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Best Picture Winners Trivia Word Search

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This 1932 ensemble drama, entirely set in one Berlin building, is simply titled 'Grand _ _ _ _ _.'

Steven Spielberg's 1993 Holocaust drama is titled after the businessman who saved his workers — 'Schindler's _ _ _ _.'

Paul Thomas Anderson's 2025 film about a former revolutionary, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is titled 'One _ _ _ _ _ _ After Another.'

This 1953 wartime romance set at a Hawaiian army base just before Pearl Harbor is 'From Here to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

This 2013 drama follows Solomon Northup, a free Black man kidnapped into slavery — titled '_ _ _ _ _ _ Years a Slave.'

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This 2010 biopic follows Britain's King George VI overcoming a stammer — titled 'The King's _ _ _ _ _ _.'

SPEECH

The Coen Brothers' 2007 crime thriller, based on a Cormac McCarthy novel, is titled 'No Country for _ _ _ Men.'

OLD

Martin Scorsese's 2006 crime thriller about an undercover cop and a mob informant is titled 'The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

DEPARTED

This 1949 political drama, inspired by Huey Long, is titled 'All the King's _ _ _.'

MEN

This 2008 rags-to-riches drama set in Mumbai is titled '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Millionaire.'

SLUMDOG

Frank Capra's 1938 comedy tells families 'You Can't _ _ _ _ It With You' — complete the missing word.

TAKE

This 1989 drama about an elderly Southern woman and her chauffeur is titled 'Driving Miss _ _ _ _ _.'

DAISY

This bawdy 1963 British comedy is titled simply after its main character's full name.

TOMJONES

Frank Capra's 1934 romantic comedy 'It Happened One _ _ _ _ _' swept all five major Oscar categories.

NIGHT

This 1931 Western drama about an Oklahoma land run shares its one-word title with the film itself.

CIMARRON

This 1969 drama about a hustler and his companion in New York is titled 'Midnight _ _ _ _ _ _.'

COWBOY

This 1974 sequel is the only sequel from the same franchise to also win Best Picture — 'The Godfather Part _ _.'

II

Frances McDormand plays a van-dwelling modern nomad in this 2020 drama titled simply this one word.

NOMADLAND

This 1984 drama dramatizes the rivalry between Mozart and Salieri, titled after the composer's middle name.

AMADEUS

Billy Wilder's stark 1945 drama about alcoholism is titled 'The Lost _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

WEEKEND

This 1996 wartime romance, set largely in a bombed Italian villa, is titled 'The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Patient.'

ENGLISH

This 2021 drama follows the only hearing member of a deaf family — its title is an acronym for that phrase.

CODA

Guillermo del Toro's 2017 fantasy romance between a mute woman and an aquatic creature is titled 'The _ _ _ _ _ of Water.'

SHAPE

This 1970 biopic of a famous WWII American general is titled simply after his surname.

PATTON

This 1966 drama about Sir Thomas More's defiance of Henry VIII is titled 'A Man for All _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

SEASONS

David Lean's sweeping 1962 desert epic follows a British officer titled 'Lawrence of _ _ _ _ _ _.'

ARABIA

This 1987 biopic follows Puyi, the final monarch of China, in a film titled 'The Last _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

EMPEROR

This 2009 war drama follows an Army bomb-disposal unit and is titled 'The _ _ _ _ Locker.'

HURT

Clint Eastwood directed this 2004 boxing drama titled 'Million Dollar _ _ _ _.'

BABY

Laurence Olivier both directed and starred in this 1948 adaptation of a famous Shakespeare tragedy.

HAMLET

Sidney Poitier plays detective Virgil Tibbs in this 1967 drama titled 'In the _ _ _ _ of the Night.'

HEAT

Ben Affleck directed and starred in this 2012 thriller about a fake movie used to rescue hostages in Iran.

ARGO

This modest 1955 drama about a lonely Bronx butcher shares his simple first name as its title.

MARTY

Mel Gibson directed and starred in this 1995 Scottish-independence epic about William Wallace.

BRAVEHEART

This producer holds the record for most Best Picture wins, with three: 'The Bridge on the River Kwai,' 'Lawrence of Arabia,' and 'On the Waterfront.'

SPIEGEL

Michael Keaton plays a washed-up superhero actor in this 2014 dark comedy titled after his former screen role.

BIRDMAN

This 1936 biopic of a famous Broadway showman is titled 'The Great _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

ZIEGFELD

Billy Wilder's 1960 Best Picture winner about a lonely office worker is simply titled 'The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

APARTMENT

This 1977 Woody Allen romantic comedy is titled after its female lead's name.

ANNIEHALL

This 1942 wartime drama follows a British family and is titled simply the surname 'Mrs. _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

MINIVER

Oliver Stone's 1986 Vietnam War drama is titled simply this one word.

PLATOON

This 1947 drama confronting antisemitism in America is titled 'Gentleman's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

AGREEMENT

This 2002 musical set in Prohibition-era jazz clubs is titled after its Illinois setting city.

CHICAGO

This 1976 underdog boxing drama is titled after its main character's name.

ROCKY

Tom Hanks plays a slow-witted but kind-hearted man from Alabama in this 1994 classic titled after him.

FORRESTGUMP

This 1959 chariot-race epic is titled after its Roman-era hero, a one-word name with a hyphen removed.

BENHUR

This 1956 adventure follows Phileas Fogg's race '_ _ _ _ _ _ the World in 80 Days.'

AROUND

This 2022 multiverse-hopping sci-fi comedy is titled 'Everything Everywhere All at _ _ _ _.'

ONCE

This 1957 WWII POW drama is titled 'The Bridge on the River _ _ _ _.'

