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Jenxx

Jenxx Report 30 Sep 2009 15:59

oh well I didn't do very good there did I :((

☺Carol in Dulwich☺

☺Carol in Dulwich☺ Report 30 Sep 2009 15:37

Answers:

1. Both of the above
2. Henry Fonda
3. Hattie McDaniel
4. Sir Alec Guinness
5. Alfred Hitchcock
6. African Queen
7. Prizzi's Honor
8. Patton
9. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
10. Rolling Stones
11. The Bridges of Madison County
12. Top Gun
13. Forrest Gump
14. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
15. My Fair Lady
16. Thirty Five
17. The Color of Money
18. Absence of Malice

Jenxx

Jenxx Report 30 Sep 2009 14:57

8 Patton
9 ET
10 Rolling Stones
11Kramer V kramer
12Top Gun
13 The Mask
14 Mr Smith goes to Washington
15 My Fair Lady
16 Seventeen
17 The Verdict
18 Places in the Heart

Jenxx

Jenxx Report 30 Sep 2009 14:55

1 Wizard of Oz
2 Henry Fonda
3 Halle Berry
4 Sir Alex Guinness
5 Alfred Hitchcock
6 Guess whos coming to dinner
7 One flew over the cuckoos nest

Jenxx

Jenxx Report 30 Sep 2009 14:52

I wrote it all out once and it didn post
hang on will get there lol

Merlin

Merlin Report 30 Sep 2009 14:46

Also very good and free publicity for Heinz Baked Beans.:o)> **M**.

Researching:
Vlad the Impaler and Dracula. Wend,Prickly,Island,GG.+CC.+DIZZY & Mersey.

☺Carol in Dulwich☺

☺Carol in Dulwich☺ Report 30 Sep 2009 14:23

1. "Gone With The Wind" took Best Picture in 1939 against heavy competition that included...

Stagecoach
Wizard of Oz
Both of the above

2. He was in his mid-seventies before he won his first Best Actor Oscar.

Henry Fonda
Charlton Heston
Jimmy Stewart

3. She was the first Black woman to win an Oscar.

Halle Berry
Hattie McDaniel
Della Reese

4. Although best known now as Obi Wan Kenobi, he won his Best Actor Oscar in 1957 for Bridge on the River Kwai.

Sir John Gielgud
Sir Alec Guinness
Peter O'Toole

5. Amazingly, he never won a Best Director Oscar.

John Ford
Alfred Hitchcock
David Lean

6. Which of these movies did NOT produce an Oscar for Katharine Hepburn.

African Queen
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
On Golden Pond

7. Which of these movies did NOT produce an Oscar for Jack Nicholson.

As Good As It Gets
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Prizzi's Honor

8. These movies were all 1970 Best Picture nominees. Which was the winner?

Love Story
M.A.S.H.
Patton

9. Which of these movies did NOT win Steven Spielberg a Best Director Oscar?

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Schindler's List
Saving Private Ryan

10. Which of these rock names has never won an Oscar.

Beatles
Elton John
Rolling Stones

11. No woman has more total nominations than Meryl Streep. Which of these movies did NOT bring her a win?

The Bridges of Madison County
Kramer vs. Kramer
Sophie's Choice

12. Oscar winning song "Take My Breath Away" is from what movie.

An Officer and a Gentleman
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Top Gun

13. These movies were all 1994 Best Visual Effects nominees. Which was the winner?

Forrest Gump
The Mask
True Lies

14. Frank Capra was nominated 6 times for Best Director. Which of these did NOT star Jimmy Stewart.

It's a Wonderful Life
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

15. 1964 was another big year for movies. Which of these nominees won.

Becket
Mary Poppins
My Fair Lady

16. How many nominations did Edith Head receive for Costume Design.

Six
Seventeen
Thirty Five

17. Paul Newman has won two Honorary Oscars, but only one Best Actor. For which movie.

Hud
The Color of Money
The Verdict

18. We really really liked Sally Field twice. Which of these is NOT a winner for her.

Absence of Malice
Norma Rae
Places in the Heart