Where are the Oscars held?
The Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles
Which film won Best Picture after the wrong winner was announced?
“Moonlight” (2016)
Which actresses have played the lead in A Star is Born? Hint: there are 4 but you can get 3
Janet Gaynor
Judy Garland
Barbara Streisand
Lady Gaga
What year was the first Academy Awards ceremony held?
1929
Name one of the Animated Feature Films.
Onward
Over the Moon
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Soul
Wolfwalkers
What organization is responsible for the Academy Awards?
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Which movie first won the Oscar for Best Animated Film?
“Shrek” (2001)
Who was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award in the Best Actress category?
Halle Berry for Monster’s Ball in 2002
Meryl Streep is clearly the queen, but do you know how many Academy Award nominations she has received over her career (so far)?
21 Nominations
2 baller women are nominated for Directing this year, what movies did they direct?
Promising Young Woman
Nomadland
One of the best things about the Oscars is that it’s live – which is why everyone cringed the year that John Travolta completely butchered the name of this actress he was introducing to the stage:
Idina Menzel
Which is the only franchise to win Best Picture twice?
“The Godfather” (1972)
First African American winner?
In 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first African American to win the Best Actor award, for his role in Lilies of the Field (1963).
How many times did Alfred Hitchcock win Best Director?
Zero
Name one of the songs nominated for an Oscar.
"Fight For You," Judas and the Black Messiah
"Hear My Voice," The Trial of the Chicago 7
"Husavik," Eurovision Song Contest
"Io Sì (Seen)," The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)
"Speak Now," One Night In Miami...
Which categories do you have to win in order to be apart of the Big Five?
Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
What movie won the very first Academy Award for Best Picture?
"Wings"
Who has won Best Actor the most?
Daniel Day-Lewis has won Best Actor three times for “My Left Foot” (1989), “There Will Be Blood” (2007) and “Lincoln” (2012).
Which movie won the most Oscars and how many (there are 3 movie who have this)?
11 wins and “Ben-Hur” (1959), “Titanic” (1997) and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003)
Name the 7 films nominated for Best Picture.
The Father
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
Minari
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Three films have every won the Big Five Oscars, can you name one of the films?
“It Happened One Night” (1934), “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975) and “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991)
Who is the only woman to win Best Director?
Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, 2010)
Who has won Best Actress the most?
Katharine Hepburn won Best Actress a whopping four times for “Morning Glory” (1933), “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” (1967), “The Lion in Winter” (1968) and “On Golden Pond” (1981)
How heavy is the Oscar?
8.5 pounds
Which film is nominated for both Documentary Feature and International Feature Film?
Collective