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1. How many combined Oscars and BAFTAs has Daniel Day-Lewis won?

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Just 7 so far, but don't count him out for 23

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2. Which British film won Best Film, Best Director, and Best Leading Actor or Actress in the same year?

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The other films won one or two of the awards, but not all three. Sir Laurence Olivier starred in and directed Hamlet, for which he won Best Actor while the film won Best Picture. He did not also win Best Director.

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3. A contributor to each of these films won an Oscar, which was not set in a Commonwealth nation?

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Though Burma was a British colony, Mynamar chose not to join the Commonwealth. Gandhi was set in neighboring India, Chariots of Fire and The King's Speech in the UK.

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4. Of the following British Prime Ministers, which was not portrayed in an Academy Award Winning movie?

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George Arliss won an Oscar for his role as Disraeli in the movie of the same name back in 1930. Ms. Thatcher was portrayed by Meryl Streep in an Oscar winning performance, Mr. Chamberlain appears in the King's Speech. Oddly none of the numerous movies including William Gladstone as a character has won an Oscar.

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5. This year, which of the following British actors and actresses are nominated for an Academy Award?

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The correct answer is "Dench, Ejiofor, and Bale" because the question asks for the British actors and actresses who are nominated for an Academy Award this year. Dench, Ejiofor, and Bale are all British actors who have been nominated for an Academy Award.

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6. Which of the following British directors has won multiple Oscars?

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David Lean won for Lawrence of Arabia and Bridge on the River Kwai

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7. Each of these British films won the Oscar for Best Picture except:

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More like diminished expectations

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8. Who was the first British man to win the Oscar for Best Actor in a leading role?

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If you picked Laurence Olivier because you've heard of him, that was not a great guess

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9. Who of the following British women has not won an Oscar for Best Leading Actress?

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Judi Dench has won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress but not Leading

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10. Which of these actors/actresses has not won an Oscar and BAFTA for the same role?

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Tom Hanks did not win the BAFTA for Forrest Gump despite being nominated

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How many combined Oscars and BAFTAs has Daniel Day-Lewis won?
Which British film won Best Film, Best Director, and Best Leading...
A contributor to each of these films won an Oscar, which was not set...
Of the following British Prime Ministers, which was not portrayed in...
This year, which of the following British actors and actresses are...
Which of the following British directors has won multiple Oscars?
Each of these British films won the Oscar for Best Picture except:
Who was the first British man to win the Oscar for Best Actor in a...
Who of the following British women has not won an Oscar for Best...
Which of these actors/actresses has not won an Oscar and BAFTA for the...
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