Women at the Oscars
With 21 nominations, this actress holds the record for the most acting nominations in Academy history.
Who is Meryl Streep?
This Emily Brontë novel has been adapted by directors including William Wyler, Andrea Arnold, and Emerald Fennell.
What is Wuthering Heights?
Which Irish actress in Hamnet is up for best actress in this year's Academy Awards?
Who is Jessie Buckley?
This 1985 Emerson alumna was the 2025 commencement speaker and wanted “a hot dog real bad” after seeing Elle Woods in Fourth-of-July-esque attire.
Who is Jennifer Coolidge?
This singer’s 2022 album Midnights debuted at No. 1 and included the song “Anti-Hero.”
Who is Taylor Swift?
In 2021, she became the first Asian woman to win Best Director for Nomadland.
Who is Chloé Zhao?
When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and Silkwood all had scripts by this writer-director.
Who is Nora Ephron?
Name one of the Star Wars films that was shot in Ireland.
What is The Force Awakens?
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What is The Last Jedi?
Which 1979 Emerson alumna revolutionized the makeup industry and has an Emerson gymnasium as her namesake?
Who is Bobbi Brown?
This HBO drama about a powerful media family fighting for control of a global company ended after its fourth season in 2023.
What is Succession?
This director was the first woman to win a Best Director Oscar for The Hurt Locker in 2010.
Who is Kathryn Bigelow?
This Abbott Elementary creator and star won the Emmy award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2022.
Who is Quinta Brunson?
This Netflix original series, written by Lisa McGee, follows a group of four Irish girls as they navigate high school during The Troubles.
What is Derry Girls?
Which Emerson alumna was the co-director and co-screenwriter for The Matrix?
Who is Lilly Wachowski?
This 2023 film directed by Greta Gerwig became the highest-grossing movie ever directed by a solo female filmmaker.
What is Barbie?
This crew award for the 2026 Oscars has an all-female nominee list.
What is Costume Design?
This Star Wars actress was also a prolific script doctor, and the author of four novels, including Postcards From the Edge.
Who is Carrie Fisher?
The Temple Bar, the iconic Dublin pub popularized by the 1992 film Far and Away starring Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, was used as a double for what American city?
What is Boston?
This Emerson alumna is an American television producer who worked on Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, and won four Emmys. She also happens to be the daughter of Calvin Klein.
Who is Marci Klein?
This actress and producer created and starred in the HBO comedy-drama Insecure, which ran from 2016 to 2021.
Who is Issa Rae?
In 1969, the Oscars had a tie in the category of Best Actress, between Barbara Streisand and _______.
Who is Katherine Hepburn?
Starting out as half of a comedy duo with director Mike Nichols, this woman went on to write films such as A New Leaf, The Birdcage, and Mikey and Nicky.
Who is Elaine May?
What is the Donkey’s name in the Banshees of Inisherin?
Patrick
Jenny
Siobhan
Rowan
Who is Jenny?
This 1996 Emerson alumna was the co-writer on Crazy Rich Asians and Raya and the Last Dragon. She also shares a first name with a famous English singer.
Who is Adele Lim?
This cinematographer made history as the first woman nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for her work on Mudbound.
Who is Rachel Morrison?