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Introduction:
"More Oscar-related questions with answers that follow alphabetical order. As usual, I skipped X."


1. Which woman has written a book, that has become a film, that has earned Oscar nominations?
    Anne Rice
    Alice Walker
    All Of them
    Ann Tyler


2. This movie received nominations for two of its supporting characters in 1969. Can you name it?
    Bobby Deerfield
    Billy Budd
    Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
    Blume In Love


3. Which of these well known actresses never got an Oscar nomination for her performances?
    Cloris Leachman
    Christine Lahti
    Candice Bergen
    Chita Rivera


4. This starlet was up for Best Supporting Actress in 1957. Which one and in which movie?
    Doris Day for "Pillow Talk"
    Debbie Reynolds for "Singing In The Rain"
    Diane Varsi for "Peyton Place"
    Della Reese for "Pete Kelly's Blues"


5. Jack Nicholson, an Oscar favorite, got his first Oscar nomination in what 1969 film?
    Answer: (starts with 'e'! 2 words.)


6. One of these movies earned its Lead Actor an Oscar nomination. Which one?
    Fatal Attraction
    French Lieutenant's Woman
    Frenzy
    Fiddler On The Roof


7. Here's a gift for you. Russell Crowe received his second Oscar nomination for what movie?
    Answer: (Starts with 'g'. That should cover it. One Word.)


8. Some of these have seemed hard and obscure so far so I'll ease up a little. "The Miracle Worker" in 1962 was a biography about the childhood of which legendary woman?
    Helen of Troy
    Helen Keller
    Hillary Clinton
    Hester Prynne


9. Let's go way back in time! In 1932 Paul Muni was Oscar nominated for Best Actor for which of these films?
    Idylls Of The Kings
    I Am A Camera
    I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang
    I'll Never Love Again


10. Which of these performers received his/her first nomination and won and hasn't been nominated again as of 2003?
    Julie Andrews
    Joe Pesci
    Jeremy Irons
    John Wayne


11. Which one of these "K" films did not win an Oscar?
    Key Largo
    (The) King And I
    (The) Killing Fields
    King Kong (1933)


12. Kate Hepburn, one of my all time favorites, was nominated for which of these movies, but didn't win Best Actress for it?
    (The) Lion In Winter
    Love Among The Ruins
    Long Day's Journey Into Night
    Little Women


13. This woman was the only actress nominated for "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" in 1977. Which actress is this?
    Marion Cambridge
    Mary Kay Place
    Melinda Dillon
    Miranda Richardson


14. This actress played a complex doctor on that old 70's show "Dark Shadows". But, then, everybody on that soap was a little off the beam, as was her character. But she was up for Best Supporting Actress in 1964. For what movie?
    Night Passage
    New York Nights
    Night Of The Iguana
    Next Stop Greenwich Village


15. Which of these people or films have won Oscars?
    Oh my! All of them have!
    Ordinary People
    Olivier, Laurence
    Oliver Stone


16. This interesting actress was up for Best Actress in 1961, then for Best Supporting Actress in 1976 and then again for Best Supporting Actress in 1986. Who is she?
    Pier Angeli
    Piper Laurie
    Patricia Neal
    Paula Prentiss


17. I used to work in a video store and then jumped into fame as an Oscar nominated director. I even got to date Mira Sorvino for a while. Who am I?
    Quentin Tarantino
    Quentin Crisp
    Quincy Jones
    Quinn Cummings


18. This time I'm a rock singer who shared top billing with Ann-Margret. She was up for Best Actress for our movie in 1975. Who am I this time?
    Roger Moore
    Roger Daltry
    Ringo Starr
    Robert Palmer


19. Two actors rocked the boat and kissed each other. Two men! Very daring in 1971! Which movie?
    Sunday, Bloody Sunday
    Summer And Smoke
    Suddenly Last Summer
    Stanley and Iris


20. In which Oscar-nominated film was the Joad family prominent?
    The Great Gatsby
    The Pianist
    The Last Picture Show
    The Grapes Of Wrath


21. Kevin Spacey is one of our best American actors, in my opinion. He won his first Oscar for what film?
    Answer: (the major word in the title starts with 'u '. Forget the "The". 2 words.)


22. A little more retro. This Oscar nominated movie was about a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman. A bit confusing. Which film?
    Answer: (two words)


23. Now to "W". Dustin Hoffman received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for which movie?
    Wag The Dog
    What's Love Got To Do With It?
    Waking Amy
    We Were Soldiers


24. This tune was named Best Song of 1977. Which one?
    You're The One That I Want
    You Came Along
    Yes, Giorgio
    You Light Up My Life


25. This "Z" film had a character in it named Madame Hortense and the actress who played her won an Oscar. Which of these is the correct movie?
    Zabriskie Point
    Z
    Zorba The Greek
    Zelig


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