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1

Which film became the first non-English language movie to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards?

Bong Joon-ho's Parasite (2019) made history at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020 as the first non-English language film to win Best Picture, beating frontrunner 1917.

2

Which film was the first to gross over $2 billion at the worldwide box office?

Avatar (2009) was the first film to pass $2 billion worldwide, reaching the mark in early 2010 on the way to about $2.7 billion in its original run.

3

Which actor won a posthumous Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing the Joker in The Dark Knight?

Heath Ledger won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor posthumously for his iconic portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008). Ledger passed away in January 2008, months before the film's release.

4

Which Pixar film became the highest-grossing animated movie of all time in 2024?

Inside Out 2 finished on about $1.7 billion worldwide, passing Frozen II to become the highest-grossing animated film ever in 2024; China's Ne Zha 2 overtook it in February 2025.

5

Robert Downey Jr. won an Oscar for Oppenheimer playing which Atomic Energy Commission figure?

The film's 1959 framing story follows Strauss's Senate confirmation hearing for Commerce Secretary; it won seven Oscars from thirteen nominations.

6

Which 2017 horror film, Jordan Peele's directorial debut, won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay?

Get Out, made for $4.5 million, grossed over $250 million, and in 2021 the Writers Guild of America West ranked its screenplay the greatest of the 21st century so far.

7

Which 2019 film became the first R-rated movie to gross over $1 billion worldwide?

Joker became the first R-rated film to pass $1 billion worldwide in 2019; it also won the Golden Lion at Venice, and Deadpool & Wolverine took the R-rated record in 2024.

8

In the film Inception (2010), what object does Cobb use to determine whether he is in a dream or reality?

It was originally his wife Mal's totem; in the final shot he walks away without checking it, and the script's last line reads that the top 'is STILL SPINNING'.

9

Which actress became the first Asian to win the Best Actress Oscar, for Everything Everywhere All at Once?

Michelle Yeoh was also the first Malaysian to win any Oscar; the film took seven awards from eleven nominations that night.

10

How many Oscar nominations did Mad Max: Fury Road receive at the 88th Academy Awards?

Mad Max: Fury Road earned 10 nominations at the 88th Academy Awards and won six, the most of any film that night, all in craft categories from editing to sound.

11

Which actor's comeback won Best Supporting Actor for Everything Everywhere All at Once?

Ke Huy Quan, the former child star of Indiana Jones and The Goonies, returned after about 19 years away to win Best Supporting Actor, becoming the first Vietnam-born actor to win an Oscar.

12

What fictional African nation is the setting of the Marvel film Black Panther?

Black Panther (2018) is set in Wakanda, a fictional technologically advanced African nation that hides its true capabilities from the outside world. The film grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide.

13

Which 2010 film, directed by David Fincher, tells the story of the founding of Facebook?

The Social Network (2010), directed by David Fincher with a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, dramatizes the founding of Facebook by Mark Zuckerberg, played by Jesse Eisenberg. It won three Oscars.

14

Which animated film's boy hero stumbles into the Land of the Dead on Día de los Muertos?

In Coco, twelve-year-old Miguel seeks out his musician great-great-grandfather to lift the family ban on music; the film won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for 'Remember Me'.

15

In the Lord of the Rings trilogy, how many Academy Awards did The Return of the King win?

The Return of the King won all 11 of its nominations at the 76th Academy Awards, tying Ben-Hur and Titanic for the most wins ever and becoming the first fantasy film to take Best Picture.

16

Which director is known for the films Hereditary and Midsommar?

Ari Aster made Hereditary (2018) as his feature debut, after the AFI short The Strange Thing About the Johnsons, and followed it with Midsommar in 2019.

17

Which 2014 Michael Keaton film is about a washed-up actor famous for playing a superhero?

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) stars Michael Keaton as a faded actor trying to mount a Broadway play. Directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu, it won Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Cinematography at the Oscars.

18

In Pixar's WALL-E, what is the name of the sleek robot from the Axiom whom the title character falls for?

EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) is the probe sent from the Axiom to search Earth for plant life; WALL-E follows her back to the ship 700 years after humans left.

19

Which Marvel Cinematic Universe film features the snap that eliminates half of all life in the universe?

In Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Thor wounds Thanos with Stormbreaker, but Thanos completes the Gauntlet and snaps his fingers, wiping out half of all life before teleporting away.

20

Which Roman epic starring Russell Crowe won Best Picture at the Oscars held in 2001?

Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, won at the 73rd Academy Awards, the first Best Picture winner of the 21st century; Crowe's A Beautiful Mind also took the prize.

21

In which year was the first Iron Man film released, launching the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Iron Man was released in 2008, starring Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. It was the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and launched what would become the highest-grossing film franchise in history.

22

Which Denis Villeneuve film features massive sandworms on the desert planet Arrakis?

Titled Dune: Part One on screen, it won six of its ten Oscar nominations; Villeneuve had signed on in February 2017 after Legendary bought the rights.

23

Who directed 1917 (2019), edited to appear as two continuous shots and inspired partly by his grandfather's war stories?

Sam Mendes co-wrote it with Krysty Wilson-Cairns; Roger Deakins won Best Cinematography for the long takes.

24

Which streaming service distributed Alfonso Cuarón's 2018 film Roma?

Netflix acquired Roma and released it in December 2018 after a limited theatrical run; Mexico's biggest cinema chains, Cinépolis and Cinemex, refused to show it over the short exclusivity window.

25

Which actor plays the lead role of Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road?

Charlize Theron plays Imperator Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). Her character became so iconic that a prequel film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024), was made about the character's origin, with Anya Taylor-Joy taking over the role.

26

Which 2003 film features Bill Murray as a fading American actor filming a whiskey commercial in Tokyo?

Lost in Translation stars Murray as Bob Harris shooting a Suntory whisky ad; Sofia Coppola wrote the part for him, spent months recruiting him, and won Best Original Screenplay.

27

After Richard Harris died in 2002, which actor took over as Dumbledore from the third Harry Potter film onward?

Michael Gambon played Dumbledore from 2004 to 2011; oddly, Harris had also played TV detective Maigret four years before Gambon took over that role too.

28

Which 2014 film stars Ralph Fiennes as Monsieur Gustave, concierge of a resort in a fictional European republic?

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) stars Ralph Fiennes as Gustave H., the devoted concierge at a famous European hotel. It earned nine Oscar nominations and won four.

29

Which franchise rebooted its timeline in 2009, with Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto facing a villain from their own future?

Star Trek's eleventh film pits the new Enterprise crew against Nero, a Romulan from the future, in an alternate reality that even changes Kirk's birthplace.

30

Which 2016 Laika film has a one-eyed boy defeating his evil grandfather with origami magic?

Kubo animates origami with his magical shamisen; the Moon King is the grandfather who stole his left eye, and Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey voice his companions.

31

Which actor plays Velociraptor trainer Owen Grady in Jurassic World (2015)?

Chris Pratt plays raptor trainer Owen Grady; Jurassic World set an opening-weekend record in June 2015 and grossed about $1.67 billion, then the third-highest total ever.

32

Which film company, founded in 2012, released Moonlight, Lady Bird and Uncut Gems?

A24 was founded in New York in 2012 by Daniel Katz, David Fenkel and John Hodges; it released Spring Breakers in 2013 and won Best Picture with Moonlight in 2017.

33

Who plays the villain Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films?

Damion Poitier first played the character in a 2012 cameo before Brolin took over, performing him through motion capture from Guardians of the Galaxy onward.

34

Which 2015 film tells the true story of the Boston Globe uncovering Catholic Church abuse?

Spotlight (2015) dramatizes the Boston Globe's investigation into systemic abuse in the Catholic Church. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.

35

Which Tarantino film features a WWII plot to assassinate Nazi leaders in a movie theater?

In Inglourious Basterds (2009), Brad Pitt's Jewish-American soldiers and cinema owner Shosanna Dreyfus separately plot to kill Hitler and the Nazi high command at a Paris premiere; Christoph Waltz won an Oscar as Hans Landa.

