Best Picture
Best Actor/Supporting Actor
Best Actress/Supporting Actress
Original Score/Original Song
Best Animated Film
Random Noms
Snubs and Flubs
100
These two films nominated for Best Picture last year were the first and second-highest grossing films of 2022. Name them in order of total gross.
Avatar: The Way of Water and Top Gun: Maverick
100
Bradley Cooper received criticism for this aspect of his portrayal of Leonard Bernstein in Maestro.
The prosthetic nose
100
This actress is considered the frontrunner for her role as a cook mourning the recent death of her son.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph
100
This nominee for Best Original Song features performances from both a nominated actor from the film and a Guns N' Roses guitarist.
I'm Just Ken (Ryan Gosling)
100
This Pixar film features a city populated by personifications of fire, earth, water, and air.
Elemental
100
The animated short film "War is Over" was inspired by the work of this musical duo.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
100
An ursine overdose drove the plot of this 2023 horror-comedy.
Cocaine Bear
200
This cultural phenomenon occurred when these nominees, representing 21 total nominations, were released on the same weekend.
Barbenheimer (Barbie + Oppenheimer)
200
Before his nominated turn in Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy teamed up with Christopher Nolan to play this Batman villain.
Scarecrow
200
Bella Baxter's distinctive look was partially the result of an accident this actress had dying her hair.
Emma Stone
200
Billie Eilish, nominated for "What Was I Made For?" this year, previously won for performing a song for what long-running action franchise?
James Bond, No Time To Die
200
This legendary director is nominated for the fourth time for what is allegedly his final film.
Hayao Miyazaki
200
Nominated for three Oscars, this film was snubbed for Best Original Screenplay despite containing this iconic line: “You think you’re so great because you have boats!”
200
This 2023 film is the second reboot of a long-running franchise, known for its twisted sense of humor.
Evil Dead Rise
300
This nominee is based on a novel subtitled “Episodes from the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M.D., Scottish Public Health Officer."
Poor Things
300
Jeffrey Wright’s career highlights include a nomination for American Fiction and an antagonist role in this HBO series.
Boardwalk Empire (Dr. Valentin Narcisse)
300
This actress now joins her costars of the 2016 film Certain Women (Laura Dern, Michelle Williams, and Kristen Stewart) as an Academy Award nominee.
Lily Gladstone
300
Ludwig Göransson, nominated for his Oppenheimer score, previously won an Oscar for scoring what superhero movie?
Black Panther
300
This nominee almost never saw release after its developer Blue Sky Studios was acquired and shut down by Disney.
Nimona
300
This film earned the first nomination in its franchise’s 50+ year history.
Godzilla Minus One
300
Margot Robbie was snubbed for a Best Actress for Barbie, but her second film last year was snubbed even harder, receiving zero nominations. Which film is this?
Asteroid City
400
Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg were both attached to direct this biopic nominee at various points.
Maestro
400
Which actor, known for their role as one of the Avengers, received their fourth Academy Award nomination this year?
Mark Ruffalo (4 to Robert Downey Jr.’s 3)
400
Which movie is the only one to share Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress nominations?
Nyad (Annette Benning and Jodie Foster)
400
This individual extended their streak as the oldest and most nominated person in Oscars history, receiving their 54th nomination at the age of 91.
John Williams
400
Robot Dreams features a dog and a robot forming a friendship in what major American city?
New York City
400
Netflix purchased the rights to this author’s catalog, which includes the nominated short film "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar."
Roald Dahl
400
This instant action classic features Gerard Butler as a pilot attempting to save his passengers from pirates in the Philippines.
Plane
500
Name one of the two films nominated for Best Picture this year that were not also written by the director.
Poor Things and The Holdovers
500
Paul Giamatti, nominated for Best Actor for The Holdovers, is also the subject of a viral campaign to be added to what museum?
Madame Tussauds (waxpaulnow.com)
500
Who is the only nominee appearing in two films nominated for Best Picture?
Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest)
500
This Band member, nominated for Best Original Score, is the only posthumous nominee in the main categories.
Robbie Robertson (Killers of the Flower Moon)
500
The Boy and The Heron's English dub features an all-star cast of voice actors. Name the Boy *and* the Heron's voice actors.
Hint: Both have played the same superhero in the last 15 years.
Christian Bale and Robert Pattinson
500
The production design of Barbie caused international shortages of what resource?
Pink paint (Pantone 219)
500
How many films starring Nicolas Cage were released in 2023?
Five (Dream Scenario, Sympathy for the Devil, The Old Way, Renfield, The Retirement Plan)
*Would also accept six for his “cameo” in The Flash
600
Martin Scorsese became the most nominated director in Oscars history this year with Killers of the Flower Moon. How many times has he been nominated? (+/- 1)
10 (Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ, Goodfellas, Gangs of New York, The Depahted, Hugo, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Oirishman, Killers of the Flower Moon)
600
How many nominations in the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor categories are for playing real people?
Five (Robert Downey Jr., Robert De Niro, Colman Domingo, Bradley Cooper, Cillian Murphy)
600
Danielle Brooks was nominated for the 2023 remake of The Color Purple. Who played her role in the 1985 Steven Spielberg version?
Oprah Winfrey
600
Diane Warren, nominated for the original song "The Fire Inside" from Flamin' Hot, has been nominated multiple times but never won. How many times has she been nominated? (+/- 1)
15
600
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse features how many different variants of Spider-Man? (Guess within 25)
280
600
Name one of the three recipients of an honorary Academy Award in 2024.
BONUS: Name the recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks, Carol Littleton (BONUS: Michelle Satter)
600
Name the film released by Tommy Wiseau in 2023 as his triumphant follow-up to The Room.
Big Shark