Can you name the Oscar Record Setters?

Oscar Record	Answer	Helpful Hint
Shortest Best Picture winner		91 minutes
Longest Best Picture winner		234 minutes
1 of 3 films with the most wins (11)		1959
1 of 3 films with the most wins (11)		1997
1 of 3 films with the most wins (11)		2003
1 of 2 films with the most nominations (14)		1950
1 of 2 films with the most nominations (14)		1997
1 of 2 worst shut-outs in Oscar history (11 noms.)		1977
1 of 2 worst shut-outs in Oscar history (11 noms.)		1985
Youngest honorary Oscar winner		age 6
Oldest female honorary Oscar winner		age 85
Oldest male honorary Oscar winner		age 83
Youngest nominee in a competitive category		age 8
Youngest winner in a competitive category		age 10
Youngest Best Actress nominee		age 13
Youngest Best Actress winner		age 21

Oscar Record	Answer	Helpful Hint
Youngest Best Actor nominee		age 9
Youngest Best Actor winner		age 29
Oldest Best Actress nominee & winner		age 80
Oldest Best Actor nominee		age 79
Oldest Best Actor winner		age 76
Female with most acting wins		4
Male with most acting wins		3
Has the most acting nominations		15
Has the most Best Director wins		4
Has the most Best Director nominations		12
Gave longest acceptance speech		7+ minutes
Received longest standing ovation in Oscar history		5+ minutes
Hosted the Academy Awards the most times		18
Won 2 Oscars for the same performance		one competitive, one honorary
Was in only 5 films -- all Best Picture winners or nominees		Died in 1978
Person who has won the most Oscars		22 competitive + 4 special
Only X-rated film to win Best Picture	22 competitive + 4 special
First to win an Oscar for playing an Oscar winner	22 competitive + 4 special

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Oscar Record Setters Quiz

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Created by: CarpeDiem -
Published: February 18th, 2009
Category: Movies
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Tags: Oscar Quizzes, setter, helpful, Oscar Record, record

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	MovieDynamic:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 04:11 GMT	5 points
	Amazing for Awards freaks. 4 days until the Oscars!!!

	snoozyJ:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 04:21 GMT	-2 points
	did anyone else find this quiz incredibly hard? I have never heard of Keisha Castle-Hughes, John Cazale, or Richard Farnsworth.

	dummo:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 04:23 GMT	6 points
	Good quiz. Jack Nicholson has only won 3 Oscars though. While still the record it is shared with Ingrid Bergman and Walter Brennan therefore they need to be included also.

	jayskum:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 04:24 GMT	4 points
	"Return of the King" should be accepted.

	dummo:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 04:27 GMT	9 points
	To snoozy: Kiesha Castle Hughes was a young New Zealand actress who was nominated for 'Whale Rider' only a couple of years ago. John Cazale was in the 1st two 'Godfather' films and died from cancer after completing 'Deer Hunter'. Richard Fansworth was only nominated for 'A Straight Story' about 10 years ago. He took his own life only a year later when discovered he was terminally ill.

	ku_sucks:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 04:30 GMT	-1 points
	i got a crappy score, only 5 correct. i've had a good time, but this wasn't it.

	Evan:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 04:36 GMT	4 points
	fun quiz. i got 15. I am in the process of watching every best picture winner so that helps

	Adam:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 04:39 GMT	2 points
	Great quiz. IMO, should have added youngest and oldest Best Director noms and winners.

	CarpeDiem:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 04:56 GMT	3 points
	MY BAD!! Looks like Nicholson only won 3 -- my apologies!!!! I'll work with the Sporcle gods to fix this. Sorry!

	ZeppoMarxist:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 05:04 GMT	7 points
	I got 23 out of 32. I would have done better if it had accepted "Whale Rider girl" and "The little guy from Kramer vs. Kramer". Sadly, neither of them worked.

	CarpeDiem:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 05:24 GMT	3 points
	@Anthony Strand: I say give yourself credit for "Whale Rider girl" and "The little guy from Kramer vs. Kramer". It was my oversight to not include those descriptive phrases as alternate answers. :-)

	ruffnerj:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 05:25 GMT	3 points
	From Wikipedia. I had no idea. "For his role as Parrish [in The Best Years of Our Lives, Harold] Russell won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1947. Earlier in the ceremony, he was awarded an honorary Oscar for 'bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans.' The special award had been created because the Board of Governors very much wanted to salute Russell, a non-professional actor, but assumed he had little chance for a competitive win."

	danzam:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 05:57 GMT	6 points
	Vito Corleone is the only character to garner Academy Awards for two actors. Marlon Brando - Best Actor - The Godfather Robert DeNiro - Best Supporting Actor - The Godfather Part II

	Tom_the_Dog:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 06:32 GMT	6 points
	Nice bonus answer with Midnight Cowboy as only X-rated film to win Best Picture. Anyone find any other bonus answers?

