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1. I've won three acting Oscars, 2 for lead Actor and 1 for Supporting. For which film did I win my latest Oscar as of November 2001?
2. I won an Oscar in a supporting role and my leading man man got one for Best Actor. This happened in the 1980s. What actress am I?
3. This film is the only one listed that was named Best picture. Which one?
4. I was in a hugely popular all-girl singing group in the 1960s and later nabbed an Oscar nomination for my first acting part. But I lost. Who am I?
5. I was nominated for playing a blind girl enamored with a man who was not of my skin color. I lost but somebody did win an acting Oscar from this film. What actress am I, though?
6. I was one of three men nominated for Best Actor for the original film version of 'Mutiny On The Bounty'. Which am I?
7. I won two acting Oscars 22 years apart, both times playing complicated men in some form of law enforcement. One in the 1970s, the other in the 1990s. Who am I?
8. I got my directing Oscar for maneuvering two actors, Newman and Redford, when they didn't probably need much help. But I was happy to win anyway. What is my last name?
9. Not too many films have won Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director over the years. Which was the first?
10. I was nominated three times for acting but haven't won yet, as of November 2001. Who am I?
11. This actress got her Oscar for playing a seriously disturbed woman who kidnapped her favorite author.
12. I won an Oscar for acting and my Dad won for directing. He won 14 years before I did. Who am I?
13. I won mine for 'Coal Miner's Daughter'. My co-star in this film had won two! We were both nominated again for our movie together, directed by Costa-Gravas. What flick am I talking about?
14. I am the unknown actress, but was nominated for Best Actress once. Which of these films grabbed a Best Actress nomination?
15. This Oscar winning song was nearly thrown out of the picture because it was thought to slow down the action. It's now a classic. Why, oh why, do these things happen?
16. As of November 2001, I won the last Best Supporting Actress Oscar. In my role, I was married to a man devoted to which vocation?
17. This was a movie about corrupt game programs on TV in the 1950s, directed by Robert Redford. What was the film called?
18. I used to write screenplays with my husband Garson Kanin but, as an older woman, I won my acting Oscar for playing a too attentive neighbor to a pregnant woman. Who am I?
19. I got my most recent Oscar nomination playing a rather dim-witted brother who ends up dead after I help to discover a wrecked plane with a lot of money on board. Everything goes wrong after that. We had a plan in the film----what adjective describes it?
20. I won an Oscar for Best Actress. Nic Cage won an Oscar for Best Actor. We starred together in this essential film flop. He was looking after me, as per his job description. What was my character's name?
21. I am of Asian descent and got an Oscar for my acting in the 1950s. What is my last name in real life?
22. I was so sure I'd get a nomination for my performance in 'Psycho' playing Janet Leigh's sister. But I didn't, even though she did. I guess I should have jumped in a shower! What actress am I?
23. Being in Woody Allen movies got me two Oscars! I'm now on a prime time TV show. What is my last name?
24. Amy Irving was nominated for her performance in which film?
25. I got an basically undeserved Oscar for 'Butterfield 8' but I deserved the one I got later! I later played in a film, not so much a great film, called 'X,Y and ___'. What?
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