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Oscar Trivia Oscar Trivia 20092009 13 Nominations:

• Brad Pitt – Actor in a leading role• Taraji P. Henson – Supporting Actress• Art direction• Cinematography• Costume design• Directing• Film editing• Makeup• Original score• Best picture• Sound mixing• Visual effects• Adapted screenplay

Oscar Trivia Oscar Trivia 20092009

The youngest male to win a Best Actor Oscar was Adrien Brody in 2002, for The Pianist.

He was 29 years and 343 days old.


5 Nominations:• Frank Langella – Actor in a leading role• Directing• Film editing• Best picture• Adapted screenplay


Frank Langella played “Skeletor,” He-Man’s nemesis, in the 1987 movie Masters of the Universe.


8 Nominations:• Sean Penn – Actor in a leading role• Josh Brolin – Supporting Actor• Costume design• Directing• Film editing• Original score• Best picture• Original screenplay


The first black performer to win an Academy Award was Hattie McDaniel, for her supporting performance in

1939’s Gone with the Wind.


5 Nominations:• Kate Winslet – Actress in a leading role• Cinematography• Directing• Best picture• Adapted screenplay


The Reader is based on the 1995 book Der Vorleser by German

law professor, judge, and detective novelist

Bernhard Schlink.

The novel was adapted for the film by English playwright

Sir David Hare.


10 Nominations:• Cinematography• Directing• Film editing• Original score• Original song – “Jai Ho”• Original song – “O Saya”• Best picture• Sound editing• Sound mixing• Adapted screenplay


Slumdog Millionaire is based on the 2005 book Q&A by Indian novelist and diplomat Vikas Swarup.


3 Nominations:• Angelina Jolie – Actress in a leading role

• Art direction• Cinematography


Changeling was written by J. Michael Straczynski, creator of the TV series Babylon 5.


8 Nominations:• Heath Ledger – Supporting actor

• Art direction• Cinematography

• Film editing• Makeup

• Sound editing• Sound mixing• Visual effects


Heath Ledger died in New York City on January 22, 2008, from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.


5 Nominations:• Philip Seymour Hoffman – Supporting actor

• Meryl Streep - Actress in a leading role• Amy Adams – Supporting actress• Viola Davis – Supporting actress

• Adapted screenplay


The film with the most Oscar nominations and awards in the acting categories is Network (1976), which received five nominations and three awards (*) for: •Actor – Peter Finch*•Actor – William Holden•Actress – Faye Dunaway*•Supporting Actor – Ned Beatty•Supporting Actress – Beatrice Straight*


2 Nominations:• Art direction

• Costume design


In the UK, marketing for The Duchess directly referenced Princess Diana, who is a direct descendant of Georgiana’s family, The

Spencers. This poster’s tagline (“There were three people in her marriage”) is a play upon a quote attributed to the late Royal.


2 Nominations:• Melissa Leo – Actress in a leading role

• Original screenplay


Frozen River is based on a script written by the director, Courtney Hunt, and was originally shot as a

15-minute short film.


2 Nominations:• Sound editing• Visual effects


Robert Downey Jr. is nominated for a Best

Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in

Tropic Thunder.


3 Nominations:• Michael Shannon – Supporting actor

• Art direction• Costume design


Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet last worked together on Titanic (1997), the highest-grossing movie of

all time ($1.8 billion worldwide).


6 Nominations:• Best animated feature film

• Original score• Original song – “Down to Earth”

• Sound editing• Sound mixing

• Original screenplay


Is it just me, or does Wall-E remind you of Johnny Five

from the Short Circuit movies? I’m just sayin’.


2 Nominations:• Sound editing• Sound mixing


Wanted is loosely based on the comic book written by

Mark Millar and illustrated by J.G. Jones.


2 Nominations:• Mickey Rourke – Actor in a leading role

• Marisa Tomei – Supporting actress


From 1991 to 1995, Mickey Rourke was a professional boxer with the nickname

“El Marielito.”


This year’s host, Hugh Jackman, won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in

The Boy from Oz.


The person who has most often hosted the Academy Awards is Bob Hope, who

did it 19 times.

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