# Oscar trivia **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 24, 2000, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167 "2000-03-24T03:12:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dekayx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@dekayx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dekayx)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/1 "2000-03-24T03:12:00Z")
Know any good Oscar trivia? here are 5 to get you started. 1. Name the 3 westerns to win best picture. (11 have been nominated) 2. Name the 2 films to each get 11 nominations but 0 wins. 3. Name the actor who was nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for the same role. 4. Name the 2 actresses who tied in 1968 for Best Actress and the films they appeared in. 5. Which 2 films share the top spot with 11 Oscar awards each? * * * No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness…Mary Wollstonecraft ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/2 "2000-03-24T03:21:00Z")
I’ll take a stab at it without consulting any search engine or movie book: The two actresses to tie for best actress in 1968 are: Barbra Streisand and Kate Heburn. I forget Bawbaw’s movie, but Kate, I think, was Lion In Winter, as Queen Eleanor. ---
**Author:** ![Torgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/3 "2000-03-24T03:42:00Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Name the 2 actresses who tied in 1968 for Best Actress and the films they appeared in. Katharine Hepburn (“The Lion in Winter”) and Barbra Streisand (“Funny Girl”)…and I didn’t even have to consult the IMDB for once!! * * * “My hovercraft is full of eels.” ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/4 "2000-03-24T09:15:00Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Name the actor who was nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for the same role. Paul Newman as Eddie Felson? * * * “His eyes are as green as a fresh-pickled toad, His hair is as dark as a blackboard, I wish he was mine, he’s really divine, The hero who conquered the Dark Lord.” ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/5 "2000-03-24T12:52:00Z")
1. Which 2 films share the top spot with 11 Oscar awards each? Didn’t “Titanic” take 11? I think “Schindler’s List” took the other 11. Or was it “Ben Hur”? Here’s three more: A: Who is the youngest person to win Best Actress? (BONUS QUESTION: What was the movie?) HINT: I thought it was Anna Paquin for “The Piano,” but I was wrong. B: What movie won Best Picture the year “Star Wars” was nominated? C: What one person has won more Academy Awards than anybody else? ---
**Author:** ![dekayx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@dekayx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dekayx)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/6 "2000-03-24T14:16:00Z")
Not Paul Newman Barbara and Kate Not Schindler’s List * * * No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness…Mary Wollstonecraft ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/7 "2000-03-25T06:35:00Z")
1. Name the 3 westerns to win best picture. (11 have been nominated) Unforgiven, Rio Bravo and the good the bad and the ugly? 1. Name the 2 films to each get 11 nominations but 0 wins. Casablanca and Lawrence of Arabia 2. Name the actor who was nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for the same role. Sidney Portier 5. Which 2 films share the top spot with 11 Oscar awards each? Titanic and Lawrence of Arabia * * * Voted Biggest Smartass by all you beautiful people! * * * You always use violence. I should’ve ordered glutinous rice chicken. ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/8 "2000-03-25T06:36:00Z")
A: Who is the youngest person to win Best Actress? (BONUS QUESTION: What was the movie?) HINT: I thought it was Anna Paquin for “The Piano,” but I was wrong. Shirley Temple I have no idea on the Movie B: What movie won Best Picture the year “Star Wars” was nominated? The Godfather? C: What one person has won more Academy Awards than anybody else? Tom Hanks * * * Voted Biggest Smartass by all you beautiful people! * * * You always use violence. I should’ve ordered glutinous rice chicken. ---
**Author:** ![dwtno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@dwtno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwtno)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/9 "2000-03-24T19:39:00Z")
> [@](#): > > B: What movie won Best Picture the year “Star Wars” was nominated? Was, of course, _Rocky_. Lord knows, I’ve got no use for Mr. Stallone in most circumstances, but _Rocky_ is a much better picture than most people remember. Forget the sequels and parodies it spawned, and consider the film itself. Hell, at the time, Stallone was being touted as the new Brando, a fair comparison when you watch the performance. He was even nominated for Best Actor! He might have even won if the award hadn’t been copped by the recently deceased Peter Finch (_Network_). Talk about the sympathy vote! The big question re. _Rocky_ was the script. Who wrote it? Stallone gets credit, and was even nominated for (another) Oscar for the feat (losing to Paddy Chayefsky for, again _Network_). But I’ve always heard the the ‘word-on-the-street’ was that it was ghost written. He’s certainly never come up with anything half as good, since. ---
**Author:** ![dwtno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@dwtno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwtno)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/10 "2000-03-24T19:51:00Z")
I got the rest of yer answers here… > [@](#): > > Name the 3 westerns to win best picture. Cimarron (1931), Dances with Wolves (1990) and Unforgiven (1992). > [@](#): > > Name the 2 actresses who tied in 1968 for Best Actress and the films they appeared in. Barbra Streisand for _Funny Girl_ and Katharine Hepburn for _The Lion in Winter_. BTW, Technically, the 1969 Oscars. > [@](#): > > Who is the youngest person to win Best Actress? (BONUS QUESTION: What was the movie?) Tatum O’Neal for _Paper Moon_. > [@](#): > > What one person has won more Academy Awards than anybody else? Walt Disney with 32. Only ones I know off the top of the noggin. Have to look up the rest. Maybe later. ---
