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1. Who was the first person to win an Oscar?
2. Who is the youngest actress to win an Oscar?
3. Who is the oldest actor to win an Oscar as of 2023?
4. What was the first horror movie to win an Oscar for Best Picture?
5. Which actress holds the record for the most Oscar nominations?
6. How many Oscars has Johnny Depp won?
7. Who was the first person to receive a posthumous Oscar?
8. What was the first non-English language film to win Best Picture?
9. Which animated film won the first Oscar for Best Animated Feature?
10. Who was the first woman to win Best Director?
11. What movie won Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars?
12. Who won the Best Original Song in 2019?
13. Which movie has this famous quote: “I’m king of the world!”?
14. Who has hosted the Oscars the most times?
15. Which film won an Oscar for Best Costume Design in 2018?
16. What venue is traditionally used for the Oscar ceremonies?
17. Who is the most nominated actor in Oscar history?
18. Which Oscar-winning film deals with the Watergate scandal?
19. Which movie won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects in 2017?
20. What was the first documentary to win an Oscar?
21. What does the Oscar statuette hold in his hands?
22. What is the first film based on a comic book to win an Oscar?
23. Which film won Best Picture at the 2021 Oscars?
24. Who was the first black filmmaker to be nominated for Best Director?
25. What is the highest-grossing film to win Best Picture?
26. What film won an Oscar for Best Cinematography in 2015?
27. Who was the first non-American actress to win an Oscar?
28. What film won an Oscar for Best Film Editing in 2019?
29. What was the first Oscar-winning sci-fi movie?
30. Which animated film was the first to be nominated for Best Picture?
31. Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2020?
