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Actor-Directors and Oscar Trivia Quiz

More and more actors are finding greater success as directors. This quiz looks at how the Oscars have treated those performers who wear two hats. Questions are valid throught the 73rd Academy Awards, March 25, 2001.

A multiple-choice quiz by ckdexterhaven. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ckdexterhaven

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5 mins

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Multiple Choice

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53,558

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first person to direct himself to a Best Actor nomination? Hint

Orson Welles

Charlie Chaplin

William Powell

John Huston

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the most recent performer to direct himself to a Best Actor nomination? Hint

Tom Hanks

Roberto Benigni

Ed Harris

Robert Duvall

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who is the first Actor-Director to direct himself to three Best Actor nominations? Hint

Orson Welles

Laurence Olivier

Robert Duvall

Paul Newman

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Question 4 of 10

4. All of the listed performers won the Best Director Oscar. All directed themselves to Best Actor nominations except one. Who did NOT get the Best Actor nomination? Hint

Kevin Costner

Clint Eastwood

Woody Allen

Mel Gibson

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Question 5 of 10

5. I directed myself to a Best Actor nomination and won a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for the same picture. I've also been nominated for Best Supporting Actor. Who am I? Hint

Orson Welles

Ron Howard

Billy Bob Thornton

Woody Allen

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Question 6 of 10

6. Only two people have ever received 4 nominations for a single film (producing, directing, acting and writing). One of them did it TWICE! Who is he? Hint

Orson Welles

Woody Allen

Warren Beatty

Charlie Chaplin

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Question 7 of 10

7. Two performers directed themselves to Best Actor nominations for the same titled film. Which film was that? Hint

Goodbye Mr. Chips

Henry V

Hamlet

Cyrano de Bergerac

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following actors won the Best Director Oscar for his first directed film? Hint

Mel Gibson

Clint Eastwood

Robert Redford

Paul Newman

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Question 9 of 10

9. Only two performers have directed themselves to a Best Actor Oscar. One was Laurence Olivier for 'Hamlet'. Who was the other? Hint

Robert Duvall

Warren Beatty

Roberto Benigni

Kevin Costner

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following Best Actor winners was the last to be credited for directing a feature film? Hint

Robert De Niro

Charles Laughton

Marlon Brando

Dustin Hoffman

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first person to direct himself to a Best Actor nomination?

Answer: Charlie Chaplin

While Chaplin directed himself to a special Oscar for writing, directing and acting in 'The Circus' in 1927, his first official Best Actor nomination was for 1940's 'The Great Dictator'.

2. Who was the most recent performer to direct himself to a Best Actor nomination?

Answer: Ed Harris

Ed Harris directed 2000's 'Pollock', which earned him a Best Actor nomination and Marcia Gay Harden a Best Supporting Actress Award.

3. Who is the first Actor-Director to direct himself to three Best Actor nominations?

Answer: Laurence Olivier

The master of Shakespeare earned Best Actor nominations for 'Henry V', 'Hamlet', and 'Richard III' which are all films Laurence Olivier directed.

4. All of the listed performers won the Best Director Oscar. All directed themselves to Best Actor nominations except one. Who did NOT get the Best Actor nomination?

Answer: Mel Gibson

'Braveheart' won Mel the Best Director Oscar, but he was not a Best Actor contender for his portrayal of William Wallace in 1995.

5. I directed myself to a Best Actor nomination and won a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for the same picture. I've also been nominated for Best Supporting Actor. Who am I?

Answer: Billy Bob Thornton

1996's "Sling Blade" was a personal triumph for Billy Bob.

6. Only two people have ever received 4 nominations for a single film (producing, directing, acting and writing). One of them did it TWICE! Who is he?

Answer: Warren Beatty

Beatty did it with 'Heaven Can Wait' in 1978 and 'Reds' in 1981. Welles did it once for 'Citizen Kane.'

7. Two performers directed themselves to Best Actor nominations for the same titled film. Which film was that?

Answer: Henry V

Both Laurence Olivier (1946) and Kenneth Branagh (1989) directed themselves to Best Actor nominations for playing the title character in 'Henry V'.

8. Which of the following actors won the Best Director Oscar for his first directed film?

Answer: Robert Redford

Robert Redford first effort, 1980's 'Ordinary People' won him the Best Director Oscar.

9. Only two performers have directed themselves to a Best Actor Oscar. One was Laurence Olivier for 'Hamlet'. Who was the other?

Answer: Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni did it for 1998's 'Life is Beautiful', and also became the first Best Actor winner for a Foreign Language performance.

10. Which of the following Best Actor winners was the last to be credited for directing a feature film?

Answer: Dustin Hoffman

De Niro directed 'A Bronx Tale' in 1993, Brando directed 'One-Eyed Jacks' in 1961 and Laughton's was first credited for directing 'The Night of the Hunter' in 1955, although he was the uncredited director of 'The Man on the Eiffel Tower' in 1945. Dustin Hoffman was the uncredited director of 'Straight Time' in 1978, preceding De Niro's directorial debut, but the first film for which he was credited as director was 2012's 'Quartet'.

Source: Author ckdexterhaven

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