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Which movie won the first Academy Award for Best Picture?

Which movie won the first Academy Award for Best Picture?

Metropolis

Sunrise

Wings

The Jazz Singer

The 1927 silent war film won at the 1st Oscars in 1929.

What was the first feature-length animated film?

Snow White (1937)

Fantasia (1940)

Steamboat Willie (1928)

El Apóstol (1917)

This Argentine political satire was 70 minutes long.

Which actor has appeared in the most films?

John Wayne

Christopher Lee

Eric Roberts

Robert Loggia

He’s credited in over 600 films as of 2024.

What was the first movie to use CGI?

Tron (1982)

Westworld (1973)

Star Wars (1977)

Futureworld (1976)

Featured 2D CGI for robot POV scenes.

Which director has the most Best Director Oscars?

Steven Spielberg

John Ford

William Wyler

Frank Capra

Won 4 times (1935, 1940, 1941, 1952).

What was the first horror movie?

Nosferatu (1922)

Frankenstein (1910)

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Le Manoir du Diable (1896)

This 3-minute French film debuted in 1896.

Which movie features the line “Here’s looking at you, kid”?

Gone With the Wind

Casablanca

The Maltese Falcon

Citizen Kane

Spoken by Humphrey Bogart to Ingrid Bergman.

What was the first Disney animated feature?

Pinocchio

Snow White

Fantasia

Dumbo

Released in 1937 after 3 years of production.

Which film was entirely shot in IMAX?

The Dark Knight

Mission: Impossible – Fallout

Dunkirk

Avengers: Infinity War

79 minutes were IMAX-shot (70mm).

Who played the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz?

Bette Davis

Margaret Hamilton

Tallulah Bankhead

Joan Crawford

Her green makeup contained toxic copper powder.

What movie features the longest single take?

Birdman

Russian Ark

1917

Victoria

A 96-minute continuous shot in the Hermitage Museum.

Which actor played both Hannibal Lecter and Thor’s father?

Brian Cox

Mads Mikkelsen

Anthony Hopkins

Tom Hiddleston

Lecter in Silence of the Lambs; Odin in Thor.

What was the first PG-13 movie?

Gremlins

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

The Dark Knight

Red Dawn

Released August 10, 1984.

Which movie won 11 Oscars without winning Best Picture?

Titanic

Ben-Hur

The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Cabaret

Won 8 Oscars (1973) but lost Best Picture to The Godfather.

What was the first movie to gross $1 billion worldwide?

Titanic

Jurassic Park

E.T.

Star Wars

Achieved this in 1993 (adjusted for inflation).

Which actor has played the most live-action Batman roles?

Christian Bale

Michael Keaton

Ben Affleck

Adam West

Played Batman in 2 Burton films and The Flash (2023).

What was the first movie shown on HBO?

Sometimes a Great Notion

Deliverance

The Godfather

The Poseidon Adventure

Aired November 8, 1972.

Which director has the most films in IMDb’s Top 250?

Stanley Kubrick

Alfred Hitchcock

Christopher Nolan

Martin Scorsese

9 films including Psycho and Vertigo.

What was the first feature film with synchronized dialogue?

The Jazz Singer

Lights of New York

Don Juan

The Singing Fool

This 1928 gangster film was the first all-talking feature.

Which movie’s production used the most blood?

The Shining

Evil Dead II

Braindead

Kill Bill: Vol 1

Used over 300 liters of fake blood (1992).

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