Oscars Through the Ages

1. The devil has been depicted in far more motion pictures than any other character. Who was the first actor to be nominated for an Oscar for playing him?

Al PacinoJack NicholsonFredric MarchRobert De Niro

2. Who was the first person to win a Best Picture Oscar for directing a film in a language other than English?

Federico FelliniBong Joon-hoAlfonso CuarónMichel Hazanavicius

3. Which films received Honorary Oscars for choreography after the "Best Dance Direction" category was discontinued in 1937?

An American in Paris (1951) - Gene KellyWest Side Story (1961) - Jerome RobbinsOliver! (1968) - Onna WhiteAll of the above

4. Ingrid Bergman is one of the few actors to win Oscars for both leading and supporting roles. Which of the following also won a leading role Oscar before a supporting role Oscar?

Jack NicholsonGene HackmanCate BlanchettMeryl Streep

5. Which actor appeared in only five feature films in his career, all of which were nominated for Best Picture Oscars?

James DeanJohn CazaleMontgomery CliftPhilip Seymour Hoffman

6. Which film received the most Oscar nominations of any film in a year without being nominated for Best Picture?

The Dark KnightThey Shoot Horses, Don’t They?DreamgirlsInside Llewyn Davis

7. Who won an honorary Oscar and an Oscar in a competitive category in the same year?

Charlie ChaplinWalt DisneyHenry FondaHarold Russell

8. What is the longest film to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture?

Ben-HurLawrence of ArabiaGone with the WindTitanic

9. Who was the first performer to win an Oscar for Best Actress and a Razzie for Worst Actress in the same year?

James CocoAmy IrvingSandra BullockHalle Berry

10. Among the below-mentioned stand-up comedians, who is the only one to have won an Oscar in a competitive category for Best Short Film (Live Action)?

Steve MartinBob HopeRichard PryorSteven Wright

11. Who was the first publicly transgender person to be nominated for an Oscar?

Elliot PageAnohniKarla Sofía GascónIndya Moore

12. What was the first role to win an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony for three different actors?

HamletStanley Kowalski (A Streetcar Named Desire)King LearBilly Flynn (Chicago)

13. What is the only Oscar-winning performance that is no longer known to exist, as the film itself is considered lost?

Emil Jannings in The Last CommandJanet Gaynor in Seventh HeavenLouise Dresser in A Ship Comes InWarner Baxter in In Old Arizona

14. In a historic moment for women in film, who became the first female director to win the Academy Award for Best Director?

Sofia CoppolaJane CampionKathryn BigelowGreta Gerwig

15. What film holds the record for winning the most Oscars without taking home the Best Picture award?

Ben-HurTitanicCabaretThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King