32. Name the movie that earned Angelina Jolie her Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
33. Who composed the score for the Oscar-winning film “Titanic”?
34. Which film did Clint Eastwood win his first Best Director Oscar for?
35. Who was the first African-American woman to win Best Actress?
36. Which movie has this famous quote: “Nobody puts Baby in a corner”?
37. Who was the first person to refuse an Oscar?
38. Who is the only person to win an Oscar for playing an Oscar-winning actress?
39. What was the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture?
40. In 1973, Sacheen Little Feather announced that an actor will not be accepting the Oscar he won. Which actor was it?
41. Which 2020 film won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film?
42. What song from “The Lion King” won the Oscar for Best Original Song?
43. In 2019, which film became the first superhero movie to be nominated for Best Picture?
44. Who was the first Asian actress to win an Oscar?
45. Who was the first female director to receive an Oscar nomination?
46. Which film did Francis Ford Coppola win his first Oscar for?
47. Which film won the Best Picture Oscar at the 2010 Academy Awards?
48. Who was the first person to win a Best Actor Oscar for a performance in a foreign language?
49. Who has won the most Oscars for Best Director?
50. What was the first movie sequel to win an Oscar for Best Picture?
51. Who was the first actor to win an Oscar for a performance in a Quentin Tarantino film?
52. Which actress won the Best Actress Oscar in 2021?
53. What is the first feature-length animated movie ever released?
54. Who is the only actor to receive an Oscar nomination for acting in a Lord of the Rings movie?
55. Who was the most recent person to win an Oscar for a debut performance?
56. Who was the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Picture?
57. Which film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2021?
58. What is the only franchise to have two sequels both win Best Picture Oscars?
59. Who was infamously slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars?
60. Who was the first actor to win two consecutive Best Actor Oscars?
61. Who is the only person to have won an Oscar for playing a character of the opposite sex?
62. Which film won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 2021?
63. Which movie won Marlon Brando his first Best Actor Oscar?
64. How many Oscars has Tom Cruise won as of 2023?
65. Who is the most recent winner of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar?
66. Which film was awarded the Best Picture Oscar in 2000?
67. What was the first Pixar film to win an Oscar?
68. Name the first black producer to win Best Picture.
69. Who was the first actor to win three Best Actor Oscars?
70. Who was the first comedian to host the Oscars?
71. Who is the only director to win an Oscar for a film in a language other than English?
72. Name the first film to win all five major Oscars (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Screenplay).
73. Which actress won an Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth I?
74. Which film won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects in 2020?
75. Who is the most recent winner of the Best Supporting Actor Oscar?
76. What was the first Disney film to win an Oscar?
77. Which actor won an Oscar for playing Stephen Hawking in “The Theory of Everything”?
78. Who was the first actor to win an Oscar for a film directed by his/her sibling?
79. Which film won the Best Picture Oscar in 1990?
80. Which actress won the “Best Actress” Oscar for Black Swan?
81. Which film won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2021?
82. Who was the first woman to win a Best Original Screenplay Oscar?
83. Who was the most recent actress to win the Best Actress Oscar?
84. What was the first nominated documentary feature to win an Oscar?
85. Who was the first woman to be nominated for a Best Director Oscar?
86. Which film won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2021?
87. Who was the first person to win an Oscar for Best Costume Design?
88. Who was the most recent director to win the Best Director Oscar?
89. What was the first color movie to win a Best Picture Oscar?
90. True or false? Liza Minnelli’s both parents won Oscars.
91. Which film won the Best Picture Oscar at the 2005 Academy Awards?
92. Who was the first actress to win an Oscar for a role in a musical?
93. Which film won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film in 2019?
94. Which director won the Oscar for Best Director for “The Shape of Water”?
95. Who won an Oscar for portraying June Carter Cash in “Walk the Line”?
96. Who was the first actor to receive an Oscar nomination for a performance in a Coen brothers film?
97. Which actress won the Best Actress Oscar in 2010?
98. Who is the only actor to win an Oscar for a film directed by Steven Spielberg?
99. Who was the recipient of the first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress?
100. Which film won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 2015?
101. Who is the most recent winner of the Best Original Screenplay Oscar?
102. Who slapped the host of the Oscars for making a joke about his wife?
103. What was the first film in color to win an Oscar for Best Cinematography?
104. Who was the first African-American actor to win the Best Actor Oscar?
105. Who was the first actor to win a posthumous Oscar?
106. Which actress won back-to-back Best Actress Oscars for “Klute” and “Coming Home”?
107. Who is the youngest ever Oscar winner?
108. Who was the youngest Best Actor winner at the Oscars?
109. Which film did Al Pacino win his first and only Oscar for?
110. Who won an Oscar for playing the character of Vito Corleone in “The Godfather”?
111. Who was the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Original Score?
112. What was the first film to win Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay Oscars?
113. Who is the only person to win an Oscar for Best Actor for a performance in a silent film?
114. Who was the first black person to win an Oscar?
115. Who was the first actress to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar?
116. What was the first biographical film to win Best Picture?
117. Who was the first actor to win a Best Actor Oscar for a performance in a musical?
118. Who was the first Australian actor to win an Oscar?
119. Who has won the most awards for “Best Original Score”?
120. How man Oscar nominations did Alfred Hitchcock receive?
121. Who is the most recent winner of the Best Animated Feature Oscar?
122. What was the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture?
123. Who was the first director to win an Oscar for a film they didn’t produce?
124. Who was the first woman to be nominated for a Best Original Song Oscar?
125. Who was the most recent winner of the Best Original Song Oscar?
126. Who is the only person to win an Oscar for a performance in a Woody Allen film?
127. What film did Brad Pitt win his first acting Oscar for?
128. Who was the first actor to win an Oscar for a film they also directed?
129. What was the first film to win Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song Oscars?
130. Who won the award for Best Cinematography in 2023?
131. Who was the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Film Editing?
132. What was the first film to win Oscars for Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay?
133. Who was the first black actor to win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar?
134. What was the first X-rated film to win an Oscar?
135. Who was the first person to win an Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling?
136. What film did Denzel Washington win his first Oscar for?
137. Who was the first Asian director to win a Best Director Oscar?
138. Who was the first actor to win an Oscar for a James Bond film?
139. Who was the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Sound Editing?
140. Who was the first actress to win a Best Actress Oscar for a performance in a horror film?
141. Who was the first Spanish actress to win an Oscar?
142. Who was the first woman to be nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar?
143. Who was the first actor to win an Oscar for a performance in a Stanley Kubrick film?
144. Who was the first actor to win an Oscar for a performance in a Martin Scorsese film?
145. Who was the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Original Score?
146. Who was the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Production Design?
147. What was the first film to win both the Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song Oscars?
148. Who was the first actress to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for a performance in a musical?
149. Who is the first Asian actress to win a Best Actress Oscar?
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