Oscars 2008 - Nominations and Winners Quiz

Answer: Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington was the chosen one this year to present the most wanted prize of the night: The Best Picture Oscar. It was won by the movie "No Country for Old Men" and received by the directors Ethan and Joel Cohen and some other members from the movie's cast and crew.

Answer: They all presented the nominated songs performances

The five previously mentioned actors and actresses had the opportunity to present the performances of the five nominated songs: "That's How You Know", "So Close", "Happy Working Song" (all from "Enchanted" and performed by Kristin Chenoweth, Jon McLaughlin, and Amy Adams respectively), "Raise It Up" (from "August Rush", performed by Jamia Simone Nash and the Impact Repertory Theatre), and "Falling Slowly" (from "Once", performed by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová) which was the winner.

Answer: "There Will Be Blood"; "No Country for Old Men"

"There Will be Blood" (the film starring Daniel Day Lewis in which an oil man searched for power in the late 19th century) and "No Country for Old Men" (the movie starring Javier Bardem and Tommy Lee Jones in which three men's roads crossed in the Texas desert during 1980) were the most nominated films of the night with eight Oscar nominations each.

Answer: Richard Harris

Although all of the actors mentioned died in the previous twelve months, the only one not mentioned in the ceremony's In Memoriam was Richard Harris, since he died in 2002.

Heath Ledger was best remembered for his roles on "A Knight's Tale", "Brokeback Mountain" and "The Dark Knight".
Barry Nelson appeared on films such as "The Shining" and "Airport".
Among Calvin Lockhart's films we can find "Coming to America" and "Predator 2".
Richard Harris most remembered roles are the emperor Marcus Aurelius on "Gladiator" and Albus Dumbledore on "Harry Potter 1 and 2")

Answer: False

Although she was nominated in both categories, for her roles in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" and "I'm not There", Cate didn't win either of the awards, Marion Cotillard (for her portrayal of Édith Piaf in "La Vie en Rose") and Tilda Swinton (for her role in "Michael Clayton" as Karen Crowder) getting them, respectively.

Answer: Best Visual Effects

The film won the Oscar for "Best Visual Effects", beating its rivals "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" and "Transformers". Although it was also nominated for Best Art Direction, it didn't win.

Framestore CFC, the largest digital visual effects company in Europe, was the company in charge of generating the amazing special effects of this movie.

Answer: Youngest

Ellen became one of the youngest Oscar nominees for Best Actress at the age of 20. Other young nominees have included Keira Knightley, Isabelle Adjani, both at the age of 20, and Keisha Castle-Hughes at the age of 13.

Answer: Atonement

"Atonement" - in which a girl took the wrong perceptions of reality and her actions produced fatal consequences on the people around her - had a total of seven nominations, including Best Picture (only winning one). Its director Joe Wright was not nominated for the Best Director category, in contrast with the other four nominated films.

Answer: The Dark Oscars

The press started calling the ceremony "The Dark Oscars", because of the numerous films focused primarily on deeply grisly subjects such as greed, corruption, and violence, in films like "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street", "Michael Clayton", "There Will be Blood" and "No Country for Old Men".

Answer: True

In fact, this was the second time in the 80 years of Oscar that the four acting awards were given to actors who came from outside the US. Daniel Day-Lewis received Best Actor for his role as Daniel Plainview on "There Will be Blood" and Tilda Swinton - Best Supporting Actress for her role as Karen Crowder on "Michael Clayton" - were both from the UK. Marion Cotillard, who won Best Actress for her role as Edith Piáf on "La Vie en Rose" was from France. Javier Bardem who won Best Supporting Actor for playing Anton Chigurh on "No Country for Old Men" was from Spain.

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