'98 - '02 Oscar Winners and Nominees Quiz

Answer: "Gosford Park" and "Iris" and "In The Bedroom"

Helen Mirren and Maggie Smith were both nominated for Best Supporting Actress for their roles in "Gosford Park". Judi Dench and Kate Winslet from "Iris" were nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively, and Sissy Spacek and Marisa Tomei from "In The Bedroom" were nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. Halle Berry from "Monster's Ball" won Best Actress and Jennifer Connelly won Best Supporting Actress for "A Beautiful Mind".

Answer: 13 Nominations, 4 Wins

"Lord of the Rings" won Oscars for Best Makeup, Cinematography, Original Score, and Visual Effects, it was also nominated for Best Picture, Supporting Actor, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Art-Set Direction, Costume Design, Editing, Song, and Sound.

Answer: False

Russell Crowe won for "Gladiator" but Javier Bardem was nominated for his role and won the 2001 Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.

Answer: 3

"Harry Potter" was nominated for Best Original Score, Costume Design, and Art-Set Direction, but lost to "Lord of the Rings", "Moulin Rouge!" and "Moulin Rouge!" respectively.

Answer: No

Halle Berry played suffering black woman Leticia Musgrove, but "Monster's Ball" is not based on a true story, and Leticia Musgrove is not a real woman.

Answer: American Beauty

"American Beauty" was Sam Mendes's first film, and it won him the Best Director Oscar in 2000. Sam Mendes's second film is "Road to Perdition" which is earning him rave reviews as well. "American Beauty" also won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay for first time movie screen-writer Alan Ball.

Answer: False

William Hurt is the only other actor to receive three consecutive Best Actor nominations since 1980. William Hurt won Best Actor in 1986 for "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and was nominated but did not win in 1987 for "Children of A Lesser God" and in 1988 for "Broadcast News". Russell Crowe won in 2001 for "Gladiator" and was nominated in 2000 for "The Insider" and in 2002 for "A Beautiful Mind". Tom Hanks is the most recent actor to win two consecutive Best Actor Oscars, in 1993 for "Philadelphia" and in 1994 for "Forrest Gump", but he has not been nominated three consecutive times. Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson have also had numerous nominations but not thrice in a row.

Answer: Robin Williams

At the Academy Awards the Best Supporting Actor winner of the previous year presents the award for Best Supporting Actress. Robin Williams won Best Supporting Actor in 1998 for "Good Will Hunting" and presented the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1999, which Judi Dench won for "Shakespeare In Love".

Answer: Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni from Italy won for his film "La Vita e Bella" (translated into English is "Life is Beautiful"). He and his film were also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. "La Vita e Bella" also won for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Score. During the awards presentation Robert Benigni ran across the top of the chairs to reach the stage when he won, right over top of fellow Best Director nominee Steven Spielberg.

Answer: Gladiator

"Gladiator" won the 2001 Best Picture Oscar, the other nominees were "Erin Brokovich", "Wo hu cang long" (translated into English as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"), "Chocolat" and "Traffic". "Chocolat" and "Traffic" were not based on true stories, and "Pollock", the true story of American painter Jackson Pollock was not a nominee for Best Picture.