36

In Interstellar (2014), what phenomenon near Saturn gives the astronauts a shortcut to planets in a distant galaxy?

A wormhole leads to a galaxy orbiting the supermassive black hole Gargantua; physicist Kip Thorne co-wrote the original treatment back in 2006.

37

Which 2015 Pixar film personifies five emotions living in the mind of an 11-year-old girl named Riley?

Inside Out follows Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust inside the mind of 11-year-old Riley Andersen after her family's move to San Francisco; it won Best Animated Feature at the 88th Academy Awards.

38

Which actress starred as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games film series?

Jennifer Lawrence starred as Katniss Everdeen across all four Hunger Games films (2012-2015). The franchise grossed nearly $3 billion worldwide and made Lawrence one of the biggest stars in Hollywood.

39

Which 2017 film stars Frances McDormand as a mother challenging police over her daughter's unsolved murder?

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), directed by Martin McDonagh, stars Frances McDormand as a mother who challenges the local police after her daughter's murder goes unsolved. McDormand won the Oscar for Best Actress.

40

Which director made the 2006 dark fantasy Pan's Labyrinth, set in Francoist Spain in 1944?

Guillermo del Toro wrote and directed Pan's Labyrinth (2006), a dark fantasy film set in post-Civil War Spain. It won three Academy Awards and is widely considered one of the greatest fantasy films ever made.

41

Which Christopher Nolan film stars Cillian Murphy as the physicist behind the atomic bomb?

Oppenheimer (2023) stars Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer. Murphy won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the role, his first Oscar. The film grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide.

42

Which 2009 Pixar film opens with a montage of a couple's entire life together?

Up opens with the 'Married Life' montage of Carl and Ellie; Carl Fredricksen, voiced by Ed Asner, then floats his house to South America under thousands of balloons to keep his promise to Ellie.

43

In The Dark Knight Rises (2012), which villain cripples Batman and traps him in a prison pit?

Bane, played by Tom Hardy, is a former League of Shadows member who breaks Batman's back and leaves him in the Pit; Nolan drew on the 1993 Knightfall comics storyline.

44

Which 2022 German WWI film won four Academy Awards including Best International Feature?

All Quiet on the Western Front, Edward Berger's German-language Netflix adaptation, won four Oscars including Best International Feature and led the 2023 BAFTAs with 14 nominations and seven wins including Best Film.

45

Which director is known for flat camera moves, symmetrical compositions, snap-zooms and a limited colour palette?

Wes Anderson's signature also includes slow-motion walking shots and handmade art direction that often relies on miniatures.

46

In which 2013 Alfonso Cuarón thriller is Sandra Bullock's astronaut stranded in orbit after debris hits her shuttle?

Gravity led the 86th Academy Awards with ten nominations and seven wins, including Best Director for Cuarón, who co-wrote the script with his son Jonás.

47

What was notable about the Best Picture announcement at the 89th Academy Awards in 2017?

La La Land was read out before Moonlight was revealed as the real winner, leaving La La Land with a record 14 nominations without a Best Picture win.

48

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) became which studio's highest-grossing film ever?

Across the Spider-Verse took more than $690 million worldwide, the most ever for a Sony Pictures Animation film, beating its predecessor and finishing as the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2023.

49

Which 2015 film stars Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded alone on Mars?

The Martian (2015), directed by Ridley Scott, stars Matt Damon as botanist Mark Watney who must survive on Mars using his scientific knowledge. Based on Andy Weir's novel, it grossed over $630 million worldwide.

50

Which 2023 Greta Gerwig film became the highest-grossing movie directed solely by a woman?

Barbie (2023), directed by Greta Gerwig, grossed over $1.4 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film ever directed solely by a woman. It starred Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.

51

In Frozen (2013), Elsa's magic plunges which kingdom into eternal winter, sending Anna off to find her?

Arendelle freezes, and Anna sets out with iceman Kristoff, his reindeer Sven and the snowman Olaf; the film won Oscars for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.

