Oscars - General Trivia

1. At the first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929, Joseph Farnham became the first and only winner of what category, which was eliminated the following year?

From Quiz Do You Know the Academy Awards?

Answer: Best Title Writing

Farnham is listed as winning for writing the title cards for the films "Fair Co-Ed", "Laugh, Clown, Laugh", and "Telling the World". With sound pictures becoming more and more prevalent, the Title Writing category only lasted one year. Sadly, Farnham died shortly after, on June 2, 1931. By doing so, Farnham also became the first Academy Award winner to die.

From Quiz EGOT Winners - The Oscars

Answer: State Fair

"State Fair" was a musical adaptation of a 1933 film of the same name. Starring Jeanne Crane and Dana Andrews, it was the only musical by Rodgers and his writing partner Oscar Hammerstein II that was produced directly for film, rather than being an adaptation of a stage show. Included in the score of the film was the song "It Might As Well Be Spring", performed by Jeanne Crane (dubbed by Louanne Hogan). A recording by Dick Haymes, who also appeared in the film, entered the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart in November 1945, reaching number 5. "It Might As Well Be Spring" won the Oscar for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards ceremony in March 1946.

From Quiz Oscar-Winning Singer-Actors

Answer: Bing Crosby

Crosby is the prototypical singer-actor, considered a superstar in both roles. In addition to delivering an Oscar-winning performance in "Going My Way", Crosby also introduced "Swinging on a Star" in the film, which won an Oscar for Best Original Song and spent nine weeks as a number one hit for him. As an actor, Crosby starred in both dramas and comedies (especially with Bob Hope); as a singer, he was praised by fans from Thelonious Monk to David Bowie. And he also started and sponsored a legendary golf tournament, now known as the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

From Quiz Nothing to it! Oscar wins on the first try

Answer: Shirley Booth, "Come Back, Little Sheba"

Best known for the titular role in the 1960's sitcom,"Hazel", Shirley Booth was in her fifties by the time she started her film career. She had worked professionally as a stage actress since the age of 12 and ended up making only a handful of films. Booth won one of her three Tony Awards for playing Lola in "Come Back, Little Sheba", William Inge's heartbreaking drama about an aging couple haunted by their disappointments. In the film version, Burt Lancaster plays her alcoholic husband Doc, who gave up his hopes of a medical career when Lola became pregnant. The "Little Sheba" of the title refers to their dog who has run away.

From Quiz UK Oscar Winners

Answer: The Divine Lady

"The Divine Lady" was a silent movie that told the story of love affair between Lord Horatio Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton. Frank Lloyd was born in Glasgow on 2 February 1886. He received further nominations, most famously for the Charles Laughton version of "Mutiny on the Bounty". He won the award again in 1934 for Noel Coward's "Cavalcade" and became President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1934.

From Quiz The Oscars Mix

Answer: Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins won the award as Hannibal Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs". He is also known for his roles in "The Elephant Man", "Meet Joe Black", and "The Mask of Zorro".

From Quiz Remembering Oscar

Answer: Emil Jannings

Emil Jannings was a Swiss-born actor whose birth name was Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz. Of his 80 acting credits, only five of them were in American-made films, and only one of those, "The Last Command", is still intact today. 1929 marked the first presentation of the Academy Awards, a private function wherein the awards presentations were completed in about 15 minutes after dinner. Jannings wasn't even there to receive his award. You see, there were no surprises as to who was going to win -- the winners had all been announced in the press three months prior to the actual ceremony. Jannings had returned home to Germany before the event, and had received his Oscar (which wasn't called an Oscar yet) before he left. That first year, multiple roles were considered in the nominations for acting, so Jannings won the award for his acting in both films cited in the question. "The Way of All Flesh" saw him play the role of a bank clerk whose life goes horribly wrong while transporting $1000 in securities from Milwaukee to Chicago. In "The Last Command" he was the former commander of the Czar's armies in Russia, fallen on hard times in the wake of the Communist Revolution. Both movies were silent films.

