How many Oscars did Ben-Hur, Titanic and The Return of the King each win (record)?
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11
These three films share the record.
💡 Did you know? Return of the King won all eleven of its nominations.
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Which actress won the most acting Oscars, with four?
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Katharine Hepburn
She won four times as Best Actress.
💡 Did you know? She never attended any of her wins.
Who won the most Oscars overall, with 22?
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Walt Disney
He holds the record for competitive Oscars.
💡 Did you know? He was nominated 59 times in total.
Which actress holds the record with 21 nominations?
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Meryl Streep
She has won three of them.
💡 Did you know? No performer has been nominated more often.
Which director won the most directing Oscars, with four?
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John Ford
He was famous above all for Westerns.
💡 Did you know? His record still stands today.
Which South Korean film became the first non-English Best Picture winner in 2020?
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Parasite
Director Bong Joon-ho won four Oscars that night.
💡 Did you know? It was a historic moment for world cinema.
Which near-silent black-and-white film won Best Picture in 2012?
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The Artist
It was the first mostly silent winner since the 1920s.
💡 Did you know? The film is an homage to early Hollywood.
Which Hannibal Lecter thriller won the “Big Five” Oscars in 1992?
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The Silence of the Lambs
It won Picture, Director, both leads and Screenplay.
💡 Did you know? Only three films ever won the Big Five.
Which 1998 film won eleven Oscars, tying “Ben-Hur”?
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Titanic
James Cameron's film was long the most expensive ever.
💡 Did you know? It was the first film to gross over a billion dollars.
Which animated film was first nominated for Best Picture, in 1992?
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Beauty and the Beast
Disney's film broke a barrier for animation.
💡 Did you know? A dedicated category only followed in 2002.
What is the Academy Award statuette popularly called?
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Oscar
Officially it is the “Academy Award of Merit”.
💡 Did you know? The figure is gold-plated and weighs about 3.8 kg.
Which film was the very first Best Picture winner in 1929?
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Wings
The silent film about fighter pilots started it all.
💡 Did you know? It long remained the only silent winner.
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