Ever found yourself blanking on which film won Best Picture the year “Titanic” was nominated or struggling to remember which actress holds the record for most Oscar wins? With over 90 years of ceremonies, thousands of nominees, and countless memorable (and awkward) moments, keeping track of Academy Awards history can be more challenging than giving an acceptance speech without being played off! Our Oscars trivia collection solves this problem with questions covering everything from the golden age of Hollywood to the latest award-winning performances.
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Oscars Trivia Questions and Answers
- What is the official name of the Oscars?
Answer: Academy Awards - What is the shape of the Oscar statue?
Answer: A golden man holding a sword - What color is the Oscar statue?
Answer: Gold - In what month are the Oscars usually held?
Answer: February (sometimes March) - What color is the carpet that celebrities walk on at the Oscars?
Answer: Red - What Disney movie was the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture?
Answer: Beauty and the Beast - Who has hosted the Oscars more times than anyone else?
Answer: Bob Hope - What actor played the Joker and won an Oscar for it in 2020?
Answer: Joaquin Phoenix - What do winners often say they want to thank first in their speeches?
Answer: Their family/parents/spouse - What movie won Best Picture in 2023?
Answer: Everything Everywhere All at Once - What actress won an Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth II?
Answer: Helen Mirren - What movie is about a sinking ship and won 11 Oscars?
Answer: Titanic - What animated movie is about a rat who becomes a chef in Paris?
Answer: Ratatouille - Which actor from “The Lord of the Rings” won an Oscar for playing the Joker?
Answer: Heath Ledger - What Leonardo DiCaprio movie finally won him an Oscar?
Answer: The Revenant - Which animated movie features a character named WALL-E?
Answer: WALL-E - What is the first word in the title of the movie where Sandra Bullock plays an astronaut lost in space?
Answer: Gravity - What character did Tom Hanks play in “Forrest Gump”?
Answer: Forrest Gump - What princess did Natalie Portman play to win an Oscar?
Answer: Nina (a ballerina, not actually a princess) in “Black Swan” - What actor won an Oscar for playing a musician named Ray Charles?
Answer: Jamie Foxx - What actor won an Oscar for playing Stephen Hawking?
Answer: Eddie Redmayne - Which film won the first Best Picture Oscar?
Answer: Wings - How many Oscars did “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” win?
Answer: 11 - In which city is the Oscar ceremony usually held?
Answer: Los Angeles - Which actress has won the most Oscars?
Answer: Katharine Hepburn (4 wins) - What was the first color film to win Best Picture?
Answer: Gone with the Wind - What movie musical starring Julie Andrews won Best Picture in 1965?
Answer: The Sound of Music - Which movie featured the famous line “Here’s looking at you, kid”?
Answer: Casablanca - What actor played James Bond and won an Oscar for “The Untouchables”?
Answer: Sean Connery - What movie about a boxer won Best Picture in 1977?
Answer: Rocky - What is the name of the golden Oscar statue officially called?
Answer: Academy Award of Merit - How tall is the Oscar statue?
Answer: 13.5 inches - How much does the Oscar statue weigh?
Answer: 8.5 pounds - What actor refused his Oscar for “The Godfather”?
Answer: Marlon Brando - Which actress won an Oscar for “Shakespeare in Love”?
Answer: Gwyneth Paltrow - What was the first film from a streaming service to win Best Picture?
Answer: CODA (from Apple TV+) - What Steven Spielberg film about World War II won Best Picture?
Answer: Schindler’s List - Which person has received the most Oscar nominations of all time?
Answer: Walt Disney - Which film won Best Picture in 2020 and was the first non-English language film to win that award?
Answer: Parasite - What actress won an Oscar for “The Iron Lady”?
Answer: Meryl Streep - What actress won an Oscar for playing Queen Anne in “The Favourite”?
Answer: Olivia Colman - What actor won an Oscar for playing Freddie Mercury?
Answer: Rami Malek - Who is the youngest person to win an Oscar?
Answer: Tatum O’Neal (age 10 for “Paper Moon”) - What was the first superhero film to be nominated for Best Picture?
Answer: Black Panther - Which actor has received the most Oscar nominations without winning?
Answer: Peter O’Toole (8 nominations) - What was Meryl Streep’s first Oscar win?
Answer: Kramer vs. Kramer - What film holds the record for most Oscar nominations without a single win?
Answer: The Turning Point and The Color Purple (11 nominations each) - Which Pixar film was the first to win Best Animated Feature?
Answer: Finding Nemo - What actress won an Oscar for “The Hours” where she wore a prosthetic nose?
Answer: Nicole Kidman - Who was the first Black woman to win Best Actress?
Answer: Halle Berry - What movie did Kathryn Bigelow direct to become the first woman to win Best Director?
Answer: The Hurt Locker - Who was the oldest person to win an acting Oscar?
Answer: Anthony Hopkins (age 83 for “The Father”) - What actor won back-to-back Oscars in 1937 and 1938?
Answer: Spencer Tracy - What movie won the “Big Five” Oscars in 1991? (Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Screenplay)
Answer: The Silence of the Lambs - What actress won an Oscar for “Monster’s Ball”?
Answer: Halle Berry - Who was the first Asian woman to win Best Director?
Answer: Chloé Zhao - Which two actors have won Oscars for playing the same character in different films?
Answer: Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro (for playing Vito Corleone) - What was the shortest film to win Best Picture?
Answer: Marty (90 minutes) - In what year was the first Academy Awards ceremony held?
Answer: 1929 - What is the only X-rated film to win Best Picture?
Answer: Midnight Cowboy - Who was the first African American to win an Oscar?
Answer: Hattie McDaniel - What film has Tom Hanks won his first Oscar for?
Answer: Philadelphia - Who was the first female director to win an Oscar?
Answer: Kathryn Bigelow - What movie did John Wayne win his only Oscar for?
Answer: True Grit - What actor won an Oscar for less than 20 minutes of screen time in “Shakespeare in Love”?
Answer: Judi Dench