Oscars History
Who didn't keep his wife's name out of his f*cking mouth
Chris Rock
This SCA alum film broke the record for most Oscar nominations in a single year with 16 nods.
What is Ryan Coogler
First Black woman to win an oscar
Hattie McDaniel for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind
This famous filmmaker never officially attended USC, but he nonetheless has a building named in his honor
Steven Spielberg
"What is this, some kind of suicide squad?"
Suicide Squad(2016)
First foreign-language film to win Best Picture in 2020
What is Parasite by Bong Joon Ho
a FIRST TIME oscar NOMINEE across the Best Actor categories
Rose Byrne, Jacob Elordi, Elle Fanning, Michael B. Jordan, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Delroy Lindo, Wagner Moura, Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard and Teyana Taylor
What is the highest grossing black film?
Black Panther
$1.3 billion worldwide
Ryan Coogler's first feature film after graduating from USC
Fruitvale Station(2013)
"Everybody keeps telling me how my story is supposed to go. Nah, I'ma do my own thing..."
Spider Man: Across the Spiderverse
The film that got Spike Lee his Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay
BlacKKKlansman
The youngest actor since Marlon Brando, and the second youngest overall, to receive a third nomination for best actor in a leading role
Timothée Chalamet
First Black man to win the oscar for Best Costume Design
Paul Tazewell for Wicked
Before directing Wicked Part 1 & 2, which broadway musical movie did John M. Chu adapt and direct?
What is In The Heights(2021)
"As far as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster"
Goodfellas
which disney film was the first animated movie to ever be nominated for best picture?
What is Beauty and the Beast (1992)
First woman of color nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography AND the movie she worked on
Autumn Cheyenne Durald Arkapaw
First Black man to win the oscar for best original score
Prince for Purple Rain
True or False: John Singleton wanted to major in mechanical engineering at USC before choosing Film
False; he wanted to major in computer science
“Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies, and Hooterville Junction”
What is One Battle After Another
Which famous NBA player won an Oscar for "Best Short Animated Film"
Kobe Bryant
Ruth E. Carter is the most nominated Black woman in Oscar history across any category. What is her nomination for
Best Costume Design
The first Black man to win two Oscars in the same acting category
Mahershala Ali
Many know him from Star Wars fame, but name one film that established George Lucas as a visionary filmmaker even before audiences were taken to a galaxy far, far away
American Graffiti, Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, The Emperor
“Play it, Sam. Play ‘As Time Goes By.'”
Casablanca