120+ Best Actors & Actresses Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: What is the name of the character played by Katharine Hepburn in the movie 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)?

Answer: Christina Drayton

Question: In which of these movies does Anjelica Huston not play a role of a witch?

Answer: Prizzi's Honor (1985)

Question: How long was the gap between Jack Nicholson's first two Academy Awards for Best Actor?

Answer: 22 years

Question: In which movie was Robert De Niro not nominated for an Academy Award?

Answer: Cape Fear (1991)

Question: How many movies has Sean Connery played the agent of James Bond?

Answer: 7

Question: In which movie did Tommy Lee Jones win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a supporting role?

Answer: The Fugitive (1993)

Question: In which movie does Leonardo DiCaprio play the role of Howard Hughes?

Answer: The Aviator (2004)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Michael Douglas in the movie 'Wall Street' (1987)?

Answer: Gordon Gekko

Question: In which movie did Heath Ledger win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a supporting role?

Answer: The Dark Knight (2008)

Question: In which movie does Julia Roberts play the role of Mercedes Tainot?

Answer: Larry Crowne (2011)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Geena Davis in the movie 'Thelma & Louise' (1991)?

Answer: Thelma

Question: How many Academy Award nominations did Meryl Streep have by the year 2020?

Answer: 21

Question: In which movie did Gene Hackman win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a leading role?

Answer: The French Connection (1971)

Question: How many Academy Awards has Marlon Brando won?

Answer: 2

Question: In which movie was Russell Crowe not nominated for an Academy Award?

Answer: Cinderella Man' (2005)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Sean Connery in the movie 'Another Time, Another Place (1958)?

Answer: Mark Trevor

Question: In which movie did Julianne Moore win the Academy Award for Best actress?

Answer: Still Alice (2014)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Daniel Day-Lewis in the movie 'Gangs of New York' (2002)?

Answer: Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting

Question: What is the name of the character played by Alec Guinness in the movie 'Oliver Twist' (1948)?

Answer: Fagin

Question: In which movie does Sean Penn play the role of a mentally handicapped man who fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter?

Answer: I Am Sam' (2001)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Jodie Foster in the movie 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991)?

Answer: Clarice Starling

Question: What is the name of the character played by Sharon Stone in the movie 'Basic Instinct' (1992)?

Answer: Catherine Tramell

Question: All three of Joe Pesci's Academy Award nominations were for his roles in movies directed by whom?

Answer: Martin Scorsese

Question: After falling for which director did Ingrid Bergman leave her husband Dr. Petter Aron Lindström?

Answer: Roberto Rossellini

Question: In which movie do Marlon Brando and Anthony Queen play the roles of two brothers?

Answer: Viva Zapata! (1952)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Scarlett Johansson in the movie 'Marriage Story' (2019)?

Answer: Nicole Barber

Question: Which actor besides Leonardo DI Caprio received an Academy Award nomination for playing the role of Howard Hughes?

Answer: Jason Robards

Question: In which movie did Gregory Peck win the Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Ingrid Bergman in the movie 'Casablanca' (1942)?

Answer: Ilsa Lund

Question: How many Academy Awards for Best Actor has Daniel Day-Lewis won?

Answer: 3

Question: In which movie did Jeff Bridges win the Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: Crazy Heart' (2009)

Question: In which of these movies directed by Sergio Leone is Clint Eastwood not part of the cast?

Answer: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Question: In which movie does Tom Cruise play the role of Ron Kovic?

Answer: Born on the Fourth of July' (1989)

Question: In which movie did Anthony Hopkins win his only Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Question: In which movie did Gwyneth Paltrow win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Question: In which movie did Joe Pesci win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a supporting role?

Answer: Goodfellas' (1990)

Question: In which movie is the character played by Tom Hanks not stranded at sea?

Answer: Sully (2016)

Question: In which movie did Leonardo DiCaprio win his first Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: The Revenant (2015)

Question: For which movie did Elizabeth Taylor win her first Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: Butterfield 8 (1960)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Charlize Theron in the movie 'Bombshell' (2019)?

Answer: Megyn Kelly

Question: In which movie did Michael Douglas win the Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: Wall Street (1987)

Question: In which movie did Ben Kingsley play the role of Itzhak Stern?

Answer: Schindler's List (1993)

Question: In which movie does Ashley Judd play the role of Tina Modotti?

Answer: Frida (2002)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Tom Hanks in the movie 'Philadelphia' (1993), that won him his first Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: Andrew Beckett

Question: What is the name of the character played by Shirley MacLaine in the movie 'The Turning Point' (1977)?

Answer: Deedee

Question: In which movie did Angelina Jolie win the Academy Award for Best Actress in a supporting role?

Answer: Girl, Interrupted (1999)

Question: In which movie does Nicole Kidman play the role of Virginia Woolf?

Answer: The Hours (2002)

Question: In which movie did Denzel Washington win the only Academy Award for Best Actor in a leading role?

Answer: Training Day' (2001)

Question: In which movie did Robert De Niro win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a supporting role?

Answer: The Godfather Part II' (1974)

Question: In which movie did Julianne Moore not receive an Academy Award nomination?

Answer: Magnolia (1999)

Question: In which movie did Juliette Binoche win the Academy Award for Best Actress in a supporting role?

Answer: The English Patient (1996)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Scarlett Johansson in the movie 'Marriage Story' (2019)?