52

In Moana (2016), Dwayne Johnson voices which shape-shifting demigod?

Maui, the demigod of wind and sea, once stole the heart of the island goddess Te Fiti to give humanity the power of creation, triggering the blight Moana must undo.

53

In Zootopia (2016), what kind of animal is the con artist Nick Wilde?

Nick Wilde is a red fox voiced by Jason Bateman opposite Ginnifer Goodwin's rookie rabbit cop Judy Hopps; he admits he was bullied as a cub and resigned himself to being seen as shifty.

54

In Finding Nemo (2003), what species of fish is the forgetful Dory?

Dory is a regal blue tang (Paracanthurus hepatus), voiced by Ellen DeGeneres alongside Albert Brooks's clownfish Marlin; she headlined her own sequel, Finding Dory, in 2016.

55

Rami Malek won Best Actor for playing which singer in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)?

Rami Malek won Best Actor as Freddie Mercury; the film opens with Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara, working as a Heathrow baggage handler, and it took four Oscars, the most of any film that night.

56

What is the name of Daniel Craig's southern-drawling detective in Knives Out (2019)?

Benoit Blanc, Daniel Craig's 'gentleman sleuth', is anonymously hired to probe the death of bestselling author Harlan Thrombey, played by Christopher Plummer, in a sprawling ensemble cast.

57

In Top Gun: Maverick, what is the call sign of Miles Teller’s character, Goose’s son?

Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw is played by Miles Teller, cast in July 2018 over Nicholas Hoult and Glen Powell; Powell ended up playing the cocky rival Hangman instead.

58

Which 2021 MCU film brought back Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield as their web-slingers?

Spider-Man: No Way Home grossed about $1.92 billion worldwide, then the biggest release in Sony Pictures history, with Willem Dafoe and Alfred Molina also returning as villains.

59

In The Hangover (2009), which boxer's tiger turns up in the bachelor party's hotel suite?

Mike Tyson plays himself, and his tiger, along with the baby and the stolen police cruiser, was added in Todd Phillips's rewrite after Warner Bros. bought the original spec script for $2 million.

60

In The Devil Wears Prada (2006), what is the name of Miranda Priestly's fashion magazine?

Miranda Priestly edits Runway, a fictional stand-in for Vogue; Anne Hathaway's Andy knows nothing about fashion when she lands the junior assistant job and plans to endure it only for the connections.

61

Who voices Groot, the tree-like accomplice of Rocket, in James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)?

Vin Diesel voices Groot; Bradley Cooper voices Rocket, and the film was James Gunn's first for Marvel.

62

Who became the first woman to win the Best Director Oscar, for The Hurt Locker?

Kathryn Bigelow won Best Director for The Hurt Locker at the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010, and that season also became the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America's top feature award.

63

Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar playing fur trapper Hugh Glass in which film?

The Revenant brought DiCaprio Best Actor at the 88th Academy Awards after five previous nominations; the same night Iñárritu won Best Director for the second year running and Emmanuel Lubezki his third straight cinematography Oscar.

64

How many Oscars did Slumdog Millionaire win at the 81st Academy Awards?

Slumdog Millionaire won eight Oscars from ten nominations at the 81st Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Danny Boyle; two went to A. R. Rahman for the score and the song 'Jai Ho'.

65

Which was the first James Bond film to gross $1 billion worldwide?

Skyfall crossed $1 billion in December 2012, only the fourteenth film ever to do so, and finished as the second-highest-grossing film of 2012 behind The Avengers.

66

Who plays the terrorist financier Le Chiffre in Casino Royale (2006)?

Mads Mikkelsen plays Le Chiffre, whom Bond must bankrupt in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro; Amalric, Bardem and Waltz all played later Craig-era Bond villains.

67

Which film won the inaugural Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2002?

Shrek beat Monsters, Inc. and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius to the first Best Animated Feature Oscar at the 74th Academy Awards in March 2002, and entered the National Film Registry in 2020.

68

Which Hayao Miyazaki film won Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards?

