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100

This Swedish actress made her American introduction  in 1939’s Intermezzo: A Love Story

Who is Ingrid Bergman?

100

Rosebud.

What is Citizen Kane?

100

This is what an actor "breaks" when they turn and talk directly to the audience.

What is the "fourth wall"?

100

Although he won 2 BAFTA's, the star of the Pink Panther series and Being There was never even nominated!

Who was Peter Sellers?

100

In 2022, this person slapped that person. Live! During the broadcast!!!

Who is Will Smith slapped Chris Rock?

100

"Tell me somethin', girl
Are you happy in this modern world?
Or do you need more?
Is there somethin' else you're searchin' for?"

What is "Shallow" from A Star is Born?

200

We know how weird his characters always are, but this superstar was killed off in A Nightmare on Elm Street, his first film.  

Who is Johnny Depp?

200

Yo Adrian!

What is Rocky?

200

Hint: it's not a neck -- What part of a body is shown in a chocker shot?  

What are the eyes?

200

This handsome actor was only nominated once, for his role in The Defiant Ones, but his daughter won in 2023.

Who was Tony Curtis?

200

Oops! In 2017, this iconic actress was shown the wrong envelope by fellow presenter Warren Beatty (not his fault), and read the wrong name for Best Picture.

Who is Faye Dunaway?

200

"No, I never felt like this before
Yes I swear, it's the truth
And I owe it all to you"

What is "I've Had the Time of My Life" from Dirty Dancing?

300

She started off as an understudy on Broadway, but her first time filling in the main role, she was spotted by a film producer, and got the starring role in Hitchcock’s The Trouble With Harry.  

Who is Shirley MacLaine?

300

Plastics.

What is The Graduate?

300

Not like Humphrey, when a person is called a bogie on set, it's because they have done this.

What is walk into a scene by accident?

300

Nominated a whopping 7 times, this actor never won, although he was one of the highest paid actors of his generation with hits such as Night of the Iguana and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who is Richard Burton?

300

This handsome actor famously danced with Snow White during a 1989 opening number so reviled that many stars later wrote an open letter to the Academy lambasting it.  

Who is Rob Lowe?

300

"Where the tree tops glisten, and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow"

What is "White Christmas" from Holiday Inn?

400

This leading man hated his first performance in 1954’s The Silver Chalice so much that he publically apologized for it.  

Who is Paul Newman?

400

Hello gorgeous.

What is Funny Girl?

400

Once you have filmed a "martini shot", what happens next on a film set?

What is go home (or to the bar)?

400

Best known for his portrayal of virtuous thieves and pirates, this handsome actor was never even nominated.

Who was Errol Flynn?

400

Name at least three of the people who were in the famous 2014 selfie with host Ellen DeGeneres (not including Ellen, there were 8 plus her).

Who are Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt, Bradley Cooper, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lawrence, Lupita N'yonga, Julia Roberts and Kevin Spacey?

400

"So I just did me some talking to the sun,
And I said I didn't like the way he got things done
Sleeping on the job..."

What is "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

500

Natalie Wood was an old pro, but the actor playing her love interest made his debut opposite her in 1961’s Splendor in the Grass.  

Who is Warren Beatty?

500

You betcha.

What is Fargo?

500

X marks the spot – literally: Marks are spots on the floor that actors stand on (so that the lights and cameras are set up properly).  You can also use this classic comedian’s first name for the same thing.  

What is Groucho?

500

This actress, best known for her roles in Vertigo and Bell, Book and Candle, was never nominated.

Who is Kim Novak?

500

Sad: these are the two actors who have won acting awards posthumously, in 1976 and 2009.

Who are Peter Finch (Network) and Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)?

500

"Saw my reflection in a window
And didn't know my own face
Oh brother are you gonna leave me wastin' away"

What is "Streets of Philadelphia" from Philadelphia?