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How well do you know this year’s Oscars nominees? Take our quiz.Jordan Strauss/The Canadian Press

The Academy Awards are upon us, and more than 40 films in 24 categories are vying for Hollywood’s most coveted prize. From One Battle After Another to Hamnet, and Sinners to Sentimental Value, this year’s nominations span multiple genres.

But how well do you know the films nominated at this year’s ceremony? Test your knowledge with our quiz below.

1Which of these films is not nominated for best picture?

a. It Was Just an Accident

b. Sentimental Value

c. The Secret Agent

d. Train Dreams

a. It Was Just an Accident. The French film received two nominations: best international feature and best screenplay.

2Which best picture nominee built a giant ship from scratch in a parking lot in Toronto?

a. Bugonia

b. Frankenstein

c. Hamnet

d. Marty Supreme

b. Frankenstein. Many parts of the film were shot in Toronto, and the bulk of the movie’s nominees are Canadian. “My goal has always been to sustain, showcase and elevate every Canadian head-of-department, talent and partnership I feel would benefit from trust, faith and ambitious madness,” director Guillermo del Toro told The Globe.


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3Which actor was nominated for a dual role?

a. Jacob Elordi

b. Jessie Buckley

c. Michael B. Jordan

d. Teyana Taylor

c. Michael B. Jordan is nominated for best actor for his portrayal of identical twins Smoke and Stack in Sinners. 2025 was the year for dual roles, with Mia Goth playing two characters in Frankenstein and Robert Pattinson playing clones in Mickey 17.


4Sinners made Oscars history by breaking the record for the most nominations in a single ceremony. How many nominations did it receive?

c. 16. Ryan Coogler’s horror film broke the previous record of 14, previously held by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land.


5Which of these films is not based on a book?

a. Train Dreams

b. F1

c. Hamnet

d. One Battle After Another

b. F1. The film is a completely original screenplay, taking inspiration from Formula 1 races. F1 driver Lewis Hamilton was also a producer on the film.


6Composer Ludwig Göransson has scored Oppenheimer, the Black Panther movies, and The Mandalorian. Which film is he nominated for this year?

a. F1

b. Frankenstein

c. One Battle After Another

d. Sinners

d. Sinners. If Göransson were to win this year, it’ll be his third award in the category in eight years, after winning for the first Black Panther film and Oppenheimer.


7Emma Stone is nominated for best actress for her role in Bugonia. The director of the film has collaborated with the actor on numerous occasions. Who is the director?

a. Yorgos Lanthimos

b. Paul Thomas Anderson

c. Joachim Trier

d. Chloé Zhao

a. Yorgos Lanthimos. The Greek director and Stone have collaborated four times. Their previous collaborations were The Favourite (2018), Poor Things (2023) and Kinds of Kindness (2024).


8Who is the youngest person ever to receive a nod for both acting and as a producer on a best picture-nominated film?

a. Elle Fanning

b. Michael B. Jordan

c. Teyana Taylor

d. Timothée Chalamet

d. Timothée Chalamet. At 30, Chalamet became the youngest person nominated for both acting and producing in the same year for Marty Supreme.


9If this actor or actress were to win an award for their performance in One Battle After Another, it would be their third Oscars win. Who is it?

a. Benicio del Toro

b. Leonardo DiCaprio

c. Sean Penn

d. Teyana Taylor

c. Sean Penn. The 65-year-old has won best actor twice, for Mystic River and Milk. Benicio del Toro and Leonardo DiCaprio have both won one acting Oscar. This is Teyana Taylor’s first Oscar nomination.


10Which Oscar-nominated movie had a song from the movie reach No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200?

a. Avatar: Fire and Ash

b. Jurassic World Rebirth

c. KPop Demon Hunters

d. Zootopia 2

c. KPop Demon Hunters. Its song Golden has become a worldwide hit, reaching the top of the charts in multiple countries. The animated movie is nominated for best original song and best animated film.


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