Film Quizzes: Previous Best Picture Winners from the 1930s Onwards

Posted on February 22, 2015 by alexraphael

With the 87th annual Academy Awards, there’s no way I couldn’t do a quiz to celebrate. I just had to top last year’s themed quiz. And so today’s quiz isn’t just a regular six films, but a bonus special with a film each from the past seven decades. Any predictions for this year? Any notable omissions from any of the lists? As always feel free to share any thoughts or comments under the answers below.

(1930s)

(1940s)

(1950s)

(1960s)

(1970s)

(1980s)

(1990s)

(2000s)

(2010s)

Answers below

1. It happened One Night (1934)

2. Rebecca (1940)

3. All about Eve (1950)

4. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

5. Annie Hall (1977)

6. Gandhi (1982)

7. Forest Gump (1994)

8. The Hurt Locker (2009)

9. The King’s Speech (2010)

40 thoughts on “Film Quizzes: Previous Best Picture Winners from the 1930s Onwards”

movierob on February 22, 2015 at 5:34 pm said:

8/9 missed only rebecca.

very timely choice AR! 🙂

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- alexraphael on February 22, 2015 at 5:36 pm said:
  
  You really are on great form atm Rob 🙂
  
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lauramacky on February 22, 2015 at 6:01 pm said:

Only a few more hours!

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- alexraphael on February 22, 2015 at 6:22 pm said:
  
  Just need to convince them to do it on UK time 😉
  
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  - lauramacky on February 23, 2015 at 4:05 pm said:
    
    LOL…yeah a bit off for you guys I suspect
Christy Birmingham on February 22, 2015 at 6:38 pm said:

I only knew a few. Forest Gump is a movie I can watch over and over 🙂

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- alexraphael on February 22, 2015 at 6:53 pm said:
  
  With a box of chocolates and shrimp cook in different ways? 😉
  
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  - Christy Birmingham on February 22, 2015 at 6:58 pm said:
    
    Bubba Gump wouldn’t have it any other way!
  - alexraphael on February 22, 2015 at 7:07 pm said:
    
    Totally!
Wendell on February 22, 2015 at 7:46 pm said:

5/9…eek! I should’ve known All About Eve and somehow drew a complete blank on The King’s Speech. Had no clue on the first two, though.

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- alexraphael on February 22, 2015 at 7:55 pm said:
  
  All About Eve really is wonderful. I do need to see it again. Not too bad a score. I know you’ll score even higher on the next set of quizes 🙂
  
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lauren on February 22, 2015 at 7:59 pm said:

6/9- not too bad, but I couldn’t remember the first two and then my mind went a complete blank on Annie Hall-duh! I wonder who will be joining the ranks of best picture tonight?

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- alexraphael on February 22, 2015 at 8:13 pm said:
  
  My favourite Woody Allen film. I think Boyhood will win Best Picture, Redmayne Best Actor, Norton Best Supporting, Moore Best Actress, Nightcrawler Best Script, Stone Best Suporting, Linklater Best Director
  
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BTW07 on February 22, 2015 at 9:51 pm said:

9/9! Almost didn’t recognize the Annie Hall one, but thank you Diane Keaton lol!

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- alexraphael on February 22, 2015 at 10:14 pm said:
  
  Impressive stuff Brittany 🙂 Is that your favourite of the nine films?
  
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  - BTW07 on February 22, 2015 at 10:21 pm said:
    
    Probably All About Eve and King’s Speech.
  - alexraphael on February 22, 2015 at 10:31 pm said:
    
    I do have a soft spot for British films. I should do a quiz on them really.
Abbi on February 22, 2015 at 10:32 pm said:

I got 5… my knowledge clearly starts in the 70s!

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- alexraphael on February 22, 2015 at 10:48 pm said:
  
  The Godfathers, Jaws, Apocalypse Now, Alien, Clockwork Orange, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Taxi Driver, The Exorcist, Rocky. Not a bad decade to start with at all. All about Eve really is incredible if you get the chance.
  
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Kate Loveton on February 23, 2015 at 3:07 am said:

I missed #7 and #8. I may be the only person in the world who hasn’t seen ‘Forrest Gump.’

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- alexraphael on February 23, 2015 at 1:35 pm said:
  
  Still a great score. Hope you had a great weekend and enjoyed the Oscars.
  
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Leyla on February 23, 2015 at 4:07 am said:

Run Forrest Run…. ❤

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- alexraphael on February 23, 2015 at 1:31 pm said:
  
  Well it’s not like anyone is catching him haha
  
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ulli on February 23, 2015 at 3:03 pm said:

A wonderful selection!
Greetings,
Ulli

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- alexraphael on February 24, 2015 at 8:10 pm said:
  
  So great you liked it Ulli 🙂
  
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Paula on February 23, 2015 at 11:12 pm said:

6/9 Great timing, Alex. I have enjoyed this one 🙂

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- alexraphael on February 23, 2015 at 11:31 pm said:
  
  So glad you liked it Paula
  
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ruth on February 24, 2015 at 3:17 am said:

I got all of them right except for Annie Hall as I haven’t seen it. I just saw the first three you listed here recently as part of my Blindspot series, my fave is All About Eve!

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- alexraphael on February 24, 2015 at 8:12 pm said:
  
  All about Eve really is a classic. It won all the major awards when it came out. I really think you’d like Annie Hall. My favourite Woody Allen film.
  
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Jenni on February 25, 2015 at 8:21 am said:

Missed 8 and 5 – oh well

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- alexraphael on February 25, 2015 at 2:09 pm said:
  
  Did you see the Oscars? What did you think of it?
  
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  - Jenni on February 25, 2015 at 2:17 pm said:
    
    No – missed them – then again I don’t pay much attention to them anyway. Most of the films I like don’t seem to come up for Oscars very often
  - alexraphael on February 25, 2015 at 2:21 pm said:
    
    The way Nightcrawler was treated was dreadful. Not the first time the Academy has messed up. Still not sure how The Dark Knight won so little. I imagine the Oscars makes a great drinking game though.
Kate on February 25, 2015 at 10:45 pm said:

I only knew the last couple but it’s really fascinating to see how film has adapted and improved over the decades!

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- alexraphael on February 26, 2015 at 8:38 pm said:
  
  There really were some classics back in the day. Do you have a favourite film?
  
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  - Kate on February 26, 2015 at 8:54 pm said:
    
    I don’t think I could choose just one, I’m a huge Harry Potter fan and of course Forrest Gump is always good!
  - alexraphael on February 26, 2015 at 9:01 pm said:
    
    You definitely have to go to the Harry Potter Studios. You’ll love it. In case you need any more convincing haha… https://alexraphael.wordpress.com/2014/04/14/things-to-see-harry-potter-studios/
  - Kate on February 26, 2015 at 9:09 pm said:
    
    That was the first thing to go on our London list!! I can’t wait! 🙂
nuwansenfilmsen on March 4, 2015 at 8:05 am said:

I couldn’t guess ‘All about Eve’ and ‘The King’s Speech’, but got all the rest. 7/9. I haven’t seen ‘All about Eve’, but have watched all the rest, including ‘The King’s Speech’. Amazingly, 6/8 films I’ve watched, mentioned here, happen to be my all time favourite films ever. Love ‘The Hurt Locker’ and ‘The King’s Speech’ too, but not in the same vein as ‘Rebecca’, ‘Annie hall’, ‘Forest Grump’, etc etc …

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- alexraphael on March 6, 2015 at 9:01 pm said:
  
  Great to find out more about your film tastes 🙂
  
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