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Movies Snubbed by Oscar Trivia Quiz

Here are my choices for some of the worst Oscar picks for Best Picture over the years. Ratings referred to in the interesting information sections are based on user opinions from the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com), as of February 9, 2002.

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

Author
chessart

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

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66,924

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. The 1944 Best Picture winner, 'Going My Way', was pleasant enough, but a suspense story starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson is considered one of the best movies of the 1940's. What is the name of this film noir thriller? Hint

D.O.A.

White Heat

The Maltese Falcon

Double Indemnity

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1950 the movie 'All about Eve' won for Best Picture. Which Orson Welles movie, set in post-war Vienna and now considered an all-time classic, was not even nominated that year for best picture? Hint

Touch of Evil

The Third Man

Notorious

Strangers On a Train

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Danny Kaye movie, set in 12th-century England and known as one of the best comedies ever made, was snubbed in 1956 in favor of 'Around the World in 80 Days'? Hint

A Song Is Born

Merry Andrew

Knock On Wood

The Court Jester

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Question 4 of 10

4. The 1958 winner 'Gigi' was a charming enough Lerner and Loewe musical, but also released that year was an Alfred Hitchcock film which is an all-time classic. What is the name of this 1958 film in which James Stewart plays an acrophobic detective hired by an old friend to watch his wife?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Academy again snubbed Alfred Hitchcock in 1960. Which Hitchcock classic horror story, in which Anthony Perkins plays the weird manager of a remote motel, lost in 1960 to 'The Apartment'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1976 the schmaltzy 'Rocky' was given the Oscar, beating out which Martin Scorsese film starring Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster? Hint

Mean Streets

Taxi Driver

After Hours

Badlands

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Question 7 of 10

7. Scorsese was again snubbed in 1990, when the simplistic 'Dances With Wolves' won out over a gangster film which is already considered by many to be an all-time classic. Although Joe Pesci won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar, which story of real-life gangster Henry Hill was denied the Best Picture Oscar in 1990?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1994 Oscar began a horrible run of five straight years of 'mistakes'. 1994 Oscar-winner 'Forrest Gump' was certainly a good movie, but which 1994 film of prison life, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, is now an all-time classic? Hint

Reservoir Dogs

Birdman of Alcatraz

The Shawshank Redemption

Pulp Fiction

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Question 9 of 10

9. The historically-inaccurate 'Braveheart' won Best Picture in 1995, beating out which gritty crime film, for which Kevin Spacey won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar? Hint

L.A .Confidential

The Usual Suspects

Fight Club

Se7en

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Question 10 of 10

10. The tedious film 'The English Patient' won the Oscar in 1996, beating out which Coen Brothers film, a delightfully quirky portrayal of a Minnesota kidnapping scheme gone horribly awry?

Answer: (One Word)

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Answer: Double Indemnity

Consumer Guide's 'Rating the Movies' calls 'Double Indemnity' 'cynical, impeccably well-written and directed...rich with unsentimental characterizations, sharp dialogue, and unbearable suspense.'

Answer: The Third Man

'The Third Man' is ranked by users as the 34th best movie of all time on the IMDB. Most critics would put it even higher. It is one of the best thrillers in the history of cinema. The use of shadows is {stunning;} the depiction of life in post-war Vienna is {unforgettable;} and the zither music in the score is perfectly suited to the feel of the movie itself.

While 'The Third Man' did win the Oscar for cinematography, its failure to be nominated for best picture is inexplicable.

3. Which Danny Kaye movie, set in 12th-century England and known as one of the best comedies ever made, was snubbed in 1956 in favor of 'Around the World in 80 Days'?

Answer: The Court Jester

Danny Kaye is absolutely wonderful in 'The Court Jester.' The IMDB gives it an 8.0 (out of 10), compared to only 6.8 for the Oscar-winner.

Answer: Vertigo

The IMDB ranks 'Vertigo' as the 29th best film of all time, while 'Gigi' isn't even close to the top 250.

5. The Academy again snubbed Alfred Hitchcock in 1960. Which Hitchcock classic horror story, in which Anthony Perkins plays the weird manager of a remote motel, lost in 1960 to 'The Apartment'?

Answer: Psycho

'Pyscho' is ranked 19th on the IMDB, but incredibly, it was not even NOMINATED for a Best Picture Oscar. Hitchcock endured many snubs from the Academy. Besides 'Vertigo' and 'Psycho', other Hitchcock films rated higher than this Oscar-winner are 'Notorious' (1946), 'Rear Window' (1954), 'North by Northwest' (1959), and 'The Birds' (1963).

6. In 1976 the schmaltzy 'Rocky' was given the Oscar, beating out which Martin Scorsese film starring Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster?

Answer: Taxi Driver

Though denied any Oscars, 'Taxi Driver' won awards from many other groups, including the British Academy Awards, The Cannes Film Festival, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the Golden Globes, the National Society of Film Critics, and the New York Film Critics Cricle. It seems only Oscar is oblivious to its greatness.

Answer: Goodfellas

The IDMB ranks 'Goodfellas' the 9th best film of the 1990's, while 'Dances With Wolves' doesn't even come close to making the top 50. Scorsese's 'Raging Bull' was also snubbed in 1980, meaning Scorsese has been denied Oscars for three films which critics and the general public consider among the best of their respective decades. 'Dances With Wolves' would have been better had Costner given us a more balanced portrayal, instead of portraying the white man as evil and the Native American as good...and had he given the lead role to somoene who could actually act.

Answer: The Shawshank Redemption

'The Shawshank Redemption' did poorly in the theaters, even after winning seven Oscar nominations. However, it later found its mass audience on tapes and discs, and is currently rated 3rd best film of all time on the IMDB.

9. The historically-inaccurate 'Braveheart' won Best Picture in 1995, beating out which gritty crime film, for which Kevin Spacey won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar?

Answer: The Usual Suspects

Incredibly, 'The Usual Suspects' was not even NOMINATED for Best Picture. It is currently ranked 16th on the IMDB.

10. The tedious film 'The English Patient' won the Oscar in 1996, beating out which Coen Brothers film, a delightfully quirky portrayal of a Minnesota kidnapping scheme gone horribly awry?

Answer: Fargo

At an IMDB user rating of 8.1, 'Fargo' is ranked 64th, while 'The English Patient' at 7.1 doesn't even come close to making the top 250.

Source: Author chessart

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