Oscars Competition

Film24's Oscar's competitionAs the Oscars draw closer we wait anxiously to find out who will win the biggest prize of them all.  Will the Academy throw a curve ball and give Up the best picture award – Academy, we would give you much love for this – or will Kathryn Bigelow make history as the first woman ever to win an Oscar.

Whatever the results of  the awards, now is the time to reflect on the past and test your knowledge so here’s a quiz about Oscars past and present.  Answer all of them correctly and you will not only be  crowned Film24’s very own Movie Geek of the Week – established February 2010 –  you’ll also be entered into a draw to win a bunch of films including some of the Award winning movies!

Refresh your knowledge and get ready for the big night by watching the The Road to Gold – Countdown to the Oscars on Film24

Who is the only Oscar to have won an Oscar?
What is unique about Fran Walsh’s Oscars?
Why is Bernard Hill a good-luck omen?
Name 3 films that have won the “Big Five” awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay)?
What feat has been pulled off by Luise Rainer, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Jason Robards, Tom Hanks and no other actors?
What connects Best Supporting Actress winners Anne Revere, Brenda Fricker and Whoopi Goldberg?
What is unique about Linda Hunt’s Best Supporting Actress win for The Year of Living Dangerously?
What is notable about Cate Blanchett’s Oscar?
Whose Oscar acceptance speech was the shortest, and for which award?
Who are the oldest and youngest surviving Best Actor winners?
Who are the oldest and youngest surviving Best Actress winners?
Which Oscar nominee (person, rather than film) has the longest name?
What records are held by Peter O’Toole, Deborah Kerr, Claude Rains and Thelma Ritter?
Who are the only two actors to have been nominated for awards in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s?


by admin on February 22, 2010
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