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Oscar Oddities Trivia Quiz

Here are some very rare and odd results that have occurred on Oscar night. How many are you aware of? All answers are valid through the 74th Academy Awards, March 24, 2002.

A multiple-choice quiz by ckdexterhaven. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
ckdexterhaven

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
53,296

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. The first time two Oscars were given for Best Director was for which of these films? Hint

Gone With The Wind

West Side Story

Around The World In Eighty Days

Ben Hur

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Question 2 of 10

2. There have been a number of occasions where performers were nominated for Acting Oscars after their deaths. Who is the first person to receive TWO posthumous Acting Nominations?

Answer: (Full name or last name only, A True Rebel)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Most Best Picture Winners are nominated and win in multiple categories. What is the first Best Picture Winner to receive only one nomination? Hint

Grand Hotel

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Broadway Melody

Chariots Of Fire

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is the first Best Actress Award winner who was in her 50s when she won? Hint

Katherine Hepburn

Susan Sarandon

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley Booth

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1956, 'The Red Balloon' won the Oscar for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. What was unique about this award? Hint

The movie did not have a dialogue

The writer was 12 years old

The screenplay was all in rhyme

It was an animated film

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture? Hint

Beauty and the Beast

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Fantasia

Toy Story

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is the first person to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing the title character? Hint

Teresa Wright

Dianne Wiest

Vanessa Redgrave

Judi Dench

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Question 8 of 10

8. Portraying a U.S. President often leads to an acting nomination. Who is the first actor to receive TWO nominations for playing a United States President? Hint

Henry Fonda

Raymond Massey

Anthony Hopkins

Alexander Knox

9. There have been numerous occasions where actresses have been nominated for two acting Oscars, lead and supporting, in different films in the same year. It has happened on fewer occasions for an actor. Who is the first? Hint

Jack Nicholson

Jack Lemmon

Al Pacino

Robert DeNiro

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the first film to have three actresses nominated in a single category? Hint

Tom Jones

The Color Purple

All About Eve

Peyton Place

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first time two Oscars were given for Best Director was for which of these films?

Answer: West Side Story

Both Robert Wise, who directed the dramatic sequences, and Jerome Robbins, who choreographed and directed the dance sequences, received Best Director Oscars.

2. There have been a number of occasions where performers were nominated for Acting Oscars after their deaths. Who is the first person to receive TWO posthumous Acting Nominations?

Answer: James Dean

Dean died on September 30, 1955. He was nominated in '56 for 'East of Eden' and in '57 for 'Giant'.

3. Most Best Picture Winners are nominated and win in multiple categories. What is the first Best Picture Winner to receive only one nomination?

Answer: Grand Hotel

Surprisingly, this granddaddy of the 'all-star cast' picture didn't earn one acting nomination, let alone any others.

4. Who is the first Best Actress Award winner who was in her 50s when she won?

Answer: Shirley Booth

Hepburn was 60 (for 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner') and MacLaine and Sarandon were 49 when they won. Booth was 54.

5. In 1956, 'The Red Balloon' won the Oscar for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. What was unique about this award?

Answer: The movie did not have a dialogue

A remarkable short film, whose story was told entirely through imagery.

6. What is the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture?

Answer: Beauty and the Beast

With the newly created Animated Feature Length Film Award added in 2001, it may be even harder for an animated film to win a Best Picture nomination in the future.

7. Who is the first person to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing the title character?

Answer: Vanessa Redgrave

Ms. Redgrave won her Oscar for portraying the title character in 1977's 'Julia'. To be fair, Meryl Streep deserves half-credit for her Supporting win for 'Kramer v. Kramer'.

8. Portraying a U.S. President often leads to an acting nomination. Who is the first actor to receive TWO nominations for playing a United States President?

Answer: Anthony Hopkins

Welsh-born Hopkins was nominated for portraying Richard Nixon in 1995's 'Nixon' and John Quincy Adams in 1997's 'Amistad'.

Answer: Al Pacino

In 1992, Al Pacino was nominated and won Best Actor for 'Scent of a Woman'. That same year he was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor for 'Glengarry Glen Ross'.

10. What is the first film to have three actresses nominated in a single category?

Answer: Tom Jones

Dame Edith Evans, Joyce Redman and Diane Cilento were all nominated for Best Supporting Actress for their work in 'Tom Jones'.

Source: Author ckdexterhaven

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