Tag: Academy Awards

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A question in the spirit of the recently concluded Academy Awards…
Which of these actors have never won an Oscar?
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None of them! Sorry for the trick question.
Some of their closest misses have been:
Ian McKellen - for the Lord of the Rings
Samuel Jackson - for Pulp Fiction
Liam Neeson - for Schindler's List
Tom Cruise - for everything that he's done.

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The first time India was represented here was by a mother. Since then other representatives include a tourism professional, an underworld don, a female gangster, a couple of amateur board game players, an ex-magician’s production place, and a Mumbai judicial hearing.
What am I talking about?

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India's official representatives to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The films indicated by hints in the questions are, respectively: Mother India, Guide, Nayakan, Bandit Queen, Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Harischandrachi Factory and Court.