// BEGIN editorial data var i = 0; var Oscars_2008b = new Array(); Oscars_2008b.ID = "Oscars_2008b"; Oscars_2008b.ID_WB = 22848336; Oscars_2008b.navsectionID = "" Oscars_2008b.sPubDate = "1/26/2008 12:30:24 AM GMT"; Oscars_2008b.quiztype = 1; Oscars_2008b.appFmt = 0; Oscars_2008b.bDispQNums = 1; Oscars_2008b.appWidth = 460; Oscars_2008b.appDeck = new Array("Welcome to another Oscar quiz! Let’s see how close you can get to the Kodak Theater on Sunday, Feb. 24. The more questions you answer correctly the more likely you’ll be rubbing elbows with your favorite stars (and their elbows).

BTW: When years are mentioned below they refer to the year the movies were released and not the year the Academy Awards were presented. This year, for example, would be 2007. Now let’s have some fun.",""); Oscars_2008b.headHeight = 40; Oscars_2008b.copyMargin = 9; Oscars_2008b.copyBorder = 0; Oscars_2008b[1] = new Array(); Oscars_2008b[1][0] = new Array("On Jan. 22, the day the Oscar nominations came out, which of the best picture nominees had grossed the LEAST amount domestically?"); Oscars_2008b[1].answer = "The correct answer is E: “There Will Be Blood.” As of Jan. 22, “Juno” had grossed $87 million, “No Country for Old Men” $48 million, “Michael Clayton” $39 million, “Atonement” $32 million and “There Will Be Blood” only $8 million. It had also played in fewer than 500 theaters."; Oscars_2008b[1][1] = new Array("A. \"Atonement\"",'',0); Oscars_2008b[1][2] = new Array("B. \"Juno\"",'',0); Oscars_2008b[1][3] = new Array("C. \"Michael Clayton\"",'',0); Oscars_2008b[1][4] = new Array("D. \"No Country For Old Men\"",'',0); Oscars_2008b[1][5] = new Array("E. \"There Will Be Blood\"",'',1); Oscars_2008b[2] = new Array(); Oscars_2008b[2][0] = new Array("What do nominees Hal Holbrook (best supporting actor for “Into the Wild”) and Ruby Dee (best supporting actress for “American Gangster”) have in common?"); Oscars_2008b[2].answer = "The correct answer is D: Ruby Dee was born in Cleveland on Oct. 27, 1924, and Hal Holbrook came less than six months later, on Feb. 17, 1925, also in Cleveland. Despite acting credits that date back to the 1940s and '50s, this is the first Oscar nom for each. "; Oscars_2008b[2][1] = new Array("A. They both starred in “The Jackie Robinson Story” in 1950: She as Jackie’s wife and he as shortstop Pee Wee Reese.",'',0); Oscars_2008b[2][2] = new Array("B. They both won Grammy Awards: She for “Porgy and Bess” (Cast) and he for “The Transformed Man” (Spoken Word).",'',0); Oscars_2008b[2][3] = new Array("C. They both starred as Deep Throat: He in “All the President’s Men” and she in “Deep Throat”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[2][4] = new Array("D. They were both born over 80 years ago in Cleveland, Ohio, have had long, distinguished acting careers, and this is the first Oscar nomination for each.",'',1); Oscars_2008b[3] = new Array(); Oscars_2008b[3][0] = new Array("In his Variety blog, Kristopher Tapley noted that this year only one film (“Michael Clayton”) received multiple acting nominations (for George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson and Tilda Swinton). When was the last time only one film received multiple acting nominations?"); Oscars_2008b[3].answer = "The correct answer is D: 1935 — when there were no supporting actor/actress nominees. Tapley is right, this is a very rare occurrence. Most years, 4 to 6 films receive multiple acting nominations. Last year, for example, six films did: “Blood Diamond,” “Little Children,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” “Dreamgirls,” “Notes on a Scandal” and “Babel.” In 1992, three films did: “Unforgiven,” “The Crying Game” and “Howards End.” In 1954, the year “On the Waterfront” received one-quarter of the acting noms (for Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden and Rod Steiger), four other films still managed multiple noms: “The Caine Mutiny,” “A Star is Born,” “The Country Girl” and “The High and