Free Movie Trivia Quiz Questions on Acting Awards.
These quiz questions are all about best actor, best actress, etc. See the awards page for more general film awards questions
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For which 2006 film was Leonardo di Caprio nominated for an Oscar playing a character called Danny?
Blood Diamond
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Jennifer Hudson won the Oscar for best supporting actress in 2007 – but for which film?
Dreamgirls
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What 2006 film gave Eddie Murphy his first Oscar Nomination?
Dreamgirls
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Which black actor won the Oscar in 2007 for best actor?
Forest Whitaker (for the Last King of Scotland)
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Which British actress was Oscar-nominated for a 2006 film in which she played a character called Susan Pierce?
Kate Winslett
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For which film did Sean Penn win the best actor Oscar in 2004?
Mystic River
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Who won the best actor Oscar in 2004: Ian McKellen, Sean Penn or Jack Nicholson?
Sean Penn
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For which film did Dustin Hoffman win the best actor Oscar for in 1988?
Rain Man
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What film did Susan Sarandon win best actress Oscar for in 1995?
Dead Man Walking
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What film did Frances McDormand win a best actress Oscar for in 1996? (film also got best Original screenplay)
Fargo
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Which 1993 film won the best actor Oscar for Tom Hanks?
Philadelphia
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Geoffry Rush won the best actor Oscar in 1997. For which film?
Shine
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In film, which actor received an Oscar nomination for his role in the film 'Serpico'?
Al Pacino
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Which Italian-American actor's only Academy Award for acting came in 1992 for his role in 'Scent of a Woman'?
Al Pacino
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Who won a best actor Oscar for the 1951 African Queen?
Humphrey Bogart
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Who’s had the most Oscar nominations: Michael Caine or Sean Connery?
Caine [as of 2009, Caine has been nominated 6 times and connery only 1]
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Who’s won more Oscars: Susan Sarandon or Emma Thompson?
Emma Thompson (one for Howard’s End and one for writing Sense and Sensibility screenplay.) (Sarandon –dead man walking)
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Who has had most Academy Award nominations as an actor: Clint Eastwood or Tom Hanks?
Hanks (by a score of 5-2)
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Who has had most Oscar nominations: Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman or Robert di Niro?
Jack Nicholson
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Who has had most Oscar nominations: Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave or Halle Berry?
Katharine Hepburn
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Has Steve Martin ever won an Oscar: yes or no?
No, as of 2009
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Has Arnold Schwarzenegger ever won an Oscar: yes or no?
No [In fact, never been nominated]
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Has Michael J Fox ever won an Oscar: yes or no?
No, as of 2009 [Never even nominated]
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Has Sharon Stone ever won an Oscar: yes or no?
No, as of 2009 [Nominated for Casino in 1995]
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Has Harrison Ford ever won an Oscar: yes or no?
No, as of 2009 [Nominated for Witness in 1985]
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Which of these actors has NOT won an Oscar for best actor: Jeremy Irons, Oliver Reed, Anthony Hopkins?
Oliver Reed
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For which of these films did Woody Harrelson receive an Oscar nomination: Natural Born Killers, People versus Larry Flynt or Kingpin?
People vs Larry Flynt
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Which two films have won Tom Hanks the Oscar for “best actor in a leading role”?
Philadelphia and Forrest Gump
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What was the name of the actor who won the Oscar for playing writer Truman Capote in Capote at the 2006 Oscars?
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
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Name either film that earned Robert de Niro an acting Oscar?
Raging Bull or The Godfather Part 2
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Which singer was Jamie Foxx playing when he won the Oscar for best actor in 2005?
Ray Charles (in the film called Ray)
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Which actor has won most Oscars: Al Pacino or Robert de Niro
Robert de Niro
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Who’s had more Oscar nominations: Sylvester Stallone or Arnold Schwarzenegger?
Stallone (1-0)
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What is the only film that Sean Connery ever won an Oscar for? (clue: only one he was ever nominated for as well, a 1987 gangster movie)
The Untouchables (he played Jim Malone)
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Who was the first ever hip-hop star to be nominated for an Academy Award (an Oscar): Will Smith, Mos Def, or Ice Cube
Will Smith - Imdb
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Has Sean Connery ever won an Oscar?
Yes – for Best Actor in a supporting role in The Untouchables, 1987
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Has Russell Crowe ever won an Oscar: yes or no?
Yes [Best Actor, Gladiator]
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Has Tom Hanks ever won an Oscar: Yes or no?
Yes [Twice, Best Actor, Forrest Gump and Philadelphia]
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Has legendary actor Robert De Niro ever won an Oscar: yes or no?
Yes [twice, Raging Bull and Godfather part 2]