1.
A. A black woman.
2. True. Maria Cruz, who gave her name as Sacheen Littlefeather, appeared on stage to reject Marlon Brando's Best Actor Oscar for "The Godfather" because Hollywood had unfairly portrayed Native Americans on screen in the past.
3. "Since You Went Away," which had a score by Max Steiner.
4. Walt Disney, who received one full-sized Oscar for his special achievement in producing the first feature-length animated movie, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," also received seven exact duplicates--in miniature--for the dwarfs.
5. "Wiseguy," the same name as the CBS crime series that had no connection to the movie or the book.
6. "Valley of the Dolls."
7.
"Traffic," which was based on the British miniseries
called "Traffik."
8. Winners of the first supporting acting Oscars originally were
not given actual Oscar statuettes, but rather Academy Award plaques.
Much later, the Academy issued the traditional Oscars to those
who only had plaques.
9. "You Can't Run Away From It," with Jack Lemmon and June Allyson in the Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert roles. The remake was a musical.
10. James Dean, who died in an auto crash in September of 1955. He was nominated for the 1955 film "East of Eden" in the Best Actor category. His final performance in "Giant" was eligible in 1956, the year the film was released, and he was nominated again, though dead nearly two years.
11. Geraldine Page in "Hondo."
12. Bates won for "Misery," the horror movie from a Stephen King novel, and Irons won for "Reversal of Fortune."
13. A. Garbo.
14. Mae West.
15. Elizabeth Taylor, who won for "Butterfield 8."
16. B. Sophia Loren for "Two Women." Magnani and Kedrova both won for English-speaking parts in "The Rose Tattoo" and "Zorba the Greek."
17.
A. Jan Struther/4. Mrs. Miniver.
B. Erich Maria Remarque/6. All Quiet on the Western Front.
C. Edna Ferber/2. Cimarron.
D. Pierre Boulle/5. Bridge on the River Kwai.
E. Richard Llewelyn/7. How Green Was My Valley.
F. Thomas Harris/1. Silence of the Lambs.
G. James Jones/3. From Here to Eternity.
18. A. Mercedes McCambridge in "All the King's Men" in 1949. Hawn made her screen debut as a dancer in "The One and Only Genuine, Original Family Band" (1968) and won her Oscar for "Cactus Flower" in 1969. Holm made her debut in "Three Little Girls in Blue" (1946), then won her Oscar in "Gentleman's Agreement" in 1947.
19. "A Streetcar Named Desire" in 1951 won Best Actress (Vivien Leigh), Best Supporting Actor (Karl Malden) and Best Supporting Actress (Kim Hunter).
20.
Bette Davis, already a two-time Best Actress winner.
© 2002 by Ron Miller.
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