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Oscar Oddities
100
Jeremy Allen White, star of The Bear, traded the kitchen for the studio to portray this singer/songwriter recording the 1982 album Nebraska.
Bruce Springsteen
100
Bing Crosby initially called for this popular song to be cut from 1942's Holiday Inn on the grounds that it might commercialize the song's subject.
White Christmas
100
A man steps off the deck of his sailboat and mounts a sky-blue staircase, briefly addressing his onlookers before he disappears through a doorway.
The Truman Show
100
Killing an Animal, Mother Quest, Thumping, Talking Skunk
Bambi
100
This 1969 film became the first X-rated title to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
Midnight Cowboy
200
Martin Scorsese's 1980 Oscar winner Raging Bull was based on the life of this famous boxer.
Jake LaMotta
200
In the 2018 film Into the Spider-Verse, Miles Morales sings along to this Post Malone & Swae Lee hit while walking to school.
Sunflower
200
A smartly dressed man returns home where he sets a small top spinning on the breakfast table. As he heads out to great his children, the top continues to spin.
Inception
200
Advertising Executive, United Nations, Biplane, Mount Rushmore
North by Northwest
200
This 2016 Oscar winner for Best Picture had the lowest budget of any film ever to win in this category.
Moonlight
300
Diana Ross starred as this troubled but legendary jazz singer in the 1972 film Lady Sings the Blues.
Billy Holiday
300
Pharrell Williams mega-hit 'Happy' appeared in this 2013 animated feature.
Despicable Me 2
300
After a conversation with a young boy, a bloodied cowboy saddles up and rides away. The boy calls out, imploring him to come back, but his request goes unheeded.
Shane
300
Paranormal, Firehouse, Budweiser, Marshmallow
Ghostbusters
300
This 1934 screwball comedy became the first film to win the 'Big Five' Oscars -- Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay.
It Happened One Night
400
George Clooney's 2005 drama Good Night, and Good Luck examined the career of this famous broadcast journalist.
Edward R. Murrow
400
Carly Simon's 1977 smash 'Nobody Does It Better' was the theme song for this James Bond film.
The Spy Who Loved Me
400
Two bearded semi-frozen men huddle around the fiery remains of their Antarctic work station sipping from a bottle of whiskey. They make a pact to stay put and see what happens.
The Thing
400
Philadelphia, Tough Guy, Sweat, Pet Store
Rocky
400
Former ranch hand and bit player in Gone With the Wind Richard Farnsworth became the oldest nominee for Best Actor in 1999 for what David Lynch film?
The Straight Story
500
Sigourney Weaver portrayed this famous scientist in the 1988 film Gorillas in the Mist.
Dian Fossey
500
This latter-day troubadour penned the Oscar-nominated 'Mystery of Love' for 2017's Call Me By Your Name.
Sufjan Stevens
500
A gangster runs down a Parisian street after being shot in the back. His lover chases after him and engages in a brief conversation before he passes. The woman turns to camera and repeats a familiar gesture.
Breathless
500
Transgender Protagonist, Accidental Cannibalism, Singing, Dancing
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
500
This 1972 Oscar Winner for Best Actress became the first winner whose parents had both won Oscars.
Liza Minnelli