Do you know enough about the Oscars?

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The 94th edition of the Academy Awards, popularly known as Oscars, took place today. In this year’s Oscars, CODA, directed by US-based filmmaker Sian Heder, won in the Best Picture category, while Jane Campion won the Best Director’s award for his cutting-edge film ‘The Power of the Dog.” Also, for the first time ever, the Honorary Award was conferred to three individuals, namely: Samuel Jackson, Elaine May and Liv Ullmann. 

Academy Awards 2022 will be etched in history for a shocking and ‘unscripted’ moment when revered Hollywood actor Will Smith punched one of the presenters, comedian Chris Rock on the face. According to media reports, the comedian joked about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith saying, “Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2.” This was in reference to Smith’s wife’s shaved head. She, according to the comedian, resembled Demi Moore from the 1997 film GI Jane where her character voluntarily shaves her head to conceal her femininity and confirm her position in the Navy Seal.  

Oscars is the highest and most prestigious honour in the global entertainment industry, conferred for both artistic and technical merits. This US-based award ceremony was first organised on 16th May 1929. Since then, Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences, have been awarding Oscars for significant contributions in the international film fraternity. Take this quiz to find out how much you really know about the Academy Awards. 

Q1) Who is the original sculptor of the Academy Awards? 

  1. George Stanley 
  1. George Clooney 
  1. George Dominic 
  1. Dominic Stanley 

Q2) When was the Academy Awards first broadcasted on television? 

  1. 1929 
  1. 1930 
  1. 1953 
  1. 1963 

Q3) How many Oscar statuettes have been awarded since its inception in 1929? 

  1. 2140 
  1. 3140 
  1. 5000 
  1. 2500 
     

Q4) What is the equivalent of the Academy Awards for theatre and music respectively? 

  1. Emmy & Grammy 
  1. Grammy & Tony 
  1. Tony & Emmy 
  1. Tony & Grammy 

Q5) Who was the first Indian to receive the Academy Awards? 

  1. Satyajit Ray 
  1. Ravi Shankar 
  1. AR Rahman 
  1. Bhanu Athaiya 

Q6) When was the first ever Academy Awards for the best animated feature film declared? 

  1. 1992 
  1. 2002 
  1. 2012 
  1. 2014 

Q7) Who won his career’s first Oscars in this year’s Academy Awards? 

  1. Will Smith 
  1. Chris Rock 
  1. Chris Hemsworth 
  1. Leonardo Di Caprio 

Q8) Danny Glover received an Oscars this year for “outstanding contributions to humanitarian causes.” What is the category called? 

  1. Tyler Perry Humanitarian Award 
  1. Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 
  1. Oscars Humanitarian Award 
  1. Motion Picture & Television Fund Humanitarian Award 

Q9) Among these categories, which were not broadcast live during this year’s Oscars? 

  1. Best Actor 
  1. Best Picture 
  1. Best Animated Feature Film 
  1. Best Animated Short Film 

Q10) Which film secured the maximum number of nominations in this year’s Oscars? 

  1. The Power of the Dog 
  1. King Richard 
  1. Dune 
  1. CODA 

ANSWERS: 

Q1. (a) 

The Academy Awards was originally sculpted by American sculptor George Stanley ahead of the first Oscars in 1929. He was inspired by the sketch design made by Irish art director Cedric Gibbons in 1928. Stanley is also well-known for sculpting the famous Muse Statue at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.   

Q2. (c) 

The Academy Awards was televised for the first time ever in 1953. However, ahead of that, it was live broadcast on the radio since 1930. 

Q3. (b) 

As many as 3140 Oscar statuettes have been awarded since its inception in 1929 till the 93rd edition that happened in 2021. 

Q4. (d) 

The equivalent for Academy Awards for theatre and music are the Tony awards and the Grammy awards respectively. The Emmy Awards happens to be the equivalent for the television industry. 

Q5. (d) 

In the year 1982, at the 55th Academy Awards, Indian costume designer Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win the Oscars for designing the costumes of Richard Attenborough’s film ‘Gandhi.’ Ravi Shankar had received nomination for the Best Original Score for the same film.  

Q6. (b) 

In 2002, during the 74th Academy Awards, for the very first time, the Best Animated Feature film was declared. The film ‘Shrek’ (2001) was the winner.  

Q7. (a) 

Will Smith won his career’s first ever Oscars (Best Actor) for his performance in the film ‘King Richard.’  

Q8. (b) 
Danny Glover received Oscars this year for “outstanding contributions to humanitarian causes” in the category Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Previously, this award was not part of the mega Oscars event, however, since 2021, it is being presented during the main ceremony. 

Q9. (d) 
One of the categories that wasn’t broadcast live from the Oscars 2022 is Best Animated Short Film. The other categories that weren’t live telecast were Documentary Short Subject, Film Editing, Live Action Short Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Production Design and Sound.  

Q10. (c) 

The film ‘Dune’ had secured as many as ten nominations in this year’s Oscars, and managed to win six among them in the categories Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Sound and Best Production Design.  

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