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100
In the 2001 Oscars which film won the Best Picture?

A. Lord of the Rings Return of the King

B. Gladiator

C. American Beauty

D. Titanic

E. Million Dollar Baby

Gladiator

100

What do Sam Smith, Billy Eilish, and Adele have in common?

They all have won Oscars for their songs in the last three James Bond Films

100

Leonardo DiCaprio has put up some incredible performances over the years but only one Oscar to his name. Name that movie?

The Revenant

100

Lady Gaga has performed many times at the Oscars she did one that was a little personal with Bradley Cooper. What was the movie and bonus for what was the song?

A Star is Born, and the song was Shallow

100

Who has hosted the Oscars more than anyone else?

A. Billy Crystal

B. Johnny Carson

C. Bob Hope

D. Whoopi Goldberg

E. Steve Martin

Bob Hope hosting 19 times. The next closest is Billy Crystal with 9. There was a time when people thought Bob should be the only host.

200

Tom Hanks is one of the greatest actors ever winning two Oscars. Which two years did he win? Bonus points if you can say the two movies?

A. 1989, 2001

B. 1999, 1995

C. 1993, 2001

D. 1994, 1995

E. 1989, 1994

1994 and 1995 for the movies of Philadelphia and Forrest Gump.

200

Which of these composers have never won an Oscar?
A. Thomas Newman

B. Ennio Morricone

C. James Newton Howard

D. Ludwig Goransson

E. Alexandre Desplat

Thomas Newman and James Newton Howard both have never won. Newman has been nominated 15 times Howard 9.

200

Steven Spielberg has been around making Oscar worthy movies for a long time. He has won three Oscars in his long tenure what movies has he won and Oscar for?

Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List but he won two for Schindler's List Best Picture and Director.

200

What year did Will Smith smack the sh#t out of Chris Rock?

2022

200

Which person has won the most Oscars?
A. Francis Ford Coppola

B. Alfred Newman

C. Walt Disney

D. Cedric Gibbons

E. Clint Eastwood

Walt Disney with an astounding 26 wins.

300

1995 had a plethora of incredible movies which of these did not win a single Oscar?

A. Lion King

B. Shawshank Redemption

C. Forrest Gump

D. Speed

E. Pulp Fiction

Shawshank Redemption wildly regarded as the greatest movie ever they were nominated for 7 and only took home $28,884,716 at the box office.

300

Which of these composers has won the most Oscars:
A. Hans Zimmer

B. Henry Mancini

C. John Williams

D. Alan Menken

E. James Newton Howard

The Disney King Alan Menken with 8 for Pocahontas, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and The Little Mermaid.

300

The "Big Five" in the Oscars is when a movie wins Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress in a leading role. Only 3 movies have done this list those 3.

It Happened One Night (1934)

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

The Silence of The Lambs (1991)

300

In what year did Ellen take the selfie that broke Twitter?

A. 2012

B. 2007

C. 2014

D. 2015

E. 2009

2014 her second time hosting the awards.

300

What movie franchise has won the most Oscars?

A. Marvel

B. Star Wars

C. James Bond

D. Indiana Jones

E. The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings with a total of 17

400

Good Will Hunting kicked off the careers of two of the biggest actors today with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck winning. What year did they win their Oscars?

A. 1997

B. 1998

C. 1993

D. 1999

E. 2000

1998

400

Which of these scores won an Oscar?

A. Pirates of the Caribbean

B. Harry Potter

C. Jurassic Park

D. James Bond

E. The Lion King

The Lion King

400

Robert De Niro is among the greatest with his performances and is nominated this year with Killer of the Flower Moon. He has won two Oscars what is the last one he won? Bonus points for the first one he won.

The last one was Raging Bull in 1980. The first one was also his first nomination for The Godfather Part II in 1975.

400

What was the big drama that happened at the 2017 Oscar's with Best Picture?

They gave the presenters the wrong card and read La La Land instead of Moonlight for Best Picture winner?

400

Titanic and Lord of the Rings Return of the King are tied for most Oscar's won by a movie with 11. What other movie shares this three-way tie?

A. West Side Story

B. Ben Hur

C. Gone With the Wind

D. Dances with Wolves

E. Forrest Gump

Ben Hur

500

Patton is one of the best classic war movies to this day winning seven Oscars. The movie is about World War II in 1940 what year did Patton win its Oscars?

A. 1965

B. 1969

C. 1975

D. 1971

E. 1974

1971

500

John Williams is considered the greatest composer ever. He holds the record with 54 nominations. What was the first Oscar he won?

Fiddler on the Roof

500

Jack Nicholson is another one of the greatest ever actors. Totaling with twelve nominations and three wins. What was his second win?
A. Terms of Endearment

B. A Few Good Men

C. As Good as It Gets

D. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

E. The Departed

Terms of Endearment in 1983. His first was One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1976 and last was in As Good as It Gets in 1998.

500

One Oscar host did a bit in his underwear after one commercial who was that host?

A. Jimmy Kimmel

B. Neil Patrick Harris

C. Seth Macfarlane

D. Billy Crystal

E. James Franco

Neil Patrick Harris in 2015

500

When was the first Oscars?
A. 1929

B. 1927

C. 1931

D. 1930

E. 1939

The Oscars was created in 1927 but had their first award show in 1929