Answer: Nicole Barber

Question: In which movie does Julia Roberts play the role of Mercedes Tainot?

Answer: Larry Crowne (2011)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Geena Davis in the movie 'Thelma & Louise' (1991)?

Answer: Thelma

Question: What is the name of the character played by Jodie Foster in the movie 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991)?

Answer: Clarice Starling

Question: What is the name of the character played by Sharon Stone in the movie 'Basic Instinct' (1992)?

Answer: Catherine Tramell

Question: In which movie did Julianne Moore win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: Still Alice (2014)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Ingrid Bergman in the movie 'Casablanca' (1942)?

Answer: Ilsa Lund

Question: What is the name of the character played by Scarlett Johansson in the movie 'Lost in Translation' (2003)?

Answer: Charlotte

Question: What is the name of the character played by Hilary Swank in the movie 'Million Dollar Baby' (2004)?

Answer: Maggie Fitzgerald

Question: In which movie did Charlize Theron win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: Monster (2003)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Emma Stone in the movie 'La La Land' (2016)?

Answer: Mia Dolan

Question: In which movie did Cate Blanchett win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: Blue Jasmine' (2013)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Brie Larson in the movie 'Room' (2015)?

Answer: Joy "Ma" Newsome

Question: In which movie did Sandra Bullock win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: The Blind Side (2009)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Natalie Portman in the movie 'Black Swan' (2010)?

Answer: Nina Sayers

Question: What is the name of the character played by Reese Witherspoon in the movie 'Walk the Line' (2005)?

Answer: June Carter

Question: In which movie did Marion Cotillard win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: La Vie en Rose (2007)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Jennifer Lawrence in the movie 'Silver Linings Playbook' (2012)?

Answer: Tiffany Maxwell

Question: In which movie did Halle Berry win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: Monster's Ball (2001)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Anne Hathaway in the movie 'Les Misérables' (2012)?

Answer: Fantine

Question: In which movie did Kate Winslet win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: The Reader (2008)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Meryl Streep in the movie 'The Iron Lady' (2011)?

Answer: Margaret Thatcher

Question: How many Academy Awards has Marlon Brando won?

Answer: 2

Question: In which movie did Jeff Bridges win the Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: Crazy Heart (2009)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Sean Connery in the movie 'Another Time, Another Place' (1958)?

Answer: Mark Trevor

Question: What is Robert De Niro's middle name?

Answer: Anthony

Question: In which movie did Anthony Hopkins win his only Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: The Silence of the Lambs' (1991)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Tommy Lee Jones in the movie 'No Country for Old Men' (2007)?

Answer: Ed Tom Bell

Question: In which movie does Tom Cruise play the role of Ron Kovic?

Answer: Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Question: In which movie does Leonardo DiCaprio play the role of Howard Hughes?

Answer: The Aviator (2004)

Question: In which movie did Daniel Day-Lewis win the Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: My Left Foot (1989)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Michael Douglas in the movie 'Wall Street' (1987)?

Answer: Gordon Gekko

Question: In which movie did Heath Ledger win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a supporting role?

Answer: The Dark Knight (2008)

Question: In which movie does Russell Crowe play the role of Maximus Decimus Meridius?

Answer: Gladiator (2000)

Question: In which movie did Denzel Washington win the only Academy Award for Best Actor in a leading role?

Answer: Training Day' (2001)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Daniel Day-Lewis in the movie 'Gangs of New York' (2002)?

Answer: Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting

Question: In which movie did Joe Pesci win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a supporting role?

Answer: Goodfellas' (1990)

Question: In which movie did Robert De Niro win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a leading role?

Answer: Raging Bull' (1980)

Question: In which movie did Dustin Hoffman win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a leading role?

Answer: Rain Man' (1988)

Question: In which movie does Al Pacino play the role of Michael Corleone?

Answer: The Godfather (1972)

Question: In which movie did Jack Nicholson win the Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Question: In which movie did Gary Cooper win the Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: Sergeant York (1941)

Question: In which movie did Audrey Hepburn play the character Holly Golightly?

Answer: Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

Question: In which movie did Dustin Hoffman play the role of Louis Dega?

Answer: Papillon (1973)

Question: In which movie did Morgan Freeman win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a supporting role?

Answer: Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Question: In which movie did Jack Nicholson win his first Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture?

Answer: Chinatown (1974)

Question: In which movie did Paul Newman win his first Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Question: In which movie did Helen Mirren win her first Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: The Queen (2006)

Question: In which movie did Jack Lemmon play the role of Joe Clay?

Answer: Days of Wine and Roses (1962)

Question: In which movie did Russell Crowe play the role of John Nash?

Answer: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Question: In which movie did Marlon Brando receive his first nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Audrey Hepburn in the movie 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' (1961)?

Answer: Holly Golightly

Question: In which movie does Dustin Hoffman play the role of Louis Dega?

Answer: Papillon (1973)

Question: In which movie did Jennifer Connelly win the Academy Award for Best Actress in a supporting role?

Answer: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Question: In which movie did Jack Nicholson win his first Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture?

Answer: Chinatown (1974)

Question: In which movie did Paul Newman win his first Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' (1958)

Question: In which movie did Helen Mirren win her first Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: The Queen (2006)

Question: In which movie did Jack Lemmon play the role of Joe Clay?

Answer: Days of Wine and Roses (1962)

Question: In which movie did Marlon Brando receive his first nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)