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Quiz about More 9802 Oscar Winners and Nominees

More '98-'02 Oscar Winners and Nominees Quiz

This is another quiz on the Academy Awards from 1998 to 2000. The years that I use in this quiz refer to the year that the nomination was given and when the ceremony was held, NOT the year of the movie.

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

Author
napierslogs

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
97,504

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Jude Law had a Best Supporting Actor nomination in 2000.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Le Fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain", better known as "Amelie", won the 2002 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following actors received a Best Lead Actor nomination at the 2001 Academy Awards? Hint

Michael Douglas

Willem Dafoe

Kevin Spacey

Geoffrey Rush

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Question 4 of 10

4. At the 2000 Academy Awards, what movie earned Charlie Kaufman his first Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination?

Answer: (3 words)

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Question 5 of 10

5. What actress from "Elizabeth" was nominated for the 1999 Best Lead Actress Oscar?

Answer: (Two Words, also in "The Shipping News")

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following directors did NOT receive a Best Director nomination at the 1998 Academy Awards? Hint

Gus Van Sant

James Cameron

Steven Spielberg

Atom Egoyan

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Question 7 of 10

7. M. Night Shyamalan, director and writer of 2002's "Signs", was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 2000 Academy Awards for what movie?

Answer: (Three Words, first word 'The')

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Question 8 of 10

8. "The Truman Show" boasted a Best Actor nomination (Lead or Supporting) at the 1999 Academy Awards.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Yes or no: Was Marisa Tomei portraying a real-life woman for her 2002 Best Supporting Actress nomination?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who won the 2001 Oscar for Best Original Screenplay? Hint

Lee Hall for "Billy Elliot"

Cameron Crowe for "Almost Famous"

Susannah Grant for "Erin Brokovich"

Kenneth Lonergan for "You Can Count on Me"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Jude Law had a Best Supporting Actor nomination in 2000.

Answer: True

Jude Law played Dickie Greenleaf in "The Talented Mr. Ripley". Besides the Academy Award nomination, he was also nominated for a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Film Award, an Empire Award, a Golden Sate Award, and a London Critics Circle Film Award for that role. Out of those nominations he won the BAFTA Film Award.

2. "Le Fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain", better known as "Amelie", won the 2002 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.

Answer: False

"No Man's Land" from Bosnia won the 2002 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. "Amelie", although popular with 5 nominations, didn't win any Oscars.

3. Which of the following actors received a Best Lead Actor nomination at the 2001 Academy Awards?

Answer: Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush was nominated for his role in "Quills". Michael Douglas had two great rolls in "Wonder Boys" and "Traffic" but was not nominated for either. Kevin Spacey won the 2000 Best Actor Oscar for "American Beauty" but was not have nominated in 2001, and Willem Dafoe received a 2001 Best Supporting Actor nomination for "Shadow of the Vampire".

4. At the 2000 Academy Awards, what movie earned Charlie Kaufman his first Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination?

Answer: Being John Malkovich

"Being John Malkovich" was Charlie Kaufman's first movie screenplay. He follow-up, "Adaptation", comes out in December 2002 - look for another Oscar nomination.

5. What actress from "Elizabeth" was nominated for the 1999 Best Lead Actress Oscar?

Answer: Cate Blanchett

The 1999 Best Lead Actress Oscar went to Gwyneth Paltrow for "Shakespeare In Love". This was Cate Blanchett's first Academy Award nomination.

6. Which of the following directors did NOT receive a Best Director nomination at the 1998 Academy Awards?

Answer: Steven Spielberg

"Jurassic Park: The Lost World" was the only movie Spielberg directed in 1997, and did not receive a nomination for it. James Cameron won the Best Director Oscar for "Titanic", Atom Egoyan (a Canadian) was nominated for "The Sweet Hereafter", and Gus Van Sant was nominated for "Good Will Hunting".

7. M. Night Shyamalan, director and writer of 2002's "Signs", was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 2000 Academy Awards for what movie?

Answer: The Sixth Sense

M. Night Shyamalan lost the Best Director Oscar to Sam Mendes ("American Beauty") and the Best Original Screenplay to Alan Ball ("American Beauty").

8. "The Truman Show" boasted a Best Actor nomination (Lead or Supporting) at the 1999 Academy Awards.

Answer: True

Jim Carrey was not nominated for Best Actor, but Ed Harris was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

9. Yes or no: Was Marisa Tomei portraying a real-life woman for her 2002 Best Supporting Actress nomination?

Answer: No

"In The Bedroom" was not based on a true story, and Marisa Tomei's character, Natalie Strout, was not a real woman.

10. Who won the 2001 Oscar for Best Original Screenplay?

Answer: Cameron Crowe for "Almost Famous"

"Billy Elliot", "Erin Brokovich", and "You Can Count on Me" were all nominated, but Cameron Crowe won his first Oscar. He has also received a nomination for "Jerry Maguire".
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Source: Author napierslogs

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