Actors and Actresses
At 21 nominations, this actress is the most nominated actor in history
Who is Meryl Streep?
Only 6 directors have won the Best Director Oscar on their first film, including this director who won for 1999's American Beauty.
Who is Sam Mendes?
This is the first best picture winner filmed in color.
What is Gone with the Wind?
Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty must have been in La La Land when they seriously flubbed giving this film the best picture Oscar in 2017
What is Moonlight?
Quid pro quo, this actor won best actor despite only being on screen for 16 minutes in 1991
Who is Anthony Hopkins?
This actor famously rejected his Oscar in 1972, and instead sent Sacheen Littlefeather to the stage in his place to accept his Oscar for the Godfather
Who is Marlon Brando?
She was the first American woman (and only the third woman ever at the time) to be nominated for best director in 2003 for Lost in Translation
Who is Sofia Coppola?
This actor from the silent film era received a 12-minute standing ovation when he received an Honorary Academy Award in 1972.
Who is Charlie Chaplin?
We just can't let it go -- John Travolta butchered this broadway singer's name, calling her "Adele Dazeem" before she sang her hit song from Frozen in 2014
Who is Idina Menzel?
This actor was definitely not a loser, despite only being on screen for 14 minutes and 20 seconds in Little Miss Sunshine
Who is Alan Arkin?
A little birdie told me this actor was the first to receive an Oscar posthumously in 1976, for his performance in Network
Peter Finch
Hoping to change it this year, this brit has been nominated 8 times for an Oscar. Hopefully he gets one this year to keep as a memento.
Who is Christopher Nolan?
The Best Makeup category was added to the lineup a year after the Academy received backlash for not honoring this film starring Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt.
What is The Elephant Man?
This actress famously biffed it on her way to accept the Oscar for best actress in 2013 for Silver Linings Playbook
Olympia Dukakis was only on screen for 19 minutes and 54 seconds in this romantic comedy starring Nicolas Cage and Cher
[Daily Double] Tony Soprano wonders, what happened to guys like this actor? The strong, silent type, who won bet actor in 1941 for Sergeant York
Who is Gary Cooper?
This director has won four academy awards for best director, currently hold the record.
Who is John Ford?
[DAILY DOUBLE] This Spielberg helmed film (with a remake up for some Oscars this year) was nominated for a staggering 11 academy awards, winning 0 in 1985 (cue Amadeus laugh)
What is The Color Purple?
This documentary was awarded the Oscar in 1969, only to have it revoked when it came to light that the doc was actually released in 1967
What is Young Americans?
No CGI buttholes here! This dame won best supporting actress for Shakespeare in Love in 1998
Who is Judi Dench?
No, no, not Jeff Bridges, I'm thinking of the original Rooster Cogburn, who won best actor for True Grit in 1969.
Who is John Wayne?
This old school Hollywood director holds the record for best directing nominations at a staggering 12 - Martin Scorsese is close behind with 10.
Who is William Wyler?
This film was the first film to win best picture in 1929
What is Wings?
This stage and film legend mistakenly read aloud "Amadeus!" in 1985, before reading the rest of the best picture nominees.
Who is Laurence Olivier?
Currently the record holder for shortest screen time with five minutes and two seconds, Beatrice Straight won best supporting actress for this mad as hell film from 1976.
What is Network?