Welcome to our Oscars trivia quiz that is as glamorous as a night at the Academy Awards! This isn’t a drill, it’s a reel deal. Whether you’re a film buff or a casual movie watcher, we have you covered. So let’s put on our thinking caps — and maybe a touch of red carpet-worthy attire, too! We promise it won’t be overwhelming like Titanic’s big sweep at the 70th Academy Awards, but it will surely make you feel like you’re right there in the Dolby Theatre. So without further ado, let’s get rolling!
1. Who has received the most Oscar nominations in history to date?
2. Which movie won the first Oscar for Best Animated Feature?
3. Who was the first actor to win an Oscar posthumously?
4. Which three films are the most Oscar wins ever?
5. Who is the youngest ever winner in a competitive category at the Oscars?
6. Which film has won the most Oscars without winning the Best Picture?
7. Who was the oldest winner of an Oscar for acting?
8. What was the first color film to win Best Picture?
9. Who hosted the Oscars the most times?
10. Who was the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Director?
11. Who are the only two actors to win the Oscar for Best Actor twice in consecutive years?
12. Name the film that won the “Big Five” in 1991.
13. Which film won both Best Documentary Feature and Best Original Song?
14. Which film won the Best Picture Oscar in 2020?
15. Which composer has won the most Oscars for Best Original Score?
16. Who was the first actor to refuse an Oscar?
17. Which film was awarded the first Best Picture Oscar in 1929?
18. Who is the only person to win an Oscar for playing a character of the opposite gender?
19. Who is the director with the most Oscar wins?
20. Who is the only Oscar winner with Oscar-winning parents?
21. Which musician wrote the Oscar-winning score from Disney’s “Tarzan”?
22. Leon Shamroy and Joseph Ruttenberg have both won 4 Oscars in which category?
23. How many Oscars did Alfred Hitchcock win for Best Director?
24. Which actor has been nominated the most times without ever winning?
25. What was the first non-English film to win Best Picture?
26. Which actress has won the most Oscars?
27. Who is the youngest ever nominee for the Best Actor Oscar?
28. What was the first sequel to win a Best Picture Oscar?
29. How many films have won the “Big Five” (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and either of the Best Screenplay awards)?
