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Julia Roberts one this Oscar for what movie?

Julia Roberts one this Oscar for what movie?

To celebrate the 90th Academy Awards, we’ve compiled a quiz — and to honour the #MeToo movement, this one is all about the women of the Oscars.

1. Who is famous for saying "You like me!" in her 1985 acceptance speech, often misquoted as "You really like me!"?

2. What singer-turned-actress won Best Actress for 1987's Moonstruck?

3. Who was the first woman to win Best Director, winning it for 2009's The Hurt Locker?

4. During her Best Actress acceptance speech, who said "Hello gorgeous!" to her Oscar statuette, mirroring her famous line from the movie Funny Girl?

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5. Marisa Tomei won one of the most shocking Oscars ever in 1993, for her supporting role in what movie?

6. Helen Hunt won Best Actress opposite Jack Nicholson in what 1997 film?

7. Who is the youngest winner of an acting award, winning Best Supporting Actress as a 10-year-old for 1973's Paper Moon?

8. What Italian actress was the first person to win an acting Oscar performing in a language other than English?

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9. Who famously tripped and fell up the stairs as she was climbing on to the stage to collect her Best Actress Oscar in 2013?

10. Who became the only Oscar recipient whose parents were both Oscar winners when she won Best Actress for Cabaret?

11. Who became the first actress to win an Academy Award for playing another Academy Award winner when she won Best Supporting Actress for 2004's The Aviator?

12. Quvenzhane Wallis is the youngest ever nominee for Best Actress, receiving the honour when she was just 9 years old. What 2012 film was she nominated for?

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13. Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American Oscar winner in history, earning the Best Supporting Actress award for what film?

14. Whose 17 Best Actress noms make her the most nominated actress in history?

15. What pop star won Best Original Song in 2013?

16. What star from Hollywood's golden age has won the most Best Actress awards, with four?

17. Julia Roberts won Best Actress playing what character in a film of the same name?

18. Who is the oldest person to win Best Actress, doing it at 80 years old for playing Miss Daisy Werthan?

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19. Who is the Oscars' most decorated female host, with four different ceremonies to her name?

20. Greta Gerwig directed Irish actress Saoirse Ronan in what Oscar favourite?

ANSWERS:

1. Sally Field

2. Cher

3. Kathryn Bigelow

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4. Barbra Streisand

5. My Cousin Vinny

6. As Good as It Gets

Helen Hunt in the 1997 film As Good As It Gets.
Helen Hunt in the 1997 film As Good As It Gets.

7. Tatum O'Neal

8. Sophia Loren (Italian)

9. Jennifer Lawrence

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10. Liza Minnelli

11. Cate Blanchett

(playing Katharine Hepburn)

12. Beasts of the Southern Wild

13. Gone with the Wind

Hattie McDaniel with her statuette she received for her portrayal in Gone with the Wind.
Hattie McDaniel with her statuette she received for her portrayal in Gone with the Wind.

14. Meryl Streep

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15. Adele (for Skyfall)

16. Katharine Hepburn

17. Erin Brockovich

Julia Roberts one this Oscar for what movie?
Julia Roberts one this Oscar for what movie?

18. Jessica Tandy (for Driving Miss Daisy)

19. Whoopi Goldberg

20. Lady Bird

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Saoirse Ronan stars in Lady Bird.
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