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Academy Awards
Some facts about Academy Award winners and nominees.
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1
Which composer was the only one to receive the awards for "Best Song", "Best dramatic score" and "Best song score" in one and the same year ?
John Williams
Dimitri Tiomkin
Marvin Hamlisch
Burt Bacharach
2
In 2000, Steven Soderbergh received 2 (!!) nominations for "Best Director". Who was the only other director to do so in the past ?
William Wyler
Francis Ford Coppola
Stanley Kubrick
Michael Curtiz
3
Which artist has won "Best Actress" as well as "Composer of Best Song" ( in different years though ) ?
Barbra Streisand
Cher
Ginger Rogers
Annie Lennox
4
When have the first Oscars for "Actor / Actress" in a Supporting Role" been awarded for the first time ?
1934
1935
1936
1937
5
Which category did only exist in the very first year of OSCAR and then never again ?
Best Silent Movie
Best Dance Direction
Best Cinematography black/white
Best Titles
6
Which movie was the first winner in the category "Best Foreign Film" ?
Monsieur Vincent ( France )
La Strada ( Italy )
My Uncle ( France )
Nights of the Cabiria ( Italy )
7
There have been other "Foreign Film" - Winners before the one, mentioned in question 6.
True
False
8
Which host of a US - Television - Talk Show received a nomination as " Best Actor / Actress in a Supporting Role "?
Jon Stewart
Oprah Winfrey
Ricki Lake
Johnny Carson
9
Which "Foreign Film" did NOT receive a nomination for "Best Foreign Film" and "Best Picture" in the same year ?
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Fanny and Alexander
Life is Beautiful
Z
10
Who was nominated for "Best Actress" in five successive years ?
Glenn Close
Greer Garson
Meryl Streep
Katherine Hepburn
11
Who is the other actress to hold the same record ( 5 nominations in successive years ) ?
Luise Rainer
Susan Sarandon
Bette Davis
Elizabeth Taylor
12
Actors / actresses, who are nominated for " Best Leading Actor / Actress " AS WELL AS for "Best Supporting Actor / Actress ", usually win ONE of the possible awards. Who was an exception ?
Al Pacino
Jessica Lange
Emma Thompson
Holly Hunter
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