30. What movie won Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018?
31. Who was the first African-American actor to win the Best Actor Oscar?
32. What is the shortest movie to have won the Best Picture Oscar?
33. Which movie won the most awards at the 88th Academy Awards in 2016?
34. Which movie won the first Best Foreign Language Film Oscar?
35. Who is the youngest ever nominee for Best Actress Oscar?
36. Which actor has received the most Oscar nominations?
37. Which film won the Best Picture Oscar in the 81st Academy Awards in 2009?
38. Who was the first woman to win the Best Original Screenplay Oscar?
39. How many times did Bob Hope host the Oscars
40. Which film won the most awards at the 89th Academy Awards in 2017?
41. Who won Best Director at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018?
42. Who was the first person to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor?
43. Who won the 1940 Best Actress Oscar?
44. What was the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture?
45. Who was the first African-American to win the Best Supporting Actress Oscar?
46. Which film won the most awards at the 91st Academy Awards in 2019?
47. What was the first science fiction film to be nominated for Best Picture?
48. Who won the Best Actor Oscar at the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011?
49. Who was the first African-American nominated for Best Director?
50. Which film won the Best Picture Oscar at the 80th Academy Awards in 2008?
51. Which Best Picture-winning film had the largest cast?
52. Who won Best Supporting Actor at the 85th Academy Awards in 2013?
53. What was the first 3D film to win for Best Picture?
54. Who won the Best Actor Oscar at the 84th Academy Awards in 2012?
55. Dancer, choreographer and theater director Jerome Robbins won two Oscars for which musical film?
56. Which box office hit film won 11 Oscars in 1998?
57. Which actor has won the most Oscars for Best Actor?
58. Who won the 1961 Best Actress Oscar?
59. Who was the first person to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress?
60. Who is the most nominated male actor in the history of the Academy Awards?
61. Which film was the first sequel to be nominated for Best Picture?
62. Who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015?
63. Who was the youngest actor to be awarded the Oscar for Best Actor?
64. Which actress has won the most Oscars for Best Supporting Actress?
65. Who won the Best Actor Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards in 2014?
66. Kathryn Bigelow won Best Director for which film?
67. Which song fron “The Little Mermaid” won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1990?
68. Who was the first person of Asian descent to win the Best Director Oscar?
69. In what year was “La La Land” mistakenly read out as the winner of the Best Picture Oscar?
70. Anthony Hopkins won his first Oscar playing which character?
71. Which silent film won Best Picture at the 84th Academy Awards in 2012?
72. As of 2023, how many actors/actresses have been nominated for two different Academy Awards in the same year?
73. Who was the first woman to be nominated for Best Director?
74. What was the first X-rated film to win Best Picture?
75. Who was the first actor to win back-to-back Oscars?
76. What was the first fantasy film to win Best Picture?
77. Who won the Best Actress Oscar at the 89th Academy Awards in 2017?
78. Who was the first woman to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay?
79. What was the first superhero film to be nominated for Best Picture?
80. Who won the Best Director Oscar at the 91st Academy Awards in 2019?
81. Who was the first African-American actress to win the Best Actress Oscar?
82. “If I Didn’t Have You” is an Oscar-winning song from which animated movie?
83. Who won the Best Actress Oscar at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020?
84. Who was the first person to win four acting Oscars?
85. Whoopi Goldberg received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in which 1990 movie?
86. Which husband and wife were the first married couple to win two different Oscars for the same movie?
88. What was the first horror film to be nominated for Best Picture?
89. Who was the youngest ever winner in any category?
90. Which actress won an Oscar at age 11 for her debut film performance in “The Piano”?
91. Who was the first Asian actress to win a Best Actress Oscar?
92. Who was the oldest person to win an Oscar for Best Director?
93. What was the most recent film to win Best Picture without winning in any other category?
94. Which film holds the record for the most nominations without a win?
95. Who was the first woman to win Best Original Score?
96. Who famously did one-armed push-ups after winning the Best Actor Oscar in 1992?
97. Who was the first person to posthumously win an acting Oscar?
98. Who has won the most Oscars in the category of Best Costume Design?
99. Who was the first woman to win Best Cinematography?
100. Who was the first woman to be nominated for Best Original Score?
101. Who was the first African-American to win an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay?
102. Who was the first African-American to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor?
103. Who was the first person to win an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role?
104. What was the first biographical film to win Best Picture?
105. How many times was Peter O’Toole nominated without ever winning?
106. Who was the first non-white person to win Best Director?
107. Who received an Oscar for his portrayal of Oscar Wilde in a film?
108. Which composer has won the most Oscars for Best Original Score?
109. Who was the first African-American actress to win a Best Leading Actress Oscar?
110. Who was the first woman to win Best Picture?
111. Who were the only two actors to win consecutive Oscars for Best Actor?
112. Who was the first person of Asian descent to be nominated for Best Director?
113. Who was the first person to win an Oscar for a debut film performance?
114. What was the first film to win five Academy Awards?
115. Who was the first African-American to win an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay?
116. Leonard DiCaprio won a Best Actor Oscar in 2016 for his role in which movie?
117. Which actress is famous for her 1985 “You like me!” acceptance speech?
118. Which movie is the only horror movie to win Best Picture?
119. Who was the first actor to win an Oscar for a performance in a foreign language?
120. What was the first musical to win Best Picture?
121. Who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for the 94th Academy Awards in 2022?
122. Who won the Best Director Oscar for the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021?
123. Which actor won Best Actor for his role in “The Father”?
124. Which legendary movie received nine Oscar nominations but only won for Best Original Screenplay?
125. Who was the first woman to be nominated for Best Director?
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