ACADEMY AWARDS
Fevereiro é mês de volta às aulas, Carnaval (ops… esse ano será em março) e… a cerimônia do Oscar!
O Academy Award (informalmente conhecido como o Oscar) é o prêmio dado pela Academia Americana de Filmes, Artes e Ciências (American Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences – AMPAS) para reconhecer a excelência de profissionais na indústria cinematográfica.
Devido à exposição e prestígio da premiação, estúdios gastam milhões de dólares e contratam publicitários especificamente para promover seus filmes durante a chamada “temporada do Oscar”. Isso tem gerado acusações de que a Academia seja influenciada mais por marketing do que qualidade.
Verdade ou não, o fato é que a cerimônia atrai a atenção de milhões de espectadores e da mídia, não só nos Estados Unidos como no mundo todo.
ACADEMY AWARDS QUIZ
How much do you know about the Academy Awards? Do this quiz and find out.
1) When was the first Academy Awards ceremony held?
a) 1929 b) 1939 d) 1949
2) How many Academy Awards categories are there?
a) 14 b) 24 c) 34
3) Which movie has won the most Oscars ever?
a) Gone With The Wind, Ben Hur and Titanic
b) Cleopatra, Ben Hur and Titanic
c) Ben Hur, Titanic and The Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King
4) How many times has a Brazilian movie been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
5) One of the most talented actors of all times refused his award in 1972 for Best Actor in The Godfather. Who was he?
a) Marlon Brando
b) Robert De Niro
c) Dustin Hoffman
6) Who is the only actor (alive) to have been awarded with 3 Oscars?
a) Clint Eastwood
b) Jack Nicholson
c) Henry Fonda
7) Which actress has the most Oscars so far?
a) Susan Sarandon
b) Judi Dench
c) Meryl Streep
ANSWER KEY:
1) When was the first Academy Awards ceremony held?
a) The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929.
2) How many Academy Awards categories are there?
b) There are 24 categories: Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Score, Visual Effects, Makeup, Song, Foreign Language Film, Animated Feature Film, Short Film, Animated Short, Documentary and Documentary Short.
3) Which movie has won the most Oscars ever?
c) Ben Hur (1960), Titanic (1998) and The Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King (2004), all tied at 11 Oscars.
4) How many times has a Brazilian movie been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film?
c) 4: O Pagador de Promessas (1962), O Quatrilho (1996), O Que É Isso, Companheiro? (1998) and Central do Brasil (1999).
5) One of the most talented actors of all times refused his award in 1972 for Best Actor in The Godfather. Who was he?
a) Marlon Brando refused his award (Best Actor in 1972 for The Godfather), citing the film industry’s discrimination and mistreatment of Native Americans. At the 45th Academy Awards, Brando sent Sacheen Littlefeather, a Native American activist, to read a 15-page speech detailing Brando’s criticisms.
6) Who is the only actor (alive) to have been awarded with 3 Oscars?
b) Jack Nicholson has been awarded 3 times: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Terms of Endearment (1983) and As Good As It Gets (1997). He is also the actors with most nominations (12).
7) Which actress has the most Oscars so far?
c) Meryl Streep has been nominated 16 times (13 for Best Actress and 3 for Best Supporting Actress), which makes her the overall most-nominated performer in all acting categories. She won 2 times: Kramer vs Kramer (1979) and Sophie’s Choice (1982).
more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards
http://www.oscars.org
