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Cinema and Film Awards
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Cinema and Film Awards Questions
Which heist movie features a group of thieves using elaborate disguises to infiltrate a wealthy family's estate?
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The Thomas Crown Affair
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The Sting
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The Usual Suspects
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The Italian Job
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In "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1999), a group of thieves use disguises to infiltrate a wealthy family's estate and steal a valuable painting.
Which heist movie features a group of thieves using a complex system of pulleys and ropes to steal gold from a heavily guarded vault?
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The Italian Job
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Ocean's Eleven
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The Great Train Robbery
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The Thomas Crown Affair
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In "The Italian Job" (1969), the thieves use a sophisticated pulley system to lower themselves into a vault and steal gold.
Which heist movie features a group of thieves using a clever ruse to steal a priceless diamond from a heavily guarded museum?
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Ocean's Eleven
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The Pink Panther
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The Italian Job
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The Great Train Robbery
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In "Ocean's Eleven" (2001), the thieves use a complex plan involving misdirection and trickery to steal a valuable diamond.
Which heist movie features a group of thieves using a high-tech device to disable the security system of a heavily guarded bank?
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The Italian Job
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Ocean's Twelve
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The Great Train Robbery
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The Thomas Crown Affair
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In "Ocean's Twelve" (2004), the thieves use a sophisticated device called the "Night Fox" to disable the security system of a heavily guarded bank.
Which heist movie features a group of thieves using a daring helicopter heist to steal gold from a heavily guarded central bank?
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The Italian Job
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Ocean's Eleven
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The Great Train Robbery
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The Thomas Crown Affair
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In "The Italian Job" (1969), the thieves use a helicopter to lift gold bars out of a heavily guarded central bank.
Which film features elaborate costumes inspired by traditional Chinese opera?
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Farewell My Concubine
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Hero
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House of Flying Daggers
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Farewell My Concubine, directed by Chen Kaige, showcases stunning costumes that draw inspiration from traditional Chinese opera, enhancing the film's historical and cultural context.
Which film's costume design was heavily influenced by the paintings of Johannes Vermeer?
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Girl with a Pearl Earring
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The Passion of Joan of Arc
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Barry Lyndon
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Amadeus
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Girl with a Pearl Earring, directed by Peter Webber, features costumes that are meticulously designed to emulate the lighting, colors, and textures found in the paintings of Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, creating a visually stunning and immersive experience.
In the movie The Lobster, what is the name of the hotel where single people are sent to find a romantic partner within 45 days?
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The Hotel
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The Love Hotel
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The Relationship Hotel
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The Matchmaking Hotel
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In the movie The Lobster, single people are sent to a hotel called simply The Hotel, where they have 45 days to find a romantic partner.
In the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, what is the name of the procedure that erases memories?
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The Forgetting
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The Memory Wipe
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The Mind Eraser
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The Eternal Sunshine
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In the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the procedure that erases memories is called The Forgetting.
Which independent film won the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival?
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Parasite
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Atlantics
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Bacurau
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire
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Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho, won the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, making it the first South Korean film to win the festival's top prize.
Which independent film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama in 2017?
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Moonlight
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Manchester by the Sea
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La La Land
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Arrival
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Moonlight, directed by Barry Jenkins, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama in 2017, making it the first film with an all-black cast to win the award.
Which independent film won the BAFTA Award for Best Film in 2020?
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1917
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Parasite
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Jojo Rabbit
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
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1917, directed by Sam Mendes, won the BAFTA Award for Best Film in 2020, making it the first war film to win the award since 1942.
Which independent film won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in 2020?
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Parasite
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
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The Irishman
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Marriage Story
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Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho, won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in 2020, making it the first non-English language film to win the award.
Which independent film won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2020?
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Parasite
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
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Marriage Story
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Jojo Rabbit
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Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho, won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2020, making it the first non-English language film to win the award.
Which independent film won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film in 2022?
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Belfast
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The Power of the Dog
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Licorice Pizza
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West Side Story
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Belfast, directed by Kenneth Branagh, won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film in 2022, making it the first film set in Northern Ireland to win the award.