2018 Movies and Their Actors Trivia Quiz

Answer: A Star is Born

Lady Gaga was the lead actress in "A Star is Born", a movie about a woman trying to launch a successful music career. The film is a remake of the ones made in previous years. At the 2019 Academy Awards, Lady Gaga won an Oscar for Best Original Song, "Shallow", a duet with co-star Bradley Cooper.

Answer: Vice

Christian Bale starred in the biographical drama "Vice", a film centred around former American Vice-President Dick Cheney. It depicts his political career spanning from the Nixon Administration to his vice-presidency under George W Bush. Bale was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar but did not win, however, he previously won a Golden Globe Award for his performance.

Answer: Green Book

Viggo Mortensen was the lead actor in "Green Book", a drama about real life events of pianist Don Shirley. Mortensen plays the role of driver and bodyguard for Mahershala Ali who portrays Shirley in a film with racial undertones in 1960s Southern America. The film won the Oscar for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody

Rami Malek portrayed Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody", a movie about the singer's life and his emergence as the frontman for the rock band Queen. Malek won an Oscar for Best Actor at the Academy Awards. The film also won Oscars for Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing.

Answer: The Favourite

Olivia Colman was the lead actress in "The Favourite", a comedy drama film about the lacklustre governance of Queen Anne during the early part of the eighteenth century. The movie centres around two cousins employed at the palace vying to be the favourite of the Queen. Colman won the Best Actress award at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTAs.

Answer: Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Melissa McCarthy portrayed American author Lee Israel in the biographical The film "Can You Ever Forgive Me?". The movie is about an unsuccessful writer who tries to boost her career by creating forged letters of prominent deceased authors. McCarthy, known for comedic roles, takes on a dramatic one which earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the Academy Awards.

Answer: Roma

Yalitza Aparicio was the leading actress in "Roma", a Spanish language film directed by Alfonso Cuaron. Aparicio plays the part of a live-in maid in a middle-class family in Mexico and the film is loosely based on the childhood years of Cuaron. The movie garnered Aparicio a Best Actress nomination at the Academy Awards.

Answer: The Wife

Glenn Close starred in "The Wife", a film based on a novel by American author Meg Wolitzer. Close plays the role of Joan Archer, an uncredited author who develops a relationship with an aspiring author and her ghostwriting for him results in a Nobel Prize Award. Glenn Close was nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards and for the seventh time failed to win.

Answer: Black Panther

Chadwick Boseman plays the role of T'Challa the Black Panther in the movie "Black Panther", which is based on the Marvel Comics superhuman character. The fictional film is centered around T'Challa, the newly crowned sovereign of his country and his efforts to repel a challenge to his nation's policies.

The superhero movie became the first of its kind to receive a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards.

Answer: BlacKkKlansman

John David Washington was the lead actor in "BlacKkKlansman", a film based on the real life events of detective Ron Stallworth. The movie depicts an African-American detective as he manages to penetrate and expose the white supremacism of the Ku Klux Klan. The movie won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Academy Awards.