The Oscars

The Oscars

100

What is the most watched awards ceremony in the world?

The Oscars/Academy Awards

200

In what year was the first Oscars award ceremony?

1929

300

How much were tickets to the first Oscars ceremony?

$5

400

In what year was the first televised broadcast of the Oscars?

1953

500

What was the name of the prominent studio executive that created the award?

Louis B. Mayer

Oscar Himself

100

What is the Oscar a statue of?

A knight/Crusader holding a sword

200

The other/original name of the Oscar award is....

The Academy Award

300

How much does each Oscar weigh?

8.5 lbs

400

Who designed the Oscar Statue?

Cedric Gibbons

500

The Oscar statue stands on a reel of film with 5 spokes that are meant to resemble what?

The 5 Branches of the Film Industry

The Name

100

How many people have claimed to have given the Oscar its name?

3

200

Around what year did the Oscar receive its name?

1935

300

This legendary actress claimed to name the Oscar after her husband because the backend of the statue looked like her husband when he got out of the shower.

Bette Davis

400

Margaret Herrick was the Executive Secretary for the Academy and claimed to name the statue after this family member.

Her Uncle Oscar

500

Sidney Skolsky was a Hollywood columnist and he claimed that he inspired by this when naming the Oscar.

an old vaudeville joke

Special Oscars + one question that has nothing to do with that

100

Shirley Temple was the first child actor to receive this award.

The Juvenile Oscar

200

During World War II they didn't have the materials to make a real Oscar, so they made them out off...

Plaster

300

In 1938, Walt Disney received a special Oscar that consisted of a normal statuette that was connected to 7 smaller ones for this movie.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

400

Originally, the Actors would receive their real Oscar award at the ceremony, but it would be taken back the next day so that the Academy could put this on the statue.

name plate

500

Edgar Bergen received a special Oscar that looked like a puppet with a moving mouth. This was because he was a famous....

Ventriloquist

Mystery Box

100

When was the Academy started?

1927

200

How many Oscars were awarded at the first awards ceremony?

15

300

Since 2009, actors can receive the name plate for their Oscar at this official event after the ceremony.

the official Governor's Ball

400

Who holds the record for the most Oscar wins?

Walt Disney

500

After starting the Academy Awards, Louis B. Mayer went on to co-found this major movie studio.

MGM Studios (Metro Goldwyn Mayer)