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You might have watched the Academy Awards the last few years, you may even claim to have seen the show every year for the past decade…but are you a true expert? Let’s find out…
Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Film in 1953?
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Meryl Streep is clearly the queen, but do you know how many Academy Award nominations she has received over her career (so far)?
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Okay, we all know she has the record for Oscar noms, but do you know which movies Mrs. Streep has actually won an Oscar for?
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Who was given the longest standing ovation in Oscar history – 12 minutes – while receiving an Honorary Oscar Award in 1972?
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True or False: A man streaked across the stage at the Oscars in 1974 on live TV.
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Who famously screeched “You like me! Right now, you really like me!” during her acceptance speech after winning an Oscar for Best Actress in 1985?
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Which of Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpieces won an Oscar for Best Film?
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Who was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award in the Best Actress category?
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One of the best things about the Oscars is that it’s live – which is why everyone cringed the year that John Travolta completely butchered the name of this actress he was introducing to the stage:
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The first Academy Awards were presented in 1929 at a private dinner, but do you know when they were first televised?
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We all have our favourite Oscar hosts, but only one of them has ordered pizza during the show and offered it to their star-studded audience:
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Two actresses, Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett, were nominated for playing the same historical figure in 1999 in two different movies. Who did they play?
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The impressive, heavy award given out during the Academy Awards has been referred to as an ‘Oscar’ for years, but what is the statue’s official name?
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Meryl Streep has the record for the most actor Oscar nominations, which every (Meryl-obsessed) film buff knows, but here’s a trickier question: Which actress/actor has the record for the most Oscar wins?
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When Liza Minnelli won Best Actress for her role in Cabaret, she became the only winner…
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What do the films Ben-Hur, Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King all have in common?
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There is always a lot of press about the actors and directors nominated for the Academy Awards, but film is so much more than that: cinematography, art direction, makeup, costume design. Which legendary costume designer has won eight Oscar statues?
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Costume design and makeup are important factors in creating a memorable character on camera. However, the Oscar for Best Makeup was not given out until 1981, after a film with incredible makeup achievements went unhonoured the year before. Which film helped create the Academy Award for Best Makeup?
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You can’t talk about the Oscars without mentioning Marlon Brando. What was memorable about his Best Actor win for The Godfather in 1973?
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There were some amazing movies made in 1976 that are considered classics today. Which of these nominated films won Best Picture at the 1977 Academy Awards?
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Only A True Fan Can Ace this Academy Awards Quiz
Can’t get enough of those memorable Oscar moments? Have a look at our list of the top 15 moments from the long history of the Academy Awards – the good, the bad and the awkward.
Photos courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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