the Mighty.” You have to go all the way back to 1935, the last year there were no supporting noms, to find only one film (“Mutiny on the Bounty”) with multiple nominations."; Oscars_2008b[3][1] = new Array("A. Last year — when “Blood Diamond” was the sole film to receive multiple acting nominations",'',0); Oscars_2008b[3][2] = new Array("B. 1992 — when “Unforgiven” was the sole film to receive multiple acting nominations",'',0); Oscars_2008b[3][3] = new Array("C. 1954 — when “On the Waterfront” was the sole film to receive multiple acting nominations",'',0); Oscars_2008b[3][4] = new Array("D. 1935 — when there were no supporting actor/actress nominees",'',1); Oscars_2008b[4] = new Array(); Oscars_2008b[4][0] = new Array("During Newsweek’s Oscar roundtable discussion this year, which of the following comments did George Clooney NOT say about or to fellow nominee Daniel Day-Lewis?"); Oscars_2008b[4].answer = "The correct answer is B: Clooney didn’t tell Day-Lewis, “Don’t worry, I will find you.”"; Oscars_2008b[4][1] = new Array("A. “Let's get it out right now. All actors bow to this f---er right here”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[4][2] = new Array("B. “Don’t worry, I will find you”",'',1); Oscars_2008b[4][3] = new Array("C. “He made shoes for a year!”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[4][4] = new Array("D. “You just kill it for the rest of us”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[5] = new Array(); Oscars_2008b[5][0] = new Array("The nomination for “The Valley of Elah” is Tommy Lee Jones’ third career acting nomination. For what other movies was he nominated?"); Oscars_2008b[5].answer = "The correct answer is B: “JFK” and “The Fugitive.” Both were supporting nominations. He won for “The Fugitive.”"; Oscars_2008b[5][1] = new Array("A. “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and “The Fugitive”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[5][2] = new Array("B. “JFK” and “The Fugitive”",'',1); Oscars_2008b[5][3] = new Array("C. “Cobb” and “The Missing”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[5][4] = new Array("D. “Batman Forever” and “Man of the House”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[6] = new Array(); Oscars_2008b[6][0] = new Array("Julie Christie has now been nominated best actress in four different decades: 1960s (for “Darling”), 1970s (for “McCabe and Mrs. Miller”), 1990s (for “Afterglow”) and 2000s (for “Away from Her”). Which of the following actresses has also been nominated for lead roles in four different decades?"); Oscars_2008b[6].answer = "The correct answer is C: Diane Keaton. She was nominated best actress in 1977 for “Annie Hall,” in 1981 for “Reds,” in 1996 for “Marvin’s Room” and in 2003 for “Something’s Gotta Give.” Taylor was nominated best actress five times but only during the 1950s and '60s. Fonda was nominated seven times during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Sarandon, a five-time nominee, received her accolades in the 1980s and 1990s (thus far). Other actresses who have been nominated for lead roles in four or more decades include Katherine Hepburn, Bette Davis and Joanne Woodward."; Oscars_2008b[6][1] = new Array("A. Elizabeth Taylor",'',0); Oscars_2008b[6][2] = new Array("B. Jane Fonda",'',0); Oscars_2008b[6][3] = new Array("C. Diane Keaton",'',1); Oscars_2008b[6][4] = new Array("D. Susan Sarandon",'',0); Oscars_2008b[7] = new Array(); Oscars_2008b[7][0] = new Array("Cate Blanchett is nominated for both “Elizabeth” and “I’m Not There.” This is the 11th time in Academy history that an actor has wound up with nominations in both lead and supporting roles in the same year. Excluding Barry Fitzgerald — who was nominated in both categories for playing the same role, Father Fitzgibbon in “Going My Way” — who was the first male actor to be nominated in lead and supporting roles in the same year?"); Oscars_2008b[7].answer = "The correct answer is D: In 1992, Al Pacino