From Quiz Multiple and No Nominations

Answer: Sergeant York

He won for "Come and Get It" (1936), "Kentucky" (1938), and "The Westerner" (1940), and garnered a further nomination for his portrayal of the Pastor in "Sergeant York" (1941). He was deserving of a nod for his work on "To Have and Have Not" (1945), and as the villainous head of the Clantons in John Ford's "My Darling Clementine" (1946), not to mention scene stealing efforts in "Blood on The Moon" and "Red River" in 1948 and as the scene stealing Stumpy in "Rio Bravo" (1959). "Sergeant York" was the story of the real life WW1 sharpshooter hero, who was marvellously portrayed by Gary Cooper. Of the eight movies mentioned in these comments, five were directed by Howard Hawks with whom Walter had formed a close friendship, such that when asked to play the role in "Rio Bravo", Brennan merely asked, "Teeth in or out?"

From Quiz That's the Wrong Envelope

Answer: Brave

The Disney movie about a strong curly redheaded princess was in fact the winner. 2013 was the twelfth year that a Best Animated Feature Oscar statue was awarded. Disney/Pixar has won seven of twelve times.

From Quiz European Oscar Winners

Answer: Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh won the Oscar in 1939 for "Gone With the Wind" and in 1951 for "A Streetcar Named Desire". Vivian Hartley was born in Darjeeling (India) in 1913. She debuted in 1935 under the alias "Vivien Leigh", for her official name didn't sound nice enough. She soon rose to fame with her role of Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind" (1939). In 1940 she divorced from her first husband Herbert Holman and married Laurence Olivier. Her second marriage lasted for twenty years. Her role as Blanche Dubois in "A Streetcar Named Desire" won her a second Oscar. Vivien died of tuberculosis in 1967. This question was brought to you by player JanIQ, who loves to quote Rhett Butler's final words in "Gone With the Wind": "Frankly, my dear..."

From Quiz British Best Picture Winners

Answer: Hamlet

Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark, who takes revenge on his uncle, who murdered his father, The King, and married his mother. Sir Laurence Olivier was nominated for Best Director and won for Best Actor; he is the only person to win for a Shakespearean role. Sir Laurence also made films of "Henry V" and "Richard III".

From Quiz An Aussie Goes to Hollywood

Answer: Peter Finch

Peter Finch was born in England but moved to Australia when he was ten. His posthumous Oscar was for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in the movie 'Network' (1976). He died of a heart attack in January 1977. The 1976 Academy Awards Ceremony took place in March 1977.

From Quiz And The Winner Is ...

Answer: Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley won the award in 1982 for his portrayal of Gandhi, in the film of the same name. It was also his first major film role, a remarkable achievement. He was born near Scarborough, Yorkshire in 1943, of mixed parentage. His mother was English/Russian (or German) and his father was an Indian Muslim. Kingsley was awarded the CBE in 2000 and knighted the following year.

From Quiz Odd Oscar Info.

Answer: Roosevelt Hotel

The first Academy Awards were presented on Thursday, May 16, 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel; the entire ceremony lasted only 15 minutes. Since 1927, the Roosevelt Hotel has hosted stars like Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. It is still located on Hollywood Boulevard and, in 2005, major renovations were done to restore its popularity.

From Quiz And the Oscar Goes to...

Answer: Anna Paquin - "The Piano"

Anna Paquin was one of the youngest Oscar winners. She was only ten years old when she won for her role as Flora McGrath in "The Piano". This was a film about a mother (Holly Hunter) and her daughter (Paquin) who moved to New Zealand in the 1850s with their prized piano. The mother had entered an arrangement to be married to a rich landowner.

From Quiz Oscar Debuts

Answer: Mary Poppins

Although Julie had acted in a TV movie and a television show, as well as doing voice work in "The Rose Of Baghdad" (1949), "Mary Poppins" (1964) was her first appearance in a feature film. Playing the title character of the magical nanny who comes to take care of the two Banks children, Julie was awarded the Oscar for Best Actress, and the role now remains one of her most famous - second, perhaps, only to her role as Maria in "The Sound Of Music" (1965).

From Quiz Totally Oscar

Answer: He streaked the Oscar stage in 1974, wearing only a blank expression.