	CarpeDiem:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 06:47 GMT	4 points
	@Tom the Dog: There is one other bonus answer. :-)

	SandDCassidy:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 09:27 GMT	4 points
	maybe Paul newmans Fast Eddie is worth a bonus answer as there was a big gap between the first nom and then the win in Colour of money?

	dbcint:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 10:36 GMT	5 points
	I stopped paying much attention to the Oscars years ago, and as such found this quiz somewhat difficult. That didn't stop me typing in Martin Scorsese though, thinking perhaps he'd set a record for most nominations and least wins in the Best Director category. Never mind. Good thing I got Keisha Castle-Hughes and Return Of The King though, they were kind of a big deal here in NZ

	jkd:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 12:21 GMT	5 points
	Since the "Male with most acting wins" question now has two answers, perhaps it should be split into two questions, like the other questions with "1 of n ...". Go ahead, Sporcle, make us work for every right answer! It would also fix the Wikipedia link for the answer(s).

	DLJessup:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 12:24 GMT	3 points
	I was expecting "Gave longest acceptance speech" to be Marlon Brando (or Sacheen Littlefeather), but I guess that was a non-acceptance speech....

	davebesag:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 13:20 GMT	4 points
	Another bonus answer which comes up here : First to win an Oscar for playing an Oscar winner

	Tim Allen:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 13:30 GMT	3 points
	Tough quiz, but I like it. Nice job, Lisa.

	Genxerd71:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 14:33 GMT	1 point
	Dave: Cate Blanchett for playing Katharine Hepburn

	zalagreensbury:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 15:08 GMT	1 point
	Where's Anna Paquin?

	melissa:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 15:29 GMT	3 points
	@Zala - I tried Anna Paquin too (played Holly Hunter's daughter in "The Piano") but turns out she won for Best Supporting Actress, not Best Actress -- and wasn't even the youngest Best Supporting Actress winner (that was Tatum O'Neal in "Paper Moon" -younger by a year. More interesting Oscar trivia @ http://www.filmsite.org/bestsuppactress.html.

	CarpeDiem:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 19:07 GMT	3 points
	@Tim Allen: THANKS! :-)

	Mongoose1:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 20:09 GMT	4 points
	Harold Russell's performance was remarkable as he lost both his arms in the war and it was his first ever role. Great quiz question and a very good film too. Thought Peter O'Toole would make a bonus appearance - most acting nominations without a win.

	ntnon:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 20:53 GMT	3 points
	MONGOOSE - Me too. Still, a good mix of questions: thanks, Lisa.

	CarpeDiem:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 21:37 GMT	2 points
	@Mongoose: re. Peter O'Toole, maybe on "Oscar Record Setters II"? :-) There are lots of other little Oscar factoids to aren't included here.

	CarpeDiem:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 21:40 GMT	3 points
	@Evan: I applaud your decision to watch all the Best Picture winners!! I did that myself and totally loved doing it, & now I'm working my way through a few other lists, including all the Best Picture nominees. That'll take longer... there are 465 of them!

	CarpeDiem:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 21:45 GMT	5 points
	@snoozyj: John Cazale was in The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Deer Hunter. GREAT actor who was engaged to Meryl Streep but who died of bone cancer at age 42. A new documentary called "I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale" is coming out this year. :-)

	CarpeDiem:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 21:45 GMT	2 points
	@ ntnon: THANKS! :-)

	pr:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 21:56 GMT	2 points
	The Turning Point won just as many Oscars as it deserved. What a load of crap. And don't think I hate melodrama. I love Ordinary People.

	beatrix kiddo:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 22:42 GMT	2 points
	ow - 15 noms, but not the most actress wins. she must be gutted!

	Tank:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 23:20 GMT	2 points
	Nice quiz, I had not even heard of some of these records being set before this quiz.

	Catherine_F:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 00:02 GMT	3 points
	Really surprised so few people get the "longest acceptance speech" answer, that's almost the only Oscars fact I know!

	Shawn:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 02:52 GMT	-2 points
	'Helpful Hint' is redundant.

	shani3:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 03:35 GMT	3 points
	Happy to see that John Cazale is not forgotten (although his five films will make sure of that!)

	Liberal:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 04:59 GMT	2 points
	Cazale played Fredo.

	JohnJF:	Mar 23rd, 2009 at 04:33 GMT	1 point
	Glad to see so much love for Cazale. Any actor can just parlay success into making money in blockbusters (for instance, a relative of the director of Cazale's most famous film, not to be too specific), but to accept bit parts in great films deserves immense applause. Also, the fact that three actors from Godfather Part II got supporting actor noms and not he makes the awards seem arbitrary.

	jws:	Apr 28th, 2009 at 04:58 GMT	1 point
	I'm not sure what the standard for being "in" a movie is, but Cazale also appeared in The Godfather Part III (in flashbacks). That movie was somehow nominated for an Oscar as well, so that makes it 6 for 6.