AWARDS QUIZ
FROM SNUBS AND SUCCESSES TO SPEECHES AND STRIKES, DO YOU KNOW THE ANSWERS?
1 Which awards show was originally called ‘The Gramophone Awards’? 2
Of the major film awards – the BAFTAs, Golden Globes, SAGs, Critic’s
Choice and Oscars – which one is the oldest, and which is the youngest? 3
Which three films are the most nominated in Oscars history, with 14 nominations apiece?
A. Titanic, Gone with the Wind,
Forrest Gump
B. All About Eve, Titanic,
La La Land
C. The Lord of the Rings,
Ben-Hur, Schindler’s List
D. Shakespeare in Love,
The King’s Speech, Titanic 4 At this year’s Critic’s Choice Awards in midJanuary, a unique tie was announced for Best Actress. Name the two actresses who won the award. 5 Who was nominated for Best Director at this year’s SAG, BAFTA, Critic’s Choice and Golden Globes, but has been snubbed by the Oscars? 6 Who gave the shortest Oscars acceptance speech in history after winning Best Supporting Actress in 1963 and accepting it with two words: “Thank you.” 7
At the Oscars in 2017, the world went wild when La La Land was announced as Best Picture and then quickly revealed to be a mistake, with Moonlight the actual winner. Name the two celebrity presenters who were given the wrong envelope to read.
8 As part of the #MeToo movement, the majority of the guests wore what colour to the 2018 Golden Globe Awards? 9
True or false: Gone with the Wind was the first colour film to win an Oscar for Best Picture? 10
When was the last time a film won the “Big Five” awards at the Oscars – a sweep of Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role, Actress in a Leading Role, Writing and Directing?
A. 1975 – One Flew Over
the Cuckoo’s Nest
B. 1991 – The Silence
of the Lambs
C. 1994 – Forrest Gump
D. 2018 – The Shape of Water 11
Who won Best Actress at the 2001 Golden Globe Awards, but caused a delay because she was in the bathroom when her name was announced as the winner? 12 True or false: A man streaked across the stage on live TV at the Oscars in 1974? 13 Who hosted the BAFTA awards in 2018 and is back again for 2019? 14
The most Oscars a film has ever won is a total of 11 awards. Three films hold this record – which of these four films is not one of them?
A. Ben-Hur
B. Titanic
C. The Lord of the Rings: The
Return of the King
D. Gone with the Wind 15
Name the film that won Best Picture at last year’s Oscars? 16
Which actor gave a rambling speech as he accepted the Best Actor award at the Golden Globes in 2003 and later admitted he’d taken a Valium before the show? 17
Who tripped and fell as she walked up the steps to accept her Oscar for Best Actress in 2013? 18
Which film was shot almost entirely in black and white, and won Best Picture at the Oscars in 1994? 19
In 2008, which actor posthumously won, for one performance, an Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe, SAG and Critic’s Choice award? 20 Which two films are tied for the most Oscar nominations at this year’s awards, with 10 each? 21
Which director took 20 seconds to reach the stage to accept his Oscar award, but took only six seconds to deliver his speech, which was five words: “Thank you very much indeed.” 22
The ‘Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre’ is more commonly known as what? 23 Who was given the longest standing ovation in history – 12 minutes – while receiving an Honorary Oscar Award?
A. Walt Disney
B. Cecil B DeMille C. Alfred Hitchcock
D. Charlie Chaplin 24
Who made headlines after the Oscars in
2000 by proclaiming in their acceptance speech, “I am so in love with my brother right now.” 25 True or false: The
Golden Globes were cancelled in 2008 due to the Writers Guild strike? 26
What is the time limit for acceptance speeches at the Oscars? 27
Who took to the stage in 2014 to present a Golden Globe award with a martini in one hand and her heels in the other, claiming the red soles of her shoes were stained with her blood?
A. Dame Emma Thompson
B. Madonna
C. Meryl Streep D. Patricia Arquette 28
Who infamously interrupted Taylor Swift during the 2009 MTV VMA awards by storming the stage, taking the microphone and saying: “I’m really happy for you, I’ma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time!” 29
Who famously accepted her Oscar for Best Actress in 1985 by saying:
“You like me! Right now you really like me!” 30
True or false: Golden Globe winners used to be announced by journalists, until Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr and Dean Martin had a few drinks and stormed the stage in 1958, then were officially invited back to host the awards the following year?