Academy Awards
AMPAS has presented the Academy Awards since 1929. This topic is part of Awards within Arts & Culture. This page currently draws on 18 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Academy Awards trivia questions
The Academy Awards honor achievements in what industry?
Answer: Film
Bonus fact: The awards are commonly known as the Oscars.
What organization is responsible for presenting the Academy Awards?
Answer: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Bonus fact: AMPAS has presented the awards since 1929.
Which organization presents the Academy Awards?
Answer: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Bonus fact: AMPAS has presented the Academy Awards since 1929.
Which film won Best Picture at the 2020 Academy Awards?
Answer: Parasite
Bonus fact: Parasite also represented South Korea in the International Feature Film category.
What nickname is commonly used for an Academy Award statuette?
Answer: Oscar
Bonus fact: The Academy Awards are widely known as the Oscars.
Which historical epic directed by Ridley Scott won Best Picture?
Answer: Gladiator
Bonus fact: Gladiator won five Academy Awards including Best Picture.
Which Lanthimos film won the Golden Lion at Venice in 2023?
Answer: Poor Things
Bonus fact: Poor Things later won multiple Academy Awards.
Gigi later became famous as what kind of Hollywood film?
Answer: Musical
Bonus fact: The 1958 film won nine Academy Awards.
Which Hill film won Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars?
Answer: The Sting
Bonus fact: The Sting won seven Academy Awards.
William Wyler directed which epic starring Charlton Heston?
Answer: Ben-Hur
Bonus fact: Ben-Hur won 11 Academy Awards.
Jonathan Demme directed which thriller featuring Hannibal Lecter?
Answer: The Silence of the Lambs
Bonus fact: The film swept the five major Academy Awards.
Which Baker film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2024?
Answer: Anora
Bonus fact: Anora later won multiple Academy Awards.