was nominated for a supporting Oscar for “Glengarry Glen Ross” and as a lead in “Scent of a Woman.” He won for the latter. For the record, the other multiple nominees are: Fay Bainter in 1938, Teresa Wright in 1942, Jessica Lange in 1982, Sigourney Weaver in 1988, Holly Hunter in 1993, Emma Thompson in 1993, Julianne Moore in 2002 and Jamie Foxx in 2004."; Oscars_2008b[7][1] = new Array("A. Peter Sellers in 1964: for “Dr. Strangelove” and “A Shot in the Dark”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[7][2] = new Array("B. Robert De Niro in 1974: for “The Godfather – Part II” and “Taxi Driver”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[7][3] = new Array("C. Albert Finney in 1982: for “Annie” and “Under the Volcano”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[7][4] = new Array("D. Al Pacino in 1992: for “Glengarry Glen Ross” and “Scent of a Woman”",'',1); Oscars_2008b[8] = new Array(); Oscars_2008b[8][0] = new Array("Which of this year’s supporting actor nominees has been nominated for a supporting performance before?"); Oscars_2008b[8].answer = "The correct answer is D: None of the actors nominated for supporting roles have ever been nominated in the supporting category before. Bardem (“Before Night Falls”), Wilkinson (“In the Bedroom”) and Hoffman (“Capote”) have all been nominated in the lead category, while this is the first nomination for both Holbrook and Affleck."; Oscars_2008b[8][1] = new Array("A. Philip Seymour Hoffman for “Boogie Nights”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[8][2] = new Array("B. Javier Bardem for “Collateral”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[8][3] = new Array("C. Tom Wilkinson for “Shakespeare in Love”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[8][4] = new Array("D. None of them have",'',1); Oscars_2008b[9] = new Array(); Oscars_2008b[9][0] = new Array("The four nominees for cinematography are each associated with a famous director, but only one cinematographer has already won an Academy Award. Which one?"); Oscars_2008b[9].answer = "The correct answer is C: Janusz Kaminski (“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”), who often works with Steven Spielberg. Kaminski, with three previous nominations, has won twice: for “Schindler’s List” and “Saving Private Ryan.” This is the second nom for Elswit, the first for McGarvey, and the sixth and seventh for Deakins, who has photographed, among other films, “Barton Fink,” “The Shawshank Redemption,” “Fargo,” “Kundun” and “A Beautiful Mind” without receiving a statuette."; Oscars_2008b[9][1] = new Array("A. Roger Deakins (“The Assassination of Jesse James”; “No Country for Old Men”), who often works with the Coen brothers",'',0); Oscars_2008b[9][2] = new Array("B. Robert Elswit (“There Will Be Blood”), who often works with Paul Thomas Anderson",'',0); Oscars_2008b[9][3] = new Array("C. Janusz Kaminski (“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”), who often works with Steven Spielberg ",'',1); Oscars_2008b[9][4] = new Array("D. Seamus McGarvey (“Atonement”), who often works with Joe Wright",'',0); Oscars_2008b[10] = new Array(); Oscars_2008b[10][0] = new Array("Four of the 10 nominees for screenplay are women with sole credit — a record. What do three of these women — Diablo Cody (“Juno”), Nancy Oliver (“Lars and the Real Girl”) and Sarah Polley (“Away from Her”) — have in common?"); Oscars_2008b[10].answer = "The correct answer is D: They were all nominated for their first produced screenplay."; Oscars_2008b[10][1] = new Array("A. They all directed their respective movies",'',0); Oscars_2008b[10][2] = new Array("B. They all wrote for HBO’s “Six Feet Under”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[10][3] = new Array("C. They’ve all been strippers",'',0); Oscars_2008b[10][4] = new Array("D. They were all nominated for their first produced screenplay",'',1); Oscars_2008b[11] = new Array(); Oscars_2008b[11][0] = new Array("Tony Gilroy, nominated