Streaking in the 70s was strangely popular. Opal was simply strange - pulling off a stunt that seemed improbable at best (how did security let it happen?). Robert Opal was a scoundrel whether he was clothed or not. His early end came when he was murdered in his San Francisco sex shop in 1979. On that memorable April 2 evening in 1974 the most notable part of it came from David Niven when "the streak" happened. The debonair Niven, at the podium to introduce Liz Taylor, calmly stated: "Ladies and gentlemen, that was bound to happen. Just think, the only laugh that man will probably ever get is for stripping and showing off his shortcomings." Mr. Niven never missed a beat.

From Quiz Oscar Nominees Trivia

Answer: Geoffrey Rush

A brilliant performance by Geoffrey Rush previously won an Oscar for his performance in the film "Shine". He was then nominated for the 2000 film "Quills" which follows the infamous writer, The Marquis De Sade through his time spent at the Charenton Insane Asylum in 17th century France.

From Quiz An Indepth Oscar Quiz

Answer: 8

It only won two minor ones for Best Sound and Best Cinematography.

From Quiz Oscar - The First 75 Years, Part 3

Answer: 3

Best Cinematography, Best Music (Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score), and Best Sound.

From Quiz Oscar - The First 75 Years, Part 2

Answer: Frank Capra

Frank Capra (Best Director, 1934, for "It Happened One Night") hosted the 1935 ceremony on February 27, 1936. James Stewart (Best Actor, 1941), was the first Oscar-winning actor to co-host, in 1947. The first solo Oscar-winning actor to host was Frank Sinatra (Best Actor, 1953), in 1963; he also co-hosted in 1975. Jack Lemmon (Best Supporting Actor, 1955, and Best Actor, 1973) hosted in 1964 and 1985, and co-hosted in 1972. Whoopi Goldberg (Best Supporting Actress, 1990) hosted in 1994, 1996, 1999 and 2002.

From Quiz Oscar - The First 75 Years, Part 1

Answer: It is the first silent Best Picture winner

At the time, "talkies" were just coming into the forefront in the motion picture industry. Look for a young Gary Cooper (as Cadet White) in this classic film.

From Quiz Oscars and Oscar Nominations

Answer: Great & great

"The Great Race" won the Oscar for Best Sound Effects but was nominated for Best Photography, Best Sound Effects, Best Editing and Best Song.

From Quiz The Oscars - In General

Answer: Creature Comforts

Nick Park won three Oscars for Best Animated Short Film during the 90s. One for 'Creature Comforts' and the others for 'The Wrong Trousers' and 'Close Shave'.

From Quiz And The Oscar Goes To....

Answer: Best Picture

"Entertainment Weekly" named this movie #1 in its book "The 100 Greatest Movies of All Time". Also, the horse head was real. Prop scouts found a horse in a New Jersey rendering plant scheduled for slaughter and had its head shipped in dry ice to the set.

From Quiz All About Oscar!

Answer: Wings

'The Jazz Singer' is usually credited as being the Best Picture of that year, but the Academy felt it unfair to allow a sound film to compete with silents, and therefore gave it a special award instead. 'Sunrise' (1927) was awarded 'Artistic Quality of Production,' which is technically a 'Best Picture' category as well.

From Quiz Oscars 0 to 14

Answer: The Shawshank Redemption

0, it won absolutely none. It was beaten out by the great movie 'Forrest Gump'. It stars Morgan Freeman and Tim Robins. It was nominated for: 1. Best Actor 2. Best Cinematography 3. Best Film Editing 4. Best Music, Original Score 5. Best Picture 6. Best Sound 7. Best Adapted Screenplay.

From Quiz Oscars ABC Quiz

Answer: As Good As It Gets & as good as it gets & 'As Good As It Gets' & 'as good as it gets'

Oddly, there are 2 correct answers here in a way. Ingrid Bergman would be right, although Melvin and a dog had nothing to do with her role in Anastasia. So it's Jack Nicholson.

From Quiz Academy Award Winners

Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Nicholson played Randle McMurphy, a patient in a mental institution.

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