Best Picture Oscar Anagrams 2000-2009 Quiz

Answer: The Hurt Locker

Jeremy Remmer, Ralph Fiennes and Guy Pearce were three of the cast in "The Hurt Locker", which won six Oscars and was nominated for three more. The movie was about a bomb disposal squad in Iraq. Tensions mounted as a new team member altered the team dynamic with his non-conventional attitude and methods.

"The Hurt Locker" won Oscars for Best Achievement in Directing (Kathryn Bigelow), Best Motion Picture, Best Screenplay and three others.

It was also nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Jeremy Renner), Best Achievement in Cinematography and Best Original Score.

Answer: Slumdog Millionaire

The plot of "Slumdog Millionaire" revolved around Jamal Malik, a street kid from Mumbai, and his progress through the television show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?".

"Slumdog Millionaire" won eight Oscars. It won Oscars for Best Picture of the Year, Directing, Screenplay and five other Oscars. It was also nominated for two more Oscars.

Answer: No Country for Old Men

"No Country for Old Men" was the story of a drug deal gone wrong and all that ensues from it. It won four Oscars. They were for Best Picture, Directing (Ethan Coen and Joel Coen), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Javier Bardem) and Best Screenplay. "No Country for Old Men" was also nominated for another four Oscars.

Answer: The Departed

Leonardo DiCaprio played an undercover cop infiltrating a Boston crime syndicate in "The Departed". Matt Damon played a member of a crime syndicate rising through the ranks of the Boston Police Department. Both organisations eventually realised they had a mole and needed to find the spies in their midst.

"The Departed" won four Oscars and was nominated for one more. Oscars won were for Motion Picture of the Year, Directing (Martin Scorsese), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing.

It was also nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
(Mark Wahlberg).

Answer: Crash

Sandra Bullock, Tony Danza and Matt Dillon were part of the cast of "Crash". The movie demonstrated how people leading very different lives are all interconnected, even if only briefly.

"Crash" won three Oscars and was nominated for three more. It won Oscars for
Best Picture of the Year, Best Screenplay and Best Editing.

"Crash" was also nominated for Best Achievement in Directing (Paul Haggis), Best Supporting Actor (Matt Dillon) and Best Song.

Answer: Million Dollar Baby

Hilary Swank played the Million Dollar Baby in question. She was Margaret Fitzgerald, a waitress in Missouri. She left home for Los Angeles where she started boxing training with Frank Dunn (Clint Eastwood). Margaret and Frank were both estranged from their families and formed a father-daughter bond. That bond was tested when Margaret sustained a crippling injury in the boxing ring.

"Million Dollar Baby" won four Oscars and was nominated for three more. Oscars won were for Best Picture, Best Directing (Clint Eastwood), Best Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman) and Best Actress in a Leading Role (Hilary Swank).

It was also received nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Clint Eastwood), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing.

Answer: The Return of the King

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" was the last part of a trilogy directed by New Zealand's Peter Jackson. Based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien, the movie won all 11 Oscars it was nominated for, including Best Picture, Direction, Adapted Screenplay, Makeup, and Costume Design.

Answer: Richard Gere

"Chicago" starred Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger and Richard Gere. Catherine and Renee both played murderesses who meet in jail on death row. Both connived to be free from prison, making each other an enemy in the process. Both longed for a career on the stage if they made it out of the slammer.

"Chicago" won six Oscars and was nominated for seven more including three acting Oscars. It won Oscars for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Catherine Zeta-Jones), Best Picture and four more.

It was also nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (John C. Reilly), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Renée Zellweger), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Queen Latifah), Best Director (Rob Marshall), Best Screenplay and two others.

Answer: A Beautiful Mind

"A Beautiful Mind" told the true story of John Nash, a beautiful mind taking a torturous journey through schizophrenia and back again. John Nash won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1994, making his story all the more incredible. Russell Crowe was nominated for an Oscar thanks to his sympathetic portrayal of Nash but it wasn't to be an Oscar two years running. He'd won the Oscar the year before (2000) for "Gladiator".

"A Beautiful Mind" won four of the eight Oscars it was nominated for. It won Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Jennifer Connelly), Best Director (Ron Howard), Best Picture and Best Screenplay.

It was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Russell Crowe) and three other Oscars.

Answer: Gladiator

"Gladiator" was the story of Maximus, a Roman general. Maximus should have been Emperor of Rome but the jealousy of his rival Commodus and the murders of his family prevent his ascension to the title. Revenge became his driving force.

"Gladiator" won five Oscars. It won Best Actor in a Leading Role (Russell Crowe), Best Picture and three others. It was also nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Joaquin Phoenix), Best Director (Ridley Scott), Best Screenplay and four others.