KWAI

Alfred Hitchcock's only Best Picture win, this 1940 gothic thriller, is titled simply this.

REBECCA

This 2011 mostly-silent film pays homage to the black-and-white silent film era, titled simply this one word.

ARTIST

This 1980 family drama about grief and a troubled teen is titled 'Ordinary _ _ _ _ _ _.'

PEOPLE

The final chapter of Peter Jackson's trilogy is 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the _ _ _ _.'

KING

Clint Eastwood directed and starred in this 1992 revisionist Western titled simply this one word.

UNFORGIVEN

This sweeping Civil War romance is famously titled '_ _ _ _ With the Wind.'

GONE

This 2015 drama follows Boston Globe journalists investigating church abuse — titled after their investigative team.

SPOTLIGHT

This 1979 divorce drama pits a father against a mother who share the same surname — the title is that surname, twice, separated by 'vs.'

KRAMER

This producer is tied with Sam Spiegel for the most Best Picture wins by an individual (three): 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' 'Amadeus,' and 'The English Patient.'

ZAENTZ

This 1983 mother-daughter drama is titled 'Terms of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

ENDEARMENT

This 1950 backstage drama about a scheming understudy is titled 'All About _ _ _.'

EVE

This 1982 biopic of India's independence leader is titled simply after his name.

GANDHI

This 1933 historical epic follows a British family across decades — complete the one-word title.

CAVALCADE

This 1937 biopic follows the French author who championed Alfred Dreyfus — complete the title, 'The Life of Emile _ _ _ _.'

ZOLA

Kevin Costner directed and starred in this 1990 Western titled 'Dances With _ _ _ _ _ _.'

WOLVES

This gritty 1971 crime thriller about narcotics detectives is titled 'The French _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

CONNECTION

Marlon Brando plays an ex-boxer turned longshoreman in this 1954 drama set 'On the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

WATERFRONT

This 2018 road-trip drama follows a pianist and his driver through the segregated South, titled after a travel guide.

GREENBOOK

This 1961 musical retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in New York is titled '_ _ _ _ Side Story.'

WEST

Russell Crowe stars as a betrayed Roman general turned arena fighter in this 2000 epic.

GLADIATOR

This 1951 Gene Kelly musical is titled 'An American _ _ _ _ _ _ _,' set in the French capital.

INPARIS

This 1935 seafaring drama about a shipboard rebellion is 'Mutiny on the _ _ _ _ _ _.'

BOUNTY

The first sound-era Best Picture winner is 'The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Melody,' named for the famous NYC theater district.

BROADWAY

This 1978 Vietnam War drama about three steelworker friends is titled 'The Deer _ _ _ _ _ _.'

HUNTER

This 2016 coming-of-age drama follows a young Black man in Miami across three chapters, titled this one word.

MOONLIGHT

This 2005 ensemble drama about racial tension in Los Angeles is titled simply this one word.

CRASH

John Ford's 1941 Best Picture winner asks 'How Green Was My _ _ _ _ _ _?'

VALLEY

Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 crime saga about a Mafia family is titled after its patriarch's title.

GODFATHER

This 1968 musical adaptation of a Dickens novel is titled with the orphan boy's name plus an exclamation point.

OLIVER

This 1981 drama about British runners at the 1924 Olympics is titled 'Chariots of _ _ _ _.'

FIRE

This 2019 South Korean thriller about class divide became the first non-English film to win Best Picture.

PARASITE

This 1952 circus drama, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, is titled 'The Greatest Show on _ _ _ _ _.'

EARTH

This 1943 wartime romance is set in a Moroccan city and shares that city's name as its title.

CASABLANCA

This 1964 musical stars Audrey Hepburn as a flower girl transformed — titled 'My Fair _ _ _ _.'

LADY

Christopher Nolan's 2023 biopic follows the physicist who led the Manhattan Project, titled after him.

OPPENHEIMER

This 1930 anti-war classic, adapted from a German WWI novel, begins with two words before 'on the Western Front' — complete them.

ALLQUIET

James Cameron's 1997 disaster romance is titled after the doomed ocean liner it's named for.

TITANIC

This 1999 drama about suburban disillusionment is titled 'American _ _ _ _ _ _.'

BEAUTY

This 1991 psychological thriller about an FBI trainee and a cannibalistic killer is titled 'The Silence of the _ _ _ _ _.'

LAMBS

This 1973 con-artist caper starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford is titled simply this one word.

STING

This 1998 romantic comedy imagines a young Shakespeare's real-life romance inspiring 'Romeo and Juliet' — titled 'Shakespeare in _ _ _ _.'

LOVE

This 2001 biopic of mathematician John Nash is titled 'A Beautiful _ _ _ _.'

MIND

This 2024 dark comedy follows a Brooklyn stripper's whirlwind marriage, titled after its title character's name.

ANORA

Bing Crosby plays a priest in this 1944 musical drama titled 'Going My _ _ _.'

WAY

This silent WWI aviation epic was the very first Best Picture winner ever, at the 1929 ceremony.

WINGS

This 1965 musical follows the Von Trapp family and is titled 'The _ _ _ _ _ of Music.'

SOUND

Jack Nicholson stars as a mental-ward rebel in this 1975 drama, 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's _ _ _ _.'

NEST

Dustin Hoffman plays an autistic savant in this 1988 road-trip drama titled '_ _ _ _ Man.'

RAIN

This 1985 romance, based on Isak Dinesen's memoir, is titled 'Out of _ _ _ _ _ _.'

AFRICA

This 1958 musical about a young Parisian girl groomed to be a courtesan shares her name as the title.

GIGI

This 1946 drama follows WWII veterans readjusting to home life — 'The Best _ _ _ _ _ of Our Lives.'

YEARS
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