oscar quiz 2018 quiz for NIHILANT 2018

1. NIHILANTH 2018
PUSH-UP(24/01/2018)

2.  The Academy Awards are presented annually in February for the
artistic achievements of the previous year. It is for this reason
that—unless otherwise noted—all dates referenced throughout
the site refer to the year of awards eligibility (in most cases, the
year the film was released), not the year in which the awards
were presented (e.g.The 2015 Academy Awards will be held on
February 28, 2016).2006 Oscars took place on 5 March instead
of late February to avoid clashing with the X .The Oscars
usually take place on the last weekend in February.The academy
did the same thing in 2010.Repeating this thing in 2018 .WHY?

6.  Black lives are too easy to take in America because we don’t
want to question why people are so afraid of black and brown
people to begin with,” saysYance Ford, bluntly. “And that’s
what I want Strong Island to do.” Strong Island stand out –
and what earned it awards at Sundance, Sheffield and other
film festivals – is its combination of universal resonance and
personal authorship. In the former instance, it is an
emblematic tale of shattered faith in the American dream

9.  Yance Ford the
distinction of being the
first trans man to earn an
Oscar nomination.

10.  The Players'Tribune is a new media platform that provides
content written by professional athletes. Founded by former
professional Major League Baseball player Derek Jeter,The
Players'Tribune provides daily sports conversation and
publishes first-person stories directly from athletes.Content
ranges from videos to podcasts to player polls and written
pieces

14.  The Oscar statuette stands at 13 1/2 inches tall and weighs 8
1/2 pounds. It depicts a knight, holding a sword, standing on a
reel of film which has five spokes,

17.  representing the 5 original branches of the Academy--actors,
directors, producers, technicians, and writers.

18.  In 1938, flooding in Los Angeles.
 Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral.
 Assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.

19.  TheAcademyAwards ceremonies have been postponed 3
times

21.  For three years during theWorldWar II, the Oscar statuettes
were made of plaster due to a shortage of metal.After the
end of the war, the recipients were invited to exchange their
plaster trophies for gold-plated metal ones. Oscars statuettes
were initially made of bronze, but were later replaced by
gold-plated britannia metal ones, used till date.

23.  Oscar history, 2 films tied for the record of the most
nominations without a single win.

24.  In an attempt to attract viewers to the telecast and increase interest in
the festivities, the Academy hired film producer and veteran Oscar
ceremony executive talent coordinator Allan Carr to produce the 1989
ceremony.In interviews with various media outlets, he expressed that it
was a dream come true to produce the Oscars.The green room where
Oscar presenters, performers, and winners gathered backstage was
transformed into a luxurious suite complete with furniture, pictures,
refreshments, and other amenities called "ClubOscarin pairs
 Notable changes were introduced in the production of the telecast. For
the first time, presenters announced each winner with

26.  the phrase "And the Oscar goes to..." rather than "And the
winner is...".

28.  Charlie Chaplin's movie Limelight, which was produced in
1952. won an AcademyAward in 1972—20 years after its first
release.why?

29.  According to the Academy's rules at the time, a movie could
not be considered for an AcademyAward until it had played
in Los Angeles.When Limelight finally played at a theater in
Los Angeles in 1972, it became eligible for an award.

31.  Abdul

32.  EmmaThomas & Christopher Nolan;
 JoAnne Sellar & Daniel Lupi;
 Elaine McMillion Sheldon & Kerrin Sheldon;
 Kate Davis & David Heilbroner;
 Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata;
 KristenAnderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez
 and Dorota Kobiela & HughWelchman


34.  In Brazil, the title name was
changed to "Viva", for the
original title "Coco" could easily
be mistaken by the Portuguese
word "cocô", which translates to
“x". But the word "coco" without
the accent in the letter O, means
the fruit of the palm tree of
which coconut water is extracted

35.  poop

36.  X U.S. chairmanTim Ryan will now be “personally involved”
in the whole process. Specifically, the new rules include a
third X representative being stationed in the show’s control
room in addition to the ones on either side of the stage, and
they will be tasked withY beforehand so they’ll immediately
know if something is wrong.

37.  PwC

39.  VDO