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  75th Annual Academy Awards    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz tests your knowledge on the winners at the 75th Annual Academy Awards.
Average, 15 Qns, nicole13, Jul 08 12
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  The 75th Annual Academy Awards    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is on the year 2002, a very interesting year.
Average, 10 Qns, estefan, Feb 20 12
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  That Doesn't Look Familiar    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give you the winner at the 2003 Oscar ceremony, and four choices, three of which were nominated in that category. You have to give me the choice that wasn't nominated.
Average, 10 Qns, zee93, Aug 04 11
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  Oscar 2003    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a little quiz about the winners of the Academy Awards in 2003. Not all of the questions specifically pertain to the Academy Awards. Enjoy!
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trivia question Quick Question
What film won Best Cinematography?

From Quiz "The 75th Annual Academy Awards"





Oscars - 2003 Trivia Questions
1. What film won Best Picture?

From Quiz The 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: Chicago

"Chicago" also won for Best Supporting Actress, Best Sound, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, and Best Film Editing. "Chicago" is a Bob Fosse musical telling the story of two jazz singers who are arrested for murder. The fifth nominee that I didn't mention in the four choices was "The Pianist".

2. Which film won the award for Best Picture?

From Quiz 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: Chicago

The fifth nomination for Best Picture was 'The Pianist'. This was the first Academy Award for Martin Richards, the producer of 'Chicago'. The award was presented by Kirk and Michael Douglas.

3. Best Picture: Considered once a dead genre, "Chicago" is the first musical to win Best Picture since "Oliver!" For what year did "Oliver!" win Best Picture?

From Quiz Oscar 2003

Answer: 1968

"A Man for All Seasons" won Best Picture of 1966. "In the Heat of the Night" won Best Picture of 1967 and "Midnight Cowboy" won Best Picture of 1969.

4. The lead actor in which film won Best Actor?

From Quiz The 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: The Pianist

The Oscar was given to Adrien Brody. Unlike the other actors who were nominated in the category, this was his first nomination. "The Pianist" also won for Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film is based on the true story of a Holocaust survivor. The fifth nominee that I didn't mention in the four choices was "The Quiet American".

5. Who won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role?

From Quiz 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: Adrien Brody

The fifth nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role was Jack Nicholson. This was Adrien Brody's first Acadamy Award for his role in 'The Pianist'. The award was presented by Halle Berry.

6. Best Director: Roman Polanski won his first directing Oscar for "The Pianist". How many other Best Director Oscar nominations has he received prior to 2002?

From Quiz Oscar 2003

Answer: 2

Polanski's other directing nominations were for "Tess" and "Chinatown". He was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Rosemary's Baby".

7. The actress in which film won Best Actress?

From Quiz The 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: The Hours

Nicole Kidman was nominated the previous year for "Moulin Rouge!", but didn't win. In "Moulin Rouge!", she played a French nightclub singer named Satine, and in "The Hours", she played real-life British writer, Virginia Woolf. The fifth nominee that I didn't mention in the four choices was "Unfaithful".

8. Who won the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role?

From Quiz 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: Nicole Kidman

The fifth nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role was Renée Zellweger. This was Nicole Kidman's first Acadamy Award for her role in 'The Hours'. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2001 for 'Moulin Rouge'. The award was presented by Denzel Washington.

9. Best Actor: Adrien Brody made history for being the youngest person to receive the Best Actor award. Who previously held the record?

From Quiz Oscar 2003

Answer: Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss was 30 when he received his award for "The Goodbye Girl". Daniel Day-Lewis was 32 for "My Left Foot" and Dustin Hoffman was 42 for "Kramer vs. Kramer". Benicio Del Toro was 34 when he won for Best Supporting Actor, not Best Actor, for "Traffic".

10. The actor in which film won Best Supporting Actor?

From Quiz The 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: Adaptation

The Oscar was given to Chris Cooper for playing the toothless orchid thief, John Laroche. "Adaptation" was also nominated for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The fifth nominee that I didn't mention in the four choices was "Chicago".

11. Who won the award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role?

From Quiz 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: Chris Cooper

The fifth nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role was Christopher Walken. This was Chris Cooper's first Academy Award for his role in 'Adaptation'. The award was presented by Jennifer Connelly.

12. What film won Best Animated Film?

From Quiz The 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: Spirited Away

This was a Japanese anime film which was released with poor marketing by Disney. The film is about a young girl who enters a magical world to save her parents. The fifth nominee that I didn't mention in the four choices was "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron".

13. Who won the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role?

From Quiz 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: Catherine Zeta-Jones

The fifth nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role was Meryl Streep. This was Catherine Zeta-Jones's first Academy Award for her role in 'Chicago'. The award was presented by Sean Connery.

14. Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper was in three movies in 2002. Which one was he not in?

From Quiz Oscar 2003

Answer: The Sum of All Fears

Chris Cooper won the Best Supporting Actor honor for "Adapation". "The Sum of All Fears" featured Ben Affleck and Morgan Freeman.

