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Awards Bonanza Trivia Quiz


How is your knowledge of film awards - Oscars, the Golden Globes, and the SAG? All you have to do in this quiz is identify a star or a film that has been nominated or has been awarded with a prize. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by jalobi. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
jalobi
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
247,976
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
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719
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Question 1 of 10
1. Can you name the film where Sharon Stone bagged her first Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Barbra Streisand won the Golden Globe Best Director award for "Yentl".


Question 3 of 10
3. Who won the first Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for Best Actress? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In the 1988 Golden Globe Awards, the Best Actress award was won by three actresses. Shirley MacLaine won it for "Madame Souzatska", while Jodie Foster emerged victorious for "The Accused". Who was the third actress who completed this triumvirate? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Tom Cruise earned his first Golden Globe Best Actor nomination for "Risky Business".


Question 6 of 10
6. Madonna won a Golden Globe Best Actress for her turn in "Evita", beating four seasoned actresses: Debbie Reynolds, Barbra Streisand, Gena Rowlands, and this actress who ultimately won the Oscar for Best Actress that year. Who is she? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Nicole Kidman was nominated for an Oscar Best Actress for her performance in "Cold Mountain".


Question 8 of 10
8. Name the movie for which Oprah Winfrey bagged an Oscar and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1985.

Answer: (Three Words)
Question 9 of 10
9. Can you name this actress who picked up an OSCAR Best Supporting Actress trophy in 2000, even if she failed to even merit a nomination at that year's SAG and Golden Globe Awards?

Answer: (Three Words - full name or last name only)
Question 10 of 10
10. Which actress was nominated for an OSCAR Best Actress in 2003, but was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the SAG Awards? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Can you name the film where Sharon Stone bagged her first Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress?

Answer: Basic Instinct

Surprisingly, for her role as Catherine Tramell in "Basic Instinct", Stone earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. The film casts Stone as a mysterious psychologist and one time writer who becomes the prime suspect in a brutal murder. Hot on her trail is a police detective (Michael Douglas), who expectedly falls for the charms of the beautiful suspect.
The film established Stone as a film star to reckon with. However, in the Golden Globe Best Actress race, she lost to the higly deserving Emma Thompson for "Howard's End".
2. Barbra Streisand won the Golden Globe Best Director award for "Yentl".

Answer: True

The multi-talented Streisand came home with the Best Director trophy, beating ace directors Bruce Beresford and Ingmar Bergman. However, she failed to bag even a nomination at that year's Oscars.
3. Who won the first Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for Best Actress?

Answer: Jodie Foster

The first SAG Awards were handed down in 1995. Tom Hanks, "Forrest Gump", was the first recipient of the Best Actor award, while Jodie Foster,"Nell", the first to win Best Actress. Come Oscar time, Hanks continued his winning streak, while Foster lost to the luminous Jessica Lange in "Blue Sky".
4. In the 1988 Golden Globe Awards, the Best Actress award was won by three actresses. Shirley MacLaine won it for "Madame Souzatska", while Jodie Foster emerged victorious for "The Accused". Who was the third actress who completed this triumvirate?

Answer: Sigourney Weaver

A triple tie - that what it was that year at the Golden Globes. Alongside Foster and MacLaine, Sigourney Weaver's work for "Gorillas in the Mist" was also honored with a Best Actress trophy. The two other nominees who failed to win were Christine Lahti, "Running on Empty", and Meryl Streep, "A Cry in the Dark".
5. Tom Cruise earned his first Golden Globe Best Actor nomination for "Risky Business".

Answer: True

At the 1983 Golden Globes, Tom Cruise had his first Best Actor nomination for the comedy hit "Risky Business". Cruise lost to Michael Caine, "Educating Rita", an actor who defeated him once again several years later in the Best Supporting Actor category where he was nominated for his sterling turn in "Magnolia".
6. Madonna won a Golden Globe Best Actress for her turn in "Evita", beating four seasoned actresses: Debbie Reynolds, Barbra Streisand, Gena Rowlands, and this actress who ultimately won the Oscar for Best Actress that year. Who is she?

Answer: Frances McDormand

Although Frances McDormand was edged out by Madonna at the Golden Globes, McDormand went on to win the Oscar for her brilliant performance in "Fargo". Madonna, on the other hand, failed to merit even a nomination.
7. Nicole Kidman was nominated for an Oscar Best Actress for her performance in "Cold Mountain".

Answer: False

Of the main cast in "Cold Mountain", only Jude Law and Renee Zelwegger were nominated. Kidman was left out in the cold.
8. Name the movie for which Oprah Winfrey bagged an Oscar and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1985.

Answer: The Color Purple

For her sterling turn in Steven Spielberg's "The Color Purple", Oprah Winfrey bagged an Oscar Best Supporting Actress nomination. The plum, however, was won by Anjelica Huston for "Prizzi's Honor".
"The Color Purple", which was based on an Alice Walker novel of the same title, traced the story of an African American woman (Whoopi Goldberg) and how she rose above the trials and tribulation in her life.
9. Can you name this actress who picked up an OSCAR Best Supporting Actress trophy in 2000, even if she failed to even merit a nomination at that year's SAG and Golden Globe Awards?

Answer: Marcia Gay Harden

For her magnificent turn in "Pollock", Marcia Gay Harden pulled a surprise against favorites Kate Hudson and Frances McDormand, who were both in the running for "Almost Famous".
10. Which actress was nominated for an OSCAR Best Actress in 2003, but was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the SAG Awards?

Answer: Keisha Castle Hughes

Keisha Castle Hughes's breakthrough performance in "Whale Rider" gave her the opportunity to compete against veteran Diane Keaton and seasoned actresses Charlize Theron, Samantha Morton, and Naomi Watts. Theron won that year's Best Actress award.
Source: Author jalobi

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