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| 1. | "The wicked flee when none pursueth" If you saw this proverb on screen, then you'd be about to enjoy a viewing of which Best Picture-nominated film? | ||
| The King's Speech | |||
| The Fighter | |||
| Winter's Bone | |||
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True Grit | ||
| 2. | Which of these women is the only one of the Best Actress nominees to see the helmer of her film nominated for Best Director? | ||
| Jennifer Lawrence | |||
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Natalie Portman | ||
| Annette Bening | |||
| Nicole Kidman | |||
| 3. | Let's go the opposite direction. Three of the Best Actor nominees saw the director of their film get a nomination for Best Director. Choose the two who did not. | ||
| James Franco and Jeff Bridges | |||
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Javier Bardem and James Franco | ||
| Jesse Eisenberg and Colin Firth | |||
| Javier Bardem and Jesse Eisenberg | |||
| 4. | Of the ten Best Picture nominations, Toy Story 3 was far and away the box office champion. Which of the ten grossed the second highest amount in North America? | ||
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Inception | ||
| The Social Network | |||
| The Fighter | |||
| True Grit | |||
| 5. | And which of the ten has made the least at the box office? | ||
| The Kids Are All Right | |||
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Winter's Bone | ||
| Black Swan | |||
| 127 Hours | |||
| 6. | Which of the Animated Short nominees ran in front of Toy Story 3 during its theatrical run? | ||
| The Gruffalo | |||
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Day & Night | ||
| The Lost Thing | |||
| None of the above | |||
| 7. | Which of the following Foreign Language Film nominees is not correctly matched with its country of origin? | ||
| Biutiful : Mexico | |||
| Outside the Law: Algeria | |||
| In a Better World: Denmark | |||
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Dogtooth: Germany | ||
| 8. | Actor Armie Hammer played a dual role as twins in this nominated film: | ||
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The Social Network | ||
| True Grit | |||
| 127 Hours | |||
| Winter's Bone | |||
| 9. | Mickey Ward is most closely tied to this Best Picture nominee: | ||
| The Social Network | |||
| Winter's Bone | |||
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The Fighter | ||
| The King's Speech | |||
| 10. | Black Swan was nominated for five Academy Awards. How many nominations have the rest of Darren Aronofsky's films, combined, received? | ||
| 1 | |||
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3 | ||
| 5 | |||
| 8 | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Ellen Burstyn was nominated for Lead Actress in Requiem for a Dream, and Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei were nominated for The Wrestler |
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| 11. | What is the only acting category this year with no previous winners nominated? | ||
| Best Actor | |||
| Best Actress | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | |||
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Best Supporting Actress | ||
| 12. | Which of this year's nominees has the most nomination's without ever winning an Oscar? | ||
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Salt Sound Mixer Greg Russell | ||
| True Grit Cinematographer Roger Deakins | |||
| Another Year Writer/Director Mike Leigh | |||
| King's Speech Composer Alexandre Desplat | |||
| 13. | Which of these wins would not mark a first for their respective category? | ||
| Alice in Wonderland being the first Tim Burton film to win Best Costumes | |||
| God of Love being the first short film to win both a Student Academy Award and an Academy Award | |||
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Javier Bardem being the first Best Actor winner for a foreign language role | ||
| Toy Story 3 being the first animated film to win Best Screenplay | |||
| 14. | Find the fictional role...Actor edition: Which of these fellows is nominated for playing a fictional person? | ||
| Christian Bale | |||
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Jeremy Renner | ||
| James Franco | |||
| Jesse Eisenberg | |||
| 15. | Find the fictional role...Actress edition: Which of these ladies is nominated for playing a fictional person? | ||
| Melissa Leo | |||
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Hailee Steinfeld | ||
| Helena Bonham Carter | |||
| Amy Adams | |||
| 16. | Outside of festival screenings, which Best Picture nominee was released first, whether through a limited or wide release? | ||
| Inception | |||
| The King's Speech | |||
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Winter's Bone | ||
| The Kids Are Alright | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Winter's Bone had its limited run begin on June 11, 2010; one week before Toy Story 3. |
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| 17. | Which of these films did not receive a nomination for Best Animated Feature? | ||
| Toy Story 3 | |||
| The Illusionist | |||
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Despicable Me | ||
| How to Train Your Dragon | |||
| 18. | Oscar's love affair with Clint Eastwood must have cooled off because Clint's latest film Hereafter only received one nomination. Which is the sole category in which it is competing? | ||
| Editing | |||
| Adapted Screenplay | |||
| Score | |||
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Visual Effects | ||
| 19. | Based on running time including closing credits, which of these sets includes both the longest and shortest films in this year's crop of 10 Best Picture nominees? | ||
| The Social Network, 127 Hours, and Winter's Bone | |||
| Toy Story 3, The Fighter, and Inception | |||
| True Grit, Black Swan, and The Kids Are All Right | |||
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Inception, The King's Speech, and 127 Hours | ||
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By way of explanation.....
Inception is 148 mins and 127 Hours is 94 mins. Other running times--The Social Network: 121 mins; The King's Speech: 118 mins; The Fighter: 114 mins; True Grit: 110 mins; Black Swan: 108 mins; The Kids Are All Right: 107 mins; Toy Story 3: 103 mins (this is w/o the short Night and Day included); Winter's Bone: 100 mins. |
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| 20. | Nine of the ten best picture nominees received nominations for their screenplays, either Original or Adapted. Which film is the exception? | ||
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Black Swan | ||
| The Fighter | |||
| The Kids Are All Right | |||
| Winter's Bone | |||
| 21. | These two films each garnered three nominations in the acting categories: | ||
| Winter's Bone and The King's Speech | |||
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The King's Speech and The Fighter | ||
| The Fighter and The Social Network | |||
| True Grit and Winter's Bone | |||
| 22. | The King's Speech was the most nominated film with a 12 total nods. Which pair of Best Picture nominees check in with 4 nominations each? | ||
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Winter's Bone and The Kids Are All Right | ||
| Inception and Toy Story 3 | |||
| Winter's Bone and Toy Story 3 | |||
| Inception and The Kids Are All Right | |||
| 23. | Let's talk Golden Globes/Oscars overlap. Which of the following Best Picture Oscar noms was also up for a Best Picture Globe? | ||
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The Kids Are All Right | ||
| Toy Story 3 | |||
| True Grit | |||
| Winter's Bone | |||
| 24. | Close your eyes. Think real hard. Picture the ten nominees for lead actor and actress. How many have previously won an acting Oscar? | ||
| None | |||
| Eight | |||
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Three | ||
| Six | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Kidman, Bardem and Bridges have previously won |
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| 25. | If you were asked which of the ten Best Picture nominations had the earliest year as its setting, you would be most correct in answering: | ||
| 127 Hours | |||
| The King's Speech | |||
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True Grit | ||
| The Social Network | |||
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