Good, 2025)
When was the most recent year to not have a foreign-language film nominated in the Best Film category?
2017
"The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes"
What is The Hunger Games?
In Dead Poets Society, Robert Sean Leonard's character Neil ends up going against his father's wishes and decides to participate in a school production of this Shakespearean play.
What is A Midsummer Night's Dream?
This character, played by Teyana Taylor, is only in One Battle After Another for around 20-30 minutes, but made such an impact that Taylor won Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globes for the role.
Who is Perfidia Beverly Hills?
"An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Paris. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet intimacy grows between them, knowing it may be their only night together."
This short film is the only one to ever win an Oscar in a category outside of the short film ones, specifically for Best Original Screenplay!
What is The Red Balloon (1956)?
"Parabellum"
What is John Wick?
High School Musical is widely considered a modern, loose adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, which in its case would instead be about the love story between these two characters.
This film based on a classic book was possibly the lowest rated film of all of last year.
What is War of the Worlds (2025)?
"Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 8000, the world's most advanced super computer."
The computer's name is not HAL 8000, it's HAL 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey).
What do the Best Supporting Actress winners between 1978 and 1981 all have in common?
They all have the initials M.S. (Maggie Smith, Meryl Streep, Mary Steenburgen, Maureen Stapleton)
"Ghost Protocol"
What is Mission: Impossible?
This actor/filmmaker has directed a handful of Shakespearean adaptations, including Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), and a 4-hour adaptation of Hamlet (1996).
Who is Kenneth Branagh?
This director of Sorry, Baby was mentioned by Julia Roberts at the Golden Globes, saying that she's her "hero."
Who is Eva Victor?