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200

He, alongside James Newton Howard, composed the music in Batman Begins.

Hans Zimmer

200

He was the first Spanish actor to win an Oscar for his performance in No Country for Old Men.

Javier Bardem

200

He wrote the screenplay and directed The Incredibles.

Brad Bird

200

This legendary singer-songwriter plays L.A. record producer Tony Lacey in Annie Hall.

Paul Simon

200

in Get Out, Chris' best friend Rod has this job at an airport.

TSA Agent

400

He composed the music in Goldfinger.

John Barry

400

He became the first Black writer to win Best Original Screenplay for Get Out.

Jordan Peele

400

He wrote the screenplay and directed Everything Is Illuminated, his first movie as a director.

Liev Schreiber

400

This "All of Me" singer plays Keith in La La Land.

John Legend

400

The real bank robber, John Wojtowicz who inspired Dog Day Afternoon, had watched this Al Pacino movie to get ideas the day he robbed the Chase Manhattan bank.

The Godfather

600

He composed the music in La La Land.

Justin Hurwitz

600

Terminator 2 was the first film to win an Academy Award when its predecessor had not been nominated. How many total Oscars did T2 win?

4

600

He wrote the screenplay The Usual Suspects and won an Oscar for it.

Christopher McQuarrie

600

This "Tightrope" singer made her acting debut as Teresa in Moonlight.

Janelle Monáe

600

In order for this film to be given an R rating in the U.S. (as opposed to NC-17), some scenes in this movie contain computer-generated people in the foreground obscuring some of the more explicit sexual action.

Eyes Wide Shut

800

He composed the music in The Natural.

Randy Newman

800

He became the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar in Moonlight.

Mahershala Ali

800

He wrote the screenplay and directed The Station Agent, his first movie.

Tom McCarthy

800

This former Late Show with Stephen Colbert bandleader plays Billy Preston in Saturday Night.

Jon Batiste

800

Russell Crowe based his performance in L.A. Confidential on that of Steling Hayden in this 1956 Stanley Kubrick movie, a former movie club pick.

The Killing

1000

He composed the music in L.A. Confidential.

Jerry Goldsmith

1000

Goldfinger became the first Bond film to win an Oscar in this technical category.

Best Sound Effects

1000

He wrote the screenplay for Heathers, his first screenplay and later worked on Hudson Hawk and Batman Returns.

Daniel Waters

1000

Everything Is Illuminated's Eugene Hütz is a Ukrainian singer-songwriter most famous as the frontman for the band Gogol Bordello and play this off-the-margins, DIY-associated genre.

Punk

1000

This Oscar winner, who previously won in acting and writing categories, and did an uncredited rewrite on the script for Pride & Prejudice. She gets a 'special thanks' in the credits.

Emma Thompson

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