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Cinema and Film Awards

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Cinema and Film Awards covers Oscar-winning movies, historical Hollywood milestones, and acclaimed directors. The questions also address various film genres like documentaries and animated features. Reviewing these facts builds a strong foundation for the general awareness section.

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Cinema and Film Awards Questions

Multiple choice

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2019?

  1. Parasite

  2. Roma

  3. Shoplifters

  4. Cold War
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Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2019, becoming the first South Korean film to receive this honor.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2018?

  1. Free Solo

  2. RBG

  3. Minding the Gap

  4. Hale County This Morning, This Evening
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Free Solo, a documentary about climber Alex Honnold's free solo ascent of El Capitan, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2018.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the award given to the best original screenplay?

  1. Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

  2. Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

  3. Academy Award for Best Screenplay

  4. Academy Award for Best Writing
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The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is given to the writer(s) of a screenplay that is not based on previously published material.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 2017?

  1. La La Land

  2. Moonlight

  3. Arrival

  4. Lion
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La La Land won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 2017 for its visually stunning and innovative camerawork.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film in 2016?

  1. Zootopia

  2. Moana

  3. Kubo and the Two Strings

  4. Sing
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Zootopia won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film in 2016 for its innovative storytelling and stunning animation.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the award given to the best original score?

  1. Academy Award for Best Original Score

  2. Academy Award for Best Music

  3. Academy Award for Best Score

  4. Academy Award for Best Composition
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The Academy Award for Best Original Score is given to the composer(s) of the original score for a film.

Multiple choice

What is the highest award given at the Venice Film Festival?

  1. Golden Lion

  2. Silver Lion

  3. Bronze Lion

  4. Lion of Saint Mark
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The Golden Lion is the highest award given at the Venice Film Festival, presented to the best film in competition.

Multiple choice

Which film won the first Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival?

  1. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  2. Grand Hotel

  3. All Quiet on the Western Front

  4. The Blue Angel
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The first Golden Lion was awarded to Rouben Mamoulian's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1932.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Golden Lion in 2022?

  1. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

  2. Argentina, 1985

  3. Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

  4. Saint Omer
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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, a documentary film by Laura Poitras, won the Golden Lion at the 79th Venice Film Festival in 2022.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Golden Lion in 2021?

  1. Happening

  2. The Power of the Dog

  3. Spencer

  4. Parallel Mothers
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Happening, a drama film by Audrey Diwan, won the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice Film Festival in 2021.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Golden Lion in 2020?

  1. Nomadland

  2. Lovers Rock

  3. Pieces of a Woman

  4. Dear Comrades!
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Nomadland, a drama film by Chloé Zhao, won the Golden Lion at the 77th Venice Film Festival in 2020.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Golden Lion in 2019?

  1. Joker

  2. Marriage Story

  3. Parasite

  4. The Irishman
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Joker, a psychological thriller film by Todd Phillips, won the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice Film Festival in 2019.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Golden Lion in 2018?

  1. Roma

  2. The Favourite

  3. A Star Is Born

  4. First Man
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Roma, a drama film by Alfonso Cuarón, won the Golden Lion at the 75th Venice Film Festival in 2018.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Golden Lion in 2017?

  1. The Shape of Water

  2. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

  3. Dunkirk

  4. Call Me by Your Name
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The Shape of Water, a fantasy romance film by Guillermo del Toro, won the Golden Lion at the 74th Venice Film Festival in 2017.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Golden Lion in 2016?

  1. La La Land

  2. Moonlight

  3. Arrival

  4. Nocturnal Animals
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The Woman Who Left, a drama film by Lav Diaz, won the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in 2016.