Spirited Away won at the 75th Academy Awards in March 2003, the first hand-drawn and first non-English-language film to take the animation Oscar; it had shared the Golden Bear at Berlin in 2002.

69

Which streaming service released CODA (2021), the first Best Picture winner from a streamer?

Apple TV+ bought CODA at Sundance 2021 for a festival-record $25 million; it became the first streaming-service release and the first Sundance premiere to win Best Picture.

70

Who voices the operating system Samantha in Spike Jonze's Her (2013)?

Scarlett Johansson voices Samantha; the role was recast in post-production after Samantha Morton had originally recorded the part, and Johansson won Best Actress at the 2013 Rome Film Festival for it.

71

Who plays the vanished wife Amy Dunne in Gone Girl (2014)?

Rosamund Pike earned a Best Actress nomination as Amy Dunne; Carrie Coon made her film debut in the same movie as Nick's twin sister Margo.

72

Which was the first animated film to gross $1 billion at the worldwide box office?

Toy Story 3 finished 2010 as the year's top film on $1.067 billion, the first animated film past $1 billion, and held the animated record until Frozen passed it in 2014.

73

Which Harry Potter film was the highest-grossing of the entire series?

Deathly Hallows – Part 2 took more than $1.3 billion worldwide in 2011, the year's highest-grossing film and, at the time, the highest-grossing book adaptation ever made.

74

12 Years a Slave (2013) is based on the memoir of which man, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor?

Solomon Northup, a free Black man from Saratoga, New York, was lured to Washington, D.C. by two con men in 1841 and sold into slavery; John Ridley adapted his 1853 memoir for director Steve McQueen.

75

Which 2023 film became the first video-game adaptation to gross $1 billion?

The Super Mario Bros. Movie earned $1.36 billion despite mixed reviews; Nintendo had avoided licensing its characters for decades after the flop of the 1993 live-action Super Mario Bros.

76

Which 2023 Japanese film was the first non-English-language winner of Best Visual Effects?

Godzilla Minus One's director Takashi Yamazaki also led its effects team, and the film opened in Japan on November 3, 2023, the same date the original 1954 Godzilla was released.

77

In Memento (2000), what condition leaves Leonard Shelby unable to form new memories?

Leonard has anterograde amnesia, unable to form new memories since the attack on his wife; Guy Pearce's character navigates with Polaroids, handwritten notes and tattoos as he hunts the attacker.

78

Who directed Nomadland (2020), becoming the second woman to win Best Director?

Chloé Zhao won Best Director at the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021, the first woman of color to do so, and as a producer of Nomadland collected Best Picture the same night.

79

Who became the youngest Best Director winner ever, at 32, for La La Land?

Damien Chazelle, who had broken through two years earlier with Whiplash, was 32 when he won at the 89th Academy Awards; La La Land was nominated for 14 Oscars and won six.

80

Which film beat the favored Brokeback Mountain to Best Picture at the 78th Academy Awards?

Crash, Paul Haggis's ensemble drama about racism in Los Angeles, beat Brokeback Mountain at the 78th Academy Awards in March 2006, widely cited as one of the biggest upsets in Oscar history.

81

Which 2002 film was the first musical to win Best Picture since Oliver! in 1968?

Chicago, Rob Marshall's adaptation of the Kander and Ebb stage show, took six Oscars at the 75th Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress for Catherine Zeta-Jones.

82

Arrival (2016) adapts the novella 'Story of Your Life' by which author?

Ted Chiang's 1998 novella 'Story of Your Life' won the Nebula Award for Best Novella; screenwriter Eric Heisserer adapted it and earned an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

83

Roger Deakins won his first Oscar for shooting which 2017 film?

Blade Runner 2049 brought Deakins his first Oscar on his fourteenth nomination; it was his third collaboration with Denis Villeneuve after Prisoners and Sicario, and the film also won Best Visual Effects.

84

Scorsese's The Departed (2006) is a remake of which 2002 Hong Kong film?

The Departed remakes Infernal Affairs (2002), whose remake rights Brad Pitt's Plan B bought for $1.75 million; the story was reshaped around Boston's Winter Hill Gang and Whitey Bulger.

