Outstanding Oscars
This 1991 Horror film, staring Anthony Hopkins as a brilliant psychiatrist who works alongside an FBI agent to hunt a serial killer, is noteworthy for receiving the "Big Five" awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay.
What is The Silence of The Lambs?
This animated 2017 Worst Picture Winner starred T. J. Miller and prominently featured the game Candy Crush.
What is The Emoji Movie?
A well-reputed enthusiast of cardigans and hand-puppets.
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A vertically challenged former television icon, who is forced to work with a rival to return to his friend.
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A mentally challenged Vietnam veteran, who goes on to lead a cross-country marathon, before choosing to return home to his simple life.
Who is Tom Hanks?
#6
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Test Drive
How to Train Your Dragon
John Powell
Blind Flight
"Come with me if you want to live."
What is The Terminator?
This accomplished composer has been nominated 54 times at the Academy Awards, 48 of which are for Best Original Score.
Who is John Williams?
The worst picture nominated fourth entry in a film series starring Sylvester Stallone, which won Best Picture for its first entry in 1976.
What is Rocky IV?
The estranged father of a world famous confectionist.
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A magician, taken with dark powers, who ensnares a former ally to further his own aims of world co-domination.
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A knight, fallen down dark paths, who secretly works for a traitorous politician.
Who is Sir Christopher Lee?
#7
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You're The Best
Karate Kid
Joe "Bean" Esposito
The Tournament
"Carpe Diem"
What is Dead Poets Society?
This 2022 Best Picture Nominee was directed by James Cameron, and was a sequel to his 2009 film of similar name, which was nominated for the same award. Both films are primarily CGI.
What is Avatar: The Way of Water?
The first entry in this now well-known slasher franchise, with a total of ironically 12 entries, received a nomination for worst picture back in 1980.
What is Friday the 13th?
A news reporter, forced to repeatedly document his least favorite holiday.
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A scientist, believed to be a fraud, who is forced to start a business alongside two of his former colleagues, where they save the world, after it is nearly ended by an EPA agent.
Who is Bill Murray?
#4
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Main Title
Ladyhawke
Andrew Powell
Opening Credits
"We'll Always have Paris."
What is Casablanca?
This accomplished filmmaker has received the most academy awards of any individual, 22 awards, most of which are for shorts and documentaries.
Who is Walt Disney?
This horror film and its sequel the next year both received nominations for worst picture. Despite this, the film is one of the most successful independent films of all time and founded a new sub-genre of horror.
What is The Blair Witch Project?
A darker version of the protagonist, who sees his world in black and white.
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An American man seeking to restore his family's reputation through an ancient search for gold.
Who is Nicholas Cage?
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I'm Forrest.... Forest Gump
Forest Gump
Alan Silvestri
Opening Credits
"You can't handle the Truth!"
What is A Few Good Men?
These three films have all received 11 academy awards, the most ever received by a single film.
What are Ben-Hur, Titanic, and The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King?
This Michael Bay directed franchise, based on a beloved 1980s cartoon, has received four nominations for worst picture.
What is Transformers?
A cat-owning space traveler, hunted by a terrifying parasite.
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A researcher on a foreign planet, who guides and aides the protagonist through their journey of understanding this new world
Who is Sigourney Weaver?
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The Steward of Gondor
The Lord of The Rings: Return of The King
Howard Shore
That scene with the tomato
"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."
What is The Godfather?