Here’s a little quiz to test your movie knowledge ahead of the Oscars on tonight. Can you name these Best Picture winners based on their plotlines? (Answers at the end.) (Bonus points and immense respect if you can remember what year each movie was made.)
1. Debutante fiddles while Atlanta burns.
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?ma] p?8DE\C:556? v6C>2? E66?286C H2?56CD 2C@F?5 uC2?46] k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mb] }6H *@C< r:EJ 82?8 H2C72C6 :?E6CCFAE65 3J 52?46 >@G:6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mc] |2? @A6?D 3@I @7 49@4@=2E6D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?md] (@>2? H2=<D :?E@ 8:? ;@:?E]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?me] }2K: E2<6@G6C @7 pFDEC:2 :?E6CCFAE65 3J >FD:42=] k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mf] s64@C2E65 86?6C2= @C2E6D :? 7C@?E @7 &]$] 7=28]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mg] qC:E:D9 >2? C:56D 42>6= E9C@F89 E96 56D6CE]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mh] x>AC:D@?65 EC@@AD H9:DE=6 H9:=6 E96J H@C<]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`_] |FD:42= 86?:FD :D E@CEFC65 3J D6=7\5@F3E[ F?56C>:?65 3J ;62=@FD C:G2=D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m``] vC@FA @7 >:D7:ED 32?5 E@86E96C E@ 5:D42C5 2 A:646 @7 ;6H6=CJ]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`a] y24< }:49@=D@? A=2JD >6?E2==J F?DE23=6 >2?]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`b] r2??:32= 56D4C:36D 5:??6C >6?F]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`c] (9:E6 H@>2? :D 492F776FC65 2C@F?5 E96 $@FE9]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`d] q=24< >2? :D 492F776FC65 2C@F?5 E96 $@FE9]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`e] pFE:DE:4 >2? :D 492F776FC65 2C@F?5 E96 4@F?ECJ]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`f] pE9=6E6 :? EC2:?:?8 CF?D FA DE6AD H9:=6 >FD:4 D@2CD]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`g] pE9=6E6D :? EC2:?:?8 CF? @? 36249 H9:=6 >FD:4 D@2CD]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`h] |6? A2:?E E96:C 7246D 3=F6 2?5 E2F?E @AA@D:?8 E62>]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?ma_] $@? C6=F4E2?E=J ;@:?D 72>:=J 3FD:?6DD]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?ma`] $A6649 E96C2A:DE 96=AD >2? C:D6 E@ ?6H 96:89ED]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?maa] $A6649 E96C2A:DE 96=AD H@>2? C:D6 E@ ?6H 96:89ED]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mab] (@>2? H62CD >6?’D 4=@E9:?8[ 364@>6D :?7=F6?46C]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mac] {@?6 H@=7 >66ED =@?6 D@=5:6C]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mad] q@2E D:?<D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mkDA2?m k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mYYYk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mkDA2?m k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
k9b 5:ClQ=ECQmkDEC@?8m%wt p}$(t#$ik^DEC@?8mk^9bm
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`] “v@?6 H:E9 E96 (:?5” W`hbhXk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?ma] “p== "F:6E @? E96 (6DE6C? uC@?E” W`hb_ … 2?5 :E >:89E H:? 282:? E9:D J62C] %96 C6>2<6 :D FA 7@C 2? ~D42C]Xk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mb] “(6DE $:56 $E@CJ” W`he`Xk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mc] “u@CC6DE vF>A” W`hhcXk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?md] “r2D23=2?42” W`hcbXk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?me] “%96 $@F?5 @7 |FD:4” W`hedX k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mf] “!2EE@?” W`hf_Xk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mg] “{2HC6?46 @7 pC23:2” W`heaXk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mh] “%96 qC:586 @? E96 #:G6C zH2:” W`hdfXk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`_] “p>256FD” W`hgcXk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m``] “%96 {@C5 @7 E96 #:?8Di #6EFC? @7 E96 z:?8” Wa__bXk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`a] “~?6 u=6H ~G6C E96 rF4<@@’D }6DE” W`hfdXk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`b] “%96 $:=6?46 @7 E96 {2>3D” W`hh`X k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`c] “sC:G:?8 |:DD s2:DJ” W`hghXk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`d] “vC66? q@@<” Wa_`gXk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`e] “#2:? |2?” W`hggX k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`f] “#@4<J” W`hfeXk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`g] “r92C:@ED @7 u:C6” W`hg`Xk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m`h] “qC2G6962CE” W`hhdXk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?ma_] “%96 v@572E96C” W`hfaX k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?ma`] “%96 z:?8’D $A6649” Wa_`_Xk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?maa] “|J u2:C {25J” W`hecX k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mab] “p??:6 w2==” W`hffXk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mac] “s2?46D H:E9 (@=G6D” W`hh_Xk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mad] “%:E2?:4” W`hhfXk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmk6>mt>2:= {:D2 s2G:D 2E k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i=:D2]<6DE=6C]52G:Do8>2:=]4@>Qm=:D2]<6DE=6C]52G:Do8>2:=]4@>k^2mk^6>mk^Am