Questions and Answers about
Academy Awards
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in FilmsWhich movie leads the nominations race for the 2024 Oscars?
Answer: “Oppenheimer” secured 13 nominations at the 96th Academy Awards in 2024, making it the film with the most nominations for the year.
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in FilmsWho was the first Asian American actor to win the Oscars’ Best Supporting Actor award?
Answer: Ke Huy Quan won Best Supporting Actor at the 95th Academy Awards for his role in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” He gave an emotional speech in which he thanked his wife, mother, brother, and fans. He also shared his story of being a refugee from Vietnam and achieving the American dream._x000D__x000D_
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in FilmsWhat was the very first superhero movie to win Best Picture at the Oscars?
Answer: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” is the very first superhero movie to win Best Picture at the Oscars. Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the film was praised for its inventive and humorous exploration of identity, culture, and quantum physics.
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in FilmsWho won Best Actor at the Oscars for his comeback role in “The Whale”?
Answer: Brendan Fraser won Best Actor at the 95th Academy Awards for his role in “The Whale.” The film tells the story of a morbidly obese man who tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. He gained over 100 pounds for the role and received critical acclaim for his performance.
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in FilmsWho is the first Asian actress to win the Best Actress Oscar?
Answer: Michelle Yeoh won Best Actress at the 95th Academy Awards for her role in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” She dedicated her award to her father, who passed away last year. Yuh-Jung Youn won Best Supporting Actress in 2021 for her performance in “Minari.”
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What was the color of the red carpet at the 95th Oscars?
Answer: The Oscars laid a champagne-colored carpet instead of the usual red one, presumably to add some sparkle to the ceremony. However, the choice also led to some last-minute scrambling after a rainy weekend. This left organizers cutting up sections of the carpet ruined by bad weather and dirty shoe soles.
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in FilmsHow many Oscars did “Everything Everywhere All at Once” win at the 95th Academy Awards?
Answer: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” won a total of seven Oscars at the 95th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Directing, and three acting awards.
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in FilmsWho wrote “Women Talking,” a movie about a group of Mennonite women who plan to rebel against the men who have oppressed them?
Answer: Sarah Polley won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 95th Academy Awards for “Women Talking,” a movie based on the novel by Miriam Toews. The movie tells the story of a group of Mennonite women who discuss their experiences of sexual assault. They also discuss their plans to rebel against the men who have oppressed…
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in FilmsWhat movie won Best Original Song at the 2023 Academy Awards?
Answer: “RRR,” a Telugu-language period action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli. won Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards for its title track, Naatu Naatu, composed by M. M. Keeravani and sung by Anirudh Ravichander. It is the first Indian film to win an Oscar in this category.
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in FilmsWhat is the title of the Oscar-winning documentary covering the story of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny?
Answer: “Navalny,” a documentary directed by Alex Gibney. won Best Documentary Feature at the 95th Academy Awards. It’s CNN’s first Oscar win. The CNN film covers Alexei Navalny’s poisoning, recovery, arrest, trial, and the following protests and crackdowns.
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in FilmsWhich Oscar movie featured the voices of Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, and Christoph Waltz in fascist Italy during the 1930s?
Answer: “Pinocchio,” a stop-motion animated film directed by Guillermo del Toro. won Best Animated Feature at the 95th Academy Awards. The film is a dark and twisted version of the classic tale by Carlo Collodi, set in fascist Italy during the 1930s.
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Where was Michelle Yeoh born?
Answer: Michelle Yeoh was born in Malaysia and became a movie star in Asia before crossing over to the US with “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (2000) and “Crazy Rich Asians” (2018). Due to the pandemic, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was a surprise box-office success last March. She said it resonated partly because it came…
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in FilmsHow long did it take Michelle Yeoh to land her first lead role in a Hollywood film?
Answer: Michelle Yeoh, a former Miss Malaysia and a stuntwoman landed her first role in a Hollywood film at 59. On the other hand, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences took 95 years to recognize an Asian actress in its leading actress category. However, some recordkeepers consider Merle Oberon and Vivien Leigh, born in…
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in FilmsWhich studio received the most nominations for the 2023 Oscars?
Answer: Disney received the most nominations overall for the 2023 Academy Awards, with 22, for “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” and “Turning Red.” “The Banshees of Inisherin” got four acting nods. With six awards, Disney had to settle for second place regarding actual wins. A24 won nine awards out of its…
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in Classic RockWho composed Chariots of Fire (Race to the End)?
Answer: RIP Vangelis, the Greek film composer and synthesizer pioneer whose music for the 1981 movie “Chariots of Fire” won the Academy Award for best original score. He died on May 24, 2022, in Paris, aged 79.
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in FilmsWhich Bond record did Billie Eilish break?
Answer: Billie Eilish, who won the Academy Award for Best Original Song on March 27, 2022, with her brother Finneas, is the youngest recording artist to work on a James Bond theme song. She was 18 when recording “No Time to Die.” In 2013 Adele’s “Skyfall” became the first Bond theme song to win an…
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in FilmsWho is the first woman to win both directing and writing Academy Awards?
Answer: On March 27, 2022, Jane Campion became the first woman to win both directing and writing Academy Awards. She won the Oscar for best original screenplay for 1993’s “The Piano” and best director for the Netflix 2021 Western “The Power of the Dog.”
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in FilmsWhich record did CODA’s Troy Kotsur make at the 2022 Oscars?
Answer: Troy Kotsur joined “CODA” costar Marlee Matlin on March 27, 2022, as the only deaf Oscar winners. He won the best supporting actor award at the Academy Awards for portraying the father of a deaf family with a hearing child. Matlin was the first deaf person to win the prize when she became the…
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in FilmsWho is the first filmmaker nominated for best director Oscars in six different decades?
Answer: Steven Spielberg, whose “West Side Story” landed seven nominations for the 2022 Academy Awards, is the first filmmaker nominated for best director in six different decades. He also holds the record for most Best Picture nominations – with 11 Oscar-nominated films over the years.
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in FilmsWhich movie leads the 2022 Oscar nominations?
Answer: Netflix’s “The Power of the Dog” led nominations to the 94th Academy Awards with 12, including best picture, best director, and recognition for its top actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. The film’s director, Jane Campion, became the first woman to be nominated twice for best director. She earned her…