for writing and directing “Michael Clayton,” was also a screenwriter on one of the year’s biggest box office hits. Which one?"); Oscars_2008b[11].answer = "The correct answer is A: “The Bourne Ultimatum.” Gilroy also co-wrote the first two “Bourne” movies."; Oscars_2008b[11][1] = new Array("A. “The Bourne Ultimatum” ",'',1); Oscars_2008b[11][2] = new Array("B. “Transformers” ",'',0); Oscars_2008b[11][3] = new Array("C. “Spider-Man 3”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[11][4] = new Array("D. “Alvin and the Chipmunks”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[12] = new Array(); Oscars_2008b[12][0] = new Array("Ronald Harwood, nominated for his adaptation of “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” has adapted the works of some of our most famous writers. Whose works HASN’T he adapted for the big screen?"); Oscars_2008b[12].answer = "The correct answer is B: Harwood has never adopted a Jane Austen novel for the big screen. He adopted Solzhenitsyn’s “A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich” in 1970, Maugham’s “Being Julia” in 2004, Dickens’ “Oliver Twist” in 2005 and Marquez’s “Love in the Time of Cholera” in 2007. He won an Oscar for adapting Wladyslaw Szpilman’s memoir, “The Pianist,” in 2002."; Oscars_2008b[12][1] = new Array("A. Gabriel Garcia Marquez",'',0); Oscars_2008b[12][2] = new Array("B. Jane Austen",'',1); Oscars_2008b[12][3] = new Array("C. Charles Dickens",'',0); Oscars_2008b[12][4] = new Array("D. W. Somerset Maugham",'',0); Oscars_2008b[12][5] = new Array("E. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn",'',0); Oscars_2008b[13] = new Array(); Oscars_2008b[13][0] = new Array("Jay Cassidy, nominated for achievement in editing (“Into the Wild”), also helped edit the film that Rotten Tomatoes deemed the worst-reviewed film of all time. Which film?"); Oscars_2008b[13].answer = "The correct answer is B: Jay Cassidy edited “Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever,” which received a zero rating from Rotten Tomatoes. "; Oscars_2008b[13][1] = new Array("A. “Gigli”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[13][2] = new Array("B. “Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever”",'',1); Oscars_2008b[13][3] = new Array("C. “Shanghai Surprise”",'',0); Oscars_2008b[13][4] = new Array("D. “National Lampoon’s Gold Diggers”",'',0); Oscars_2008b.profiles = new Array();var i=0; Oscars_2008b.profiles[i++]= new Array(99,100,"A perfect score! Congratulations! You’re not only in the Kodak Theater but they just called your name and now you’re on stage, and the music’s playing and the Oscar’s presented and the tears are welling up, and gosh, you’d like to thank so many people, including family, friends, directors and lawyers. But mostly you’d like to thank IMDb.com, without whom your perfect score wouldn’t have been possible. "); Oscars_2008b.profiles[i++]= new Array(81,98,"Wow, you’re inside the Kodak Theater! Nice job. And there’s the elbow of your favorite star. What are you waiting for? "); Oscars_2008b.profiles[i++]= new Array(60,80,"Good work! You made it inside the Kodak Theater. Unfortunately, the writers strike continues, and instead of hanging out with George Clooney, Viggo Mortensen and Marion Cotillard, that’s only Mary Hart on stage. Bummer. "); Oscars_2008b.profiles[i++]= new Array(41,59,"Hey, you made it to the Kodak Theater! Unfortunately, you’re still behind the ropes with everyone else. Try again. "); Oscars_2008b.profiles[i++]= new Array(20,40,"Well, you made it to Hollywood. Unfortunately, your map to the Kodak Theater just blew out the window. Try again. "); Oscars_2008b.profiles[i++]= new Array(2,19,"Well, you made it to California but you’re nowhere near the Kodak Theater. In fact, that looks like the Salton Sea over there. Have fun. "); Oscars_2008b.profiles[i++]= new Array(0,1,"Sorry. You’re not only not at the Kodak Theater, I don’t think you’re on the planet. "); // END editorial data