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1. Adele's "Skyfall" could become the first best song winner for a James Bond theme. Which one of the following was not a best song nominee?
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2. Oscars host Seth MacFarlane could win a statuette for best song; he co-wrote "Everybody Needs a Best Friend," from "Ted." Who is the only person to win an Oscar the same year he was a host?
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3. Emmanuelle Riva ("Amour"), 85, and Quvenzhane Wallis ("Beasts of the Southern Wild"), 9, are, respectively, the oldest and youngest best actress nominees ever. Who are the oldest and youngest best actor nominees ever?
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4. Who of the following nominated actresses had her first credited movie or TV role at the youngest age?
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5. "Argo" is considered a best picture favorite despite director Ben Affleck not being nominated. Which is not one of the three movies to win best picture without a director nomination?
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6. Affleck won the Directors Guild of America feature-film award despite the Oscar snub. Three of these directors won the DGA honor but not the Oscar in the same year. Which one did not?
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7. Some speculate that "Argo" could win best picture and no other Oscars. What was the last best picture winner to take home only that award?
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8. As an "Argo" producer, George Clooney became the second person to have been nominated for best picture, director, screenplay and actor. Who was the first?
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9. True or false: If Daniel Day-Lewis is awarded best actor for "Lincoln," he will become the first person to win an Oscar for playing an actual U.S. president.
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10. Which president has not previously been portrayed in an Oscar-nominated performance?
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11. Which actor has been nominated twice for playing U.S. presidents?
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12. "Lincoln" leads the field with 12 nominations. What was the last movie with at least 12 nominations not to win best picture?
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13. "Lincoln" producers Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg are now tied with a record-breaking eight best picture nominations. Which was not one of Kennedy's other best picture nominees?
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14. "Amour" is nominated for both best picture and best foreign-language film. Which one of the previous dual nominees did not win the foreign-language film Oscar?
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15. "Silver Linings Playbook" earned Oscar nominations in all four acting categories. What was the last movie with that distinction?
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16. What was the last movie with nominees in all four acting categories to win best picture?
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17. "Life of Pi" is this year's sole best picture nominee with no acting nominations. What was the last best picture winner with no acting nominations?
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18. Which movie features three current Oscar nominees who also were nominated for 2005 Oscars?
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19. Nine of this year's acting nominees are previous Oscar winners. Who of the following has not won for each prior nomination?
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20. Which current acting nominee received his or her first Oscar nomination the longest ago?
