Questions in this quiz: Best Picture Oscar Winners
Academy Award Best Picture winners across decades. Casablanca, Lawrence of Arabia, The Godfather, Schindler's List, Titanic, LOTR: Return of the King, Parasite, CODA, Oppenheimer.
Casablanca won Best Picture at the 1944 ceremony. Which film, which had led that ceremony with 12 nominations, did it defeat for the top prize? — Options: Shadow of a Doubt, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Song of Bernadette, Heaven Can Wait
Lawrence of Arabia is famous for having no speaking roles for women. Which other Best Picture winner from the 1950s-60s shares this distinction? — Options: The Bridge on the River Kwai, Ben-Hur, A Man for All Seasons, In the Heat of the Night
The Godfather Part II made history at the 1975 ceremony as the first sequel to win Best Picture. Which fellow nominee that year, directed by Roman Polanski, received 11 nominations but took home only one Oscar? — Options: Chinatown, The Conversation, Lenny, The Towering Inferno
Schindler's List swept the 1994 ceremony, but its director had been previously snubbed in the directing category multiple times. For which 1985 film was he most famously overlooked despite the movie receiving 11 nominations? — Options: Empire of the Sun, Out of Africa, Witness, The Color Purple
Titanic tied an all-time record at the 1998 ceremony with 11 wins. Which film, released decades earlier, originally set that record? — Options: Gone with the Wind, Ben-Hur, West Side Story, Gigi
The Return of the King won all 11 categories in which it was nominated. Which major above-the-line category did the film notably fail to receive a nomination in? — Options: Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Original Score
Which director won Best Picture for 'Parasite' in 2020, making it the first non-English language film to take the top prize?