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Know your directors?

Test your knowledge of the great directors and their successes - or failures - at the Oscars.

Question 1

Which film-maker has won the most Oscars for directing in the award ceremony's history?


	A: Elia Kazan


	B: Clint Eastwood


	C: John Ford

Question 2

Of the numerous Oscar nominations Woody Allen has received in all categories, how many has he actually won?


	A: 9


	B: 3


	C: 8

Question 3

How many women have collected a best director Oscar?


	A: One


	B: Two


	C: None

Question 4

Who was the oldest director to win the award?


	A: Clint Eastwood


	B: Roman Polanksi


	C: John Ford

Question 5

And who was the youngest?


	A: William Friedkin


	B: Norman Taurog


	C: John Singleton

Question 6

Martin Scorsese will be hoping 2007 will be his year. How many times had he been nominated for an Oscar before his most recent nomination?


	A: Four


	B: Six


	C: Seven

Question 7

How many times did Peter Jackson collect an award on stage for Lord of the Rings: Return of the King in 2004?


	A: Ten


	B: Six


	C: Three

Question 8

Who directed the last musical to win the best picture award?


	A: Rob Marshall


	B: Baz Luhrmann


	C: Alan Parker

Question 9

For which two films did Sir David Lean win the best director Academy Award?


	A: Brief Encounter, Bridge on the River Kwai


	B: Doctor Zhivago, A Passage to India


	C: Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia

Question 10

And for which two films did Steven Spielberg win best director?


	A: Saving Private Ryan, Munich


	B: Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List


	C: Schindler's List, ET

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