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1. In this 1944 film an insurance salesman is seduced by a housewife and he is encouraged to murder her husband, so that they could get money from the insurance company. What is the name of the film, directed by Billy Wilder and starring Fred McMurray and Barbara Stanwyck, that won absolutely nothing in the 1945 awards?
2. In this 1946 film an angel comes to the rescue of a banker who is on the brink of financial ruin and is seriously thinking of ending his life. What is the name of the film, directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, that was nominated in four categories but won none?
3. In this 1960 film a woman skips town with cash given to her to bank and, due to heavy rain, decides to spend the night in a remote motel. What is the name of the film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles and Janet Leigh, that was nominated for 4 awards but came out with nothing?
4. Another film that missed out on Oscars, despite being nominated for 4 awards, was a film directed by Stanley Kubrick. The film is set during the height of the cold war and highlights the fact that people in positions of authority could jeopardize the future of the world as a whole. What is the name of this 1964 film, starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott and Sterling Hayden?
5. Directed by Carol Reed, this 1965 film, set during the Renaissance, was nominated for 5 Academy awards but winning none. What is the name of the film starring Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison and Diane Cilento?
6. In this 1971 Stanley Kubrick film a gang of young criminals terrorize an English city with acts of extreme violence. What is the name of the film, starring Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee and Adrienne Corri?
7. Martin Scorsese was another director who experienced the disappointment of not winning any awards from the four that his 1976 film was nominated for. What is the name of the film, starring Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster?
8. In this 1982 film, which is set in a future world, androids that look like humans are employed by the military for off world exploration. Following a mutiny, the androids have been banned from coming to Earth. What is the name of the film, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer and Sean Young? It was another great film that missed out on Academy awards.
9. This 1985 film was directed by Steven Spielberg and, despite being nominated in 11 categories,won none. What is the name of the film, starring Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg and Margaret Avery?
10. James Ivory directed this 1993 film, about a dedicated and faithful butler, that was nominated for 8 awards. What is the name of the film, starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson, that failed to win any Oscars?
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