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Quiz about 98  02 Oscar Winners and Nominees
Quiz about 98  02 Oscar Winners and Nominees

'98 - '02 Oscar Winners and Nominees Quiz


Random questions from the Academy Award presentations between 1998 and 2002. I hope you enjoy! The years which are mentioned refer to the year of the nomination and ceremony, NOT the year of the movie.

A multiple-choice quiz by napierslogs. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
napierslogs
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
97,009
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which three movies had at least 2 actresses nominated for Best Lead/Supporting Actress Oscars at the 2002 Academy Awards? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. How many nominations did "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" receive for the 2002 Oscars and how many did they win? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Javier Bardem won the Best Actor Oscar in 2001 for "Before Night Falls".


Question 4 of 10
4. How many 2002 Oscar nominations did "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" receive? (This is not a trick question, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is the same movie) Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Was Halle Berry portraying a real-life woman in "Monster's Ball" for her 2002 Best Actress win?


Question 6 of 10
6. Which film garnered Sam Mendes his first Best Director Oscar? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. From 1980 and on, Russell Crowe is the only actor to receive three consecutive Best Lead Actor nominations.


Question 8 of 10
8. Who presented the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to Judi Dench in 1999? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who won the Best Lead Actor Oscar in 1999?

Answer: (2 words, full name or last name only)
Question 10 of 10
10. Which movie was a Best Picture nominee from the 2001 Academy Awards and was also based on a true story? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which three movies had at least 2 actresses nominated for Best Lead/Supporting Actress Oscars at the 2002 Academy Awards?

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".
2. How many nominations did "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" receive for the 2002 Oscars and how many did they win?

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.
3. Javier Bardem won the Best Actor Oscar in 2001 for "Before Night Falls".

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.
4. How many 2002 Oscar nominations did "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" receive? (This is not a trick question, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is the same movie)

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.
5. Was Halle Berry portraying a real-life woman in "Monster's Ball" for her 2002 Best Actress win?

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.
6. Which film garnered Sam Mendes his first Best Director Oscar?

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.
7. From 1980 and on, Russell Crowe is the only actor to receive three consecutive Best Lead Actor nominations.

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.
8. Who presented the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to Judi Dench in 1999?

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".
9. Who won the Best Lead Actor Oscar in 1999?

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.
10. Which movie was a Best Picture nominee from the 2001 Academy Awards and was also based on a true story?

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.
Source: Author napierslogs

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