15. What film won Best Original Screenplay?

From Quiz The 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: Talk to Her

"Talk to Her" was also nominated for Best Director. The story is about two Spanish women. The fifth nominee that I didn't mention in the four choices was "Y Tu Mama Tambien".

16. Which film won the award for Best Animated Feature Film?

From Quiz 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: Spirited Away

The fifth nomination for Best Animated Feature Film was 'Treasure Planet'. This was the first Academy Award for Hayao Miyazaki, the producer of 'Spirited Away'. The award was presented by Cameron Diaz.

17. Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Zeta-Jones won this award as the murderous Velma Kelly in the movie "Chicago". Her breakthrough performance paired her up with Antonio Banderas and what other Academy Award winning actor?

From Quiz Oscar 2003

Answer: Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins won for his role as Hannibal Lector in "The Silence of the Lambs". In "The Mask of Zorro", Zeta-Jones portrayed Hopkins' long lost daughter, Elena.

18. What film won Best Makeup?

From Quiz The 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: Frida

"Frida" also won Best Original Score. The makeup was used to give Salma Hayek a unibrow, so that she looked like the painter, Frida Kahlo. "The Ring" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" weren't nominated in this category.

19. Which film won the award for Best Director?

From Quiz 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: The Pianist

The fifth nomination for Best Director was 'Talk to Her'. This was the first Academy Award and fifth nomination for Roman Polanski, the director of 'The Pianist'. Polanski was not there to accept the award, because he cannot return to the U.S. without getting arrested. The award was presented by Harrison Ford.

20. "Frida" won the Oscar for Best Makeup. What other category did it win?

From Quiz Oscar 2003

Answer: Best Original Score

Elliot Goldenthal won for Best Original Score, but lost out to Eminem for Best Original Song.

21. What film won Best Original Song?

From Quiz The 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: 8 Mile

The song was "Lose Yourself". It was the first rap song ever to do so. The fifth nominee that I didn't mention in the four choices was "The Wild Thornberrys Movie".

22. Which film won the award for Best Art Direction?

From Quiz 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: Chicago

The fifth nomination for Best Art Direction was 'Road to Perdition'. This was the first Academy Award for both John Myhre (Art Director of 'Chicago') and Gordon Sim (Set Decorator of 'Chicago'). Myhre was nominated for Best Art Direction in 1998 for 'Elizabeth'. The award was presented by Jennifer Lopez.

23. Peter O'Toole was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award this year. How many Oscars did he have prior to 2002?

From Quiz Oscar 2003

Answer: 0

"Always a bridesmaid, never a bride, my foot!" as he quoted in his speech, O'Toole has never won a competetive Oscar. In fact, he originally declined the Lifetime Achievement Award, feeling that he was still able to win an Oscar, but he eventually changed his mind.

24. What film won Best Sound Editing?

From Quiz The 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" also won Best Visual Effects. A lot of the sounds used in the film were to make the sounds of a tree walking, and swords clanging toghether. "Spider-Man" wasn't nominated in this category.

25. Which film won the award for Best Cinematography?

From Quiz 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: Road to Perdition

The fifth nomination for Best Cinematography was 'The Pianist'. This was the first Academy Award for Conrad L. Hall for his work with 'Road to Perdition'. The award was presented by Julia Roberts.

26. What film won Best Cinematography?

From Quiz The 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: Road to Perdition

It was given to the late Conrad L. Hall. "Road to Perdition" was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Score, Best Sound, Bets Sound Editing, and Best Art Direction. The fifth nominee that I didn't mention in the four choices was "Far From Heaven".

27. Which film won the award for Best Documentary Feature?

From Quiz 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: Bowling for Columbine

The fifth nomination for Best Documentary Feature was 'Winged Migration'. This was the first Academy Award for Michael Moore and Michael Donovan, the filmmakers of 'Bowling for Columbine'. When accepting his award, Moore went on an anti-war and anti-Bush rant which received mixed reactions from the audience. The award was presented by Diane Lane.

28. Who won Best Original Screenplay?

From Quiz Oscar 2003

Answer: Pedro Almodovar

Almodovar won for the foreign film "Talk to Her". Ronald Harwood won for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The Pianist".

29. Which film won the award for Best Original Score?

From Quiz 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: Frida

The fifth nomination for Best Orignial Score was 'Road to Perdition'. This was the first Academy Award and fourth nomination for Elliot Goldenthal for the score of 'Frida'. The award was presented by Renée Zellweger.

30. Which film won the award for Best Original Song?

From Quiz 75th Annual Academy Awards

Answer: 8 Mile

The fifth nomination for Best Original Song was 'The Wild Thornberrys Movie'. This was the first Academy Award for Eminem, Jeff Bass, and Luis Resto. The title of their song is 'Lose Yourself'. The award was presented by Barbra Streisand.

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