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30 Prestigious Academy Awards Trivia and Answers

Reviewed by Stefanie Zaldarriaga, Author·Updated Jul 2025·4 min read

Test your knowledge of the most prestigious night in Hollywood and discover fascinating facts about the winners, nominees, and groundbreaking moments that have defined the Oscars! Our Academy Awards trivia questions will be great fun as you watch this prestigious ceremony.

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  1. 1Who are the only two individuals to have won both an Academy Award and a Nobel Prize?

  2. 2Which three films have won the most Academy Awards, each securing 11 Oscars?

  3. 3What are the "Big Five" Academy Awards categories, and how many films have won all five?

  4. 4Which country has won the most Oscars for Best International Feature Film (formerly Best Foreign Language Film)?

  5. 5Who is the only person named "Oscar" to have won an Oscar?

  6. 6Which film received the most Oscar nominations without winning Best Picture?

  7. 7Who holds the record for the most Oscar nominations without a win?

  8. 8What is the shortest performance to win an acting Oscar?

  9. 9Which film was the first to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature?

  10. 10Who is the youngest person to win an Academy Award in a competitive category?

  11. 11Who is the oldest person to win an Academy Award?

  12. 12Which film was the first non-English language movie to win Best Picture?

  13. 13Who was the first person born in the 21st century to win an Academy Award?

  14. 14Which film received the most Oscar nominations without winning any awards?

  15. 15Who is the only actor to win an Oscar for portraying a fictional Oscar nominee?

  16. 16Which film was the first to win the Best Picture Oscar?

  17. 17Who is the only person to win an Oscar for acting in a language other than English?

  18. 18Which film holds the record for the shortest runtime to win Best Picture?

  19. 19Who was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award?

  20. 20Which director has won the most Best Director Oscars?

  21. 21What venue has hosted the Oscars ceremonies since 2002?

  22. 22Which film told the story of six unemployed men who form a male striptease act and won an Oscar?

  23. 23Who is the only person to win an Oscar for Best Director for a film that was not nominated for Best Picture?

  24. 24Which film is the only X-rated movie to win Best Picture?

  25. 25Who was the first person to turn down an Academy Award?

  26. 26Which film was the first animated feature to be nominated for Best Picture?

  27. 27Who is the only actor to be nominated for an Oscar after their death?

  28. 28Which film won the first Oscar for Best Animated Feature?

  29. 29Who is the only person to win an Oscar for acting and also receive a Nobel Prize?

  30. 30Which film received the most Oscar nominations without winning any awards?

Answer Key

  1. 1. George Bernard Shaw and Bob Dylan
  2. 2. Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997), and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
  3. 3. Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted); three films have won all five.
  4. 4. Italy
  5. 5. Oscar Hammerstein II
  6. 6. They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969)
  7. 7. Diane Warren (13 nominations without a win, as of 2025)
  8. 8. Beatrice Straight in Network (1976)
  9. 9. Shrek (2001)
  10. 10. Tatum O’Neal
  11. 11. Christopher Plummer
  12. 12. Parasite
  13. 13. Billie Eilish
  14. 14. The Turning Point and The Color Purple
  15. 15. Maggie Smith
  16. 16. Wings
  17. 17. Roberto Benigni
  18. 18. Marty
  19. 19. Hattie McDaniel
  20. 20. John Ford
  21. 21. Dolby Theatre
  22. 22. The Full Monty
  23. 23. Lewis Milestone
  24. 24. Midnight Cowboy
  25. 25. George C. Scott
  26. 26. Beauty and the Beast
  27. 27. Heath Ledger
  28. 28. Shrek
  29. 29. George Bernard Shaw
  30. 30. The Turning Point and The Color Purple

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