**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/11 "2000-03-24T20:44:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by rastahomie: > Here’s three more: > > A: Who is the youngest person to win Best Actress? (BONUS QUESTION: What was the movie?) HINT: I thought it was Anna Paquin for “The Piano,” but I was wrong. > I think it was Tatum O’Neill for “Paper Moon.” > > B: What movie won Best Picture the year “Star Wars” was nominated? > Annie Hall? > > C: What one person has won more Academy Awards than anybody else?\*\* Kate Hepburn ---
**Author:** ![dekayx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@dekayx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dekayx)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/12 "2000-03-24T22:02:00Z")
1. the 3 westerns were correct - Cimarron, Unfofgive, Dances… 2. no correct answers on the films with 11 nom but 0 wins 3. ditto to best actor & support 4. Barb & Kate 5. Titanic & Ben * * * No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness…Mary Wollstonecraft ---
**Author:** ![PUNdit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@PUNdit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PUNdit)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/13 "2000-03-25T00:18:00Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Name the actor who was nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for the same role. A WAG. Al Pacino for Michael Corleone in the Godfather series. ---
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/14 "2000-03-25T00:36:00Z")
Q: Who is the youngest person to win Best Actress? (BONUS QUESTION: What was the movie?) - It wasn’t Tatum O’Neal - she won for Best Supporting Actress (as did Anna Paquin), not Best Actress. And Shirley Temple’s award was an honorary one, not a regular win. I also read somewhere that Walt Disney has won the most awards, but I read it was 20, not 32 (maybe 32 nominations?). Al Pacino is correct for the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor question. (Maybe there’s more than 1 person who has received both nominations?) Finally, is the one about which film won Best Picture the year Star Wars was nominated a trick question? Because if it means which film won for the same release year as Star Wars, the answer is Annie Hall (they were both released in 1977). But if the question means which film won during the actual year of Star War’s nomination (not release), the answer is The Deer Hunter (Star Wars was released in 1977 but actually nominated in calendar year 1978.) Or am I just being too grammar-picky? Can’t figure out that 11 noms, 0 wins question. ---
**Author:** ![Erroneous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71c47a/32.png) [@Erroneous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erroneous)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/15 "2000-03-25T00:48:00Z")
Hmm… > [@](#): > > 1. Name the 2 films to each get 11 nominations but 0 wins: Casablanca and Lawrence of Arabia > [@](#): > > 1. Which 2 films share the top spot with 11 Oscar awards each?: Titanic and Lawrence of Arabia …how can both of these be correct? Anyway, I’m pretty sure it’s Ben Hur and Titanic that both got 11 awards. I remember that because after Titanic won so many, some of the cranky old Ben Hur people who’re still alive said that it didn’t really count because new categories had been introduced since Ben Hur. Here’s one: Who’s been nominated 38 times over the last 32 years, sometimes getting up to three nominations in a single year? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/16 "2000-03-25T00:56:00Z")
Off the top of my head, I believe _The Color Purple_ received 11 nominations but no wins. No idea about the other one. ---
**Author:** ![Jeannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@Jeannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeannie)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/17 "2000-03-25T02:54:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by dekayx: > \*\* > Know any good Oscar trivia? here are 5 to get you started. > > 1. Name the 3 westerns to win best picture. (11 have been nominated) > > –Unforgiven & I don’t know what > > 1. Name the 2 films to each get 11 nominations but 0 wins. > –Don’t know > > 2. Name the actor who was nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for the same role. > –Paul Newman??? > > 3. Name the 2 actresses who tied in 1968 for Best Actress and the films they appeared in. > Katharine Hepburn for ??? > Babs Streisand for Funny Girl > > 4. Which 2 films share the top spot with 11 Oscar awards each? > –Ben Hur and Titanic > \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Jeannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@Jeannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeannie)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/18 "2000-03-25T02:58:00Z")
Here’s three more: A: Who is the youngest person to win Best Actress? (BONUS QUESTION: What was the movie?) HINT: I thought it was Anna Paquin for “The Piano,” but I was wrong. –Youngest Supporting Actress = Tatum O’Neal –Youngest Best Actress = Marlee Matlin B: What movie won Best Picture the year “Star Wars” was nominated? Was Star Wars really nominated?? Not sure what won in 1977 C: What one person has won more Academy Awards than anybody else? –If you count “honorary awards” I believe it’s Walt Disney. Not including those, it’s Woody Allen. For acting, Katharine Hepburn has won the most (four, I think) ---
**Author:** ![Jeannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@Jeannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeannie)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/19 "2000-03-25T03:02:00Z")
Oh, I forgot…Marlee Matlin’s movie was “Children of a Lesser God.” And she was 21 years old. Also, I think the person with all those nominations over the last 32 years or whatever might be Edith Head. She’s a costume designer. ---
**Author:** ![dekayx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@dekayx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dekayx)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167/20 "2000-03-25T13:46:00Z")
The 2 with 11 wins each are Ben Hur and Titanic, not Lawrence of Arabia. However, LOA does share 1 characteristic with 2 other winners in being more than 3 and 1/2 hours long. What are the others? Hint: the only person to win both supporting and actor for the same role did it in the same movie…which would not be possible under new rules. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-trivia/15167.md?page=2)