85

Who directed the first Twilight film (2008)?

Catherine Hardwicke directed Twilight from Melissa Rosenberg's screenplay of Stephenie Meyer's novel; Weitz, Slade and Condon directed the later films in the saga.

86

Who directed Deadpool (2016) in his feature directorial debut?

Tim Miller, a visual-effects veteran, made Deadpool his first feature; it is officially the eighth installment of the X-Men film series, and Leitch and Levy went on to direct the two sequels.

87

What breed is the puppy whose killing sets off the rampage in John Wick (2014)?

Daisy, a beagle puppy, was a final gift arranged by John's late wife Helen; the thieves who kill her also steal his 1969 Mustang.

88

Youn Yuh-jung became the first Korean actor to win an Oscar for which 2020 film?

In Minari, Youn plays Soon-ja, the grandmother of a Korean-American family farming in 1980s Arkansas; the film earned six nominations including Best Picture.

89

In Oldboy (2003), for how many years is Oh Dae-su held in a private prison?

Oh Dae-su is held for 15 years before being released without explanation; Park Chan-wook's film loosely adapts a Japanese manga by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi, with Choi Min-sik as the captive.

90

Which film’s ‘Naatu Naatu’ was the first song from an Asian movie to win Best Original Song?

RRR, S. S. Rajamouli's Telugu epic, won Best Original Song for 'Naatu Naatu' at the 95th Academy Awards, after the song had also won the Golden Globe, a first for an Indian film.

91

How many Oscars did Anora win at the 97th Academy Awards, including Best Picture?

Sean Baker's film is one of only four movies to win both the Palme d'Or and Best Picture; Mikey Madison took Best Actress.

92

In Kill Bill: Volume 1, which retired Okinawa swordsmith forges the Bride's blade?

Hattori Hanzō, played by Sonny Chiba, comes out of retirement to forge the Bride's sword; the name nods to Chiba's role as the historical Iga ninja Hattori Hanzō in the 1980s series Shadow Warriors.

93

Who wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for Juno (2007)?

Diablo Cody won Best Original Screenplay; producer Mason Novick discovered her through her blog about stripping and first landed her a book deal for the memoir Candy Girl before asking for a script.

94

Tina Fey adapted Mean Girls (2004) from which nonfiction book?

Queen Bees and Wannabes, Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 self-help guide for parents of teenage girls, prompted Fey to approach Lorne Michaels about adapting it as a film.

95

In No Country for Old Men (2007), what unusual weapon does Anton Chigurh kill with?

Chigurh carries a captive bolt pistol, a slaughterhouse stunning tool powered by a compressed-air tank, which Javier Bardem's hitman also uses to blow out door locks; Bardem won Best Supporting Actor.

96

In Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), which firm erases Clementine's memories?

Lacuna Inc., run by Dr. Howard Mierzwiak, erases memories; its technicians work on Joel's brain while he sleeps at home, and Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth won Best Original Screenplay.

97

In The Witch (2015), what is the name of the family's sinister billy goat?

Black Phillip is the goat the twins insist talks to them, and in the end he speaks to Thomasin; the film was the feature debut of director Robert Eggers and star Anya Taylor-Joy.

98

James Ivory became the oldest competitive Oscar winner ever for adapting which 2017 film?

Call Me by Your Name won Ivory Best Adapted Screenplay at 89; it also made 22-year-old Timothée Chalamet the third-youngest Best Actor nominee ever and the youngest since Mickey Rooney for Babes in Arms (1939).

99

Paranormal Activity (2007) was originally shot for roughly how much?

Oren Peli shot Paranormal Activity in his own house for about $15,000; after Paramount picked it up, the reshot ending alone cost an extra $200,000, more than thirteen times the original budget.

100

Who made her film debut as Laura, the young clone X-23, in Logan (2017)?

Dafne Keen, then 11, made her film debut as Laura opposite Hugh Jackman; Logan became the first live-action superhero movie nominated for a screenwriting Oscar, for Best Adapted Screenplay.

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