Films and Entertainment Awards MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Films and Entertainment Awards - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is 1 and 3 only.

In News

• The 97th Academy Awards – Oscars 2025 was held on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Key Points

• Anora won 5 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director (Sean Baker), Best Actress (Mikey Madison), Best Film Editing, and Best Writing (Original Screenplay), making it the biggest winner.
• Dune: Part Two won 2 awards — Best Sound and Best Visual Effects, not Best Actor or Best Original Score.
• The event was hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien, marking his first time as Oscars host.
• The Oscars 2025 honored films released in 2024 across 23 categories.

Additional Information

• The Brutalist
  • Won 3 Oscars: Best Actor (Adrien Brody), Best Cinematography (Dávid Jancsó), and Best Original Score (Daniel Blumberg).
• Emilia Pérez
  • French musical crime comedy.
  • Won Best Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldaña) and Best Original Song (“El Mal”).
• Academy Awards
  • Organized annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
  • Held at Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, California.
• Oscar Categories 2025
  • Total of 23 categories recognizing achievements in films released in 2024.

Correct Answer Resul Pookutty

Key Points

• 'India's Daughter' is a documentary film directed by Leslee Udwin about the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman.
• The film's sound designer and re-recording mixer, Resul Pookutty, became the first Asian to win the award for best sound for the documentary at the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ 63rd annual Golden Reel Awards.
• Resul Pookutty-Resul Pookutty is an Indian film sound designer, sound editor, and audio mixer. 
• He won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing, along with Richard Pryke and Ian Tapp, for Slumdog Millionaire.

The correct answer is D. ImmanKey Points

• The 67th National Film Awards have announced at a press meet on 22 March 2021 in order to honor the best Indian films released between 1 January and 31 December 2019.
• The awards were given by Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu.
• Composer D Imman has nabbed the award for Best Music Direction at the 67th National Film Awards. The composer has been awarded the National Award for his songs in the hit 2019 Tamil film Viswasam.

• Imman, who had previously won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director, has grabbed his first National Award with Viswasam, which is his 104th film. 

Additional Information:

Winners of 67th National Film Awards

The correct answer is Ilayaraaja.

Key Points

• Ilayaraaja
  • 'Ilayaraja' is known for his contribution to music.
  • R. Gnanathesikan (born 2 June 1943), known as Ilaiyaraaja, is an Indian film composer, conductor-arranger, singer, and lyricist who works in the Indian film industry, predominantly in Tamil.
  • Widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian music composers, he is often credited for introducing Western musical sensibilities into the South Indian film musical mainstream.
  • He has composed more than 7,000 songs, provided film scores for more than 1,000 movies, and performed in more than 20,000 concerts.
  • Ilaiyaraaja is nicknamed "Isaignani" (musical genius) and is often referred to as "Maestro".

Additional Information

• A.R. Rahman
  • A.R. Rahman was born on 6 January 1967, is an Indian film composer, record producer, singer, and songwriter who works predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films.
  • In 2010, the Indian government awarded him the Padma Bhushan.
  • In 1992, he was approached by director Mani Ratnam to compose the score and soundtrack for his Tamil film, Roja.
  • Rahman's film career began in 1992 when he started Panchathan Record Inn, a recording and mixing studio in his backyard.

The correct answer is D. ImmanKey Points

• The 67th National Film Awards have announced at a press meet on 22 March 2021 in order to honor the best Indian films released between 1 January and 31 December 2019.
• The awards were given by Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu.
• Composer D Imman has nabbed the award for Best Music Direction at the 67th National Film Awards. The composer has been awarded the National Award for his songs in the hit 2019 Tamil film Viswasam.

• Imman, who had previously won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director, has grabbed his first National Award with Viswasam, which is his 104th film. 

Additional Information:

Winners of 67th National Film Awards

The correct answer is Ilayaraaja.

Key Points

• Ilayaraaja
  • 'Ilayaraja' is known for his contribution to music.
  • R. Gnanathesikan (born 2 June 1943), known as Ilaiyaraaja, is an Indian film composer, conductor-arranger, singer, and lyricist who works in the Indian film industry, predominantly in Tamil.
  • Widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian music composers, he is often credited for introducing Western musical sensibilities into the South Indian film musical mainstream.
  • He has composed more than 7,000 songs, provided film scores for more than 1,000 movies, and performed in more than 20,000 concerts.
  • Ilaiyaraaja is nicknamed "Isaignani" (musical genius) and is often referred to as "Maestro".

Additional Information

• A.R. Rahman
  • A.R. Rahman was born on 6 January 1967, is an Indian film composer, record producer, singer, and songwriter who works predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films.
  • In 2010, the Indian government awarded him the Padma Bhushan.
  • In 1992, he was approached by director Mani Ratnam to compose the score and soundtrack for his Tamil film, Roja.
  • Rahman's film career began in 1992 when he started Panchathan Record Inn, a recording and mixing studio in his backyard.

Correct Answer Resul Pookutty

Key Points

• 'India's Daughter' is a documentary film directed by Leslee Udwin about the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman.
• The film's sound designer and re-recording mixer, Resul Pookutty, became the first Asian to win the award for best sound for the documentary at the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ 63rd annual Golden Reel Awards.
• Resul Pookutty-Resul Pookutty is an Indian film sound designer, sound editor, and audio mixer. 
• He won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing, along with Richard Pryke and Ian Tapp, for Slumdog Millionaire.

The correct answer is D. ImmanKey Points

• The 67th National Film Awards have announced at a press meet on 22 March 2021 in order to honor the best Indian films released between 1 January and 31 December 2019.
• The awards were given by Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu.
• Composer D Imman has nabbed the award for Best Music Direction at the 67th National Film Awards. The composer has been awarded the National Award for his songs in the hit 2019 Tamil film Viswasam.

• Imman, who had previously won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director, has grabbed his first National Award with Viswasam, which is his 104th film. 

Additional Information:

Winners of 67th National Film Awards

The correct answer is Ilayaraaja.

Key Points

• Ilayaraaja
  • 'Ilayaraja' is known for his contribution to music.
  • R. Gnanathesikan (born 2 June 1943), known as Ilaiyaraaja, is an Indian film composer, conductor-arranger, singer, and lyricist who works in the Indian film industry, predominantly in Tamil.
  • Widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian music composers, he is often credited for introducing Western musical sensibilities into the South Indian film musical mainstream.
  • He has composed more than 7,000 songs, provided film scores for more than 1,000 movies, and performed in more than 20,000 concerts.
  • Ilaiyaraaja is nicknamed "Isaignani" (musical genius) and is often referred to as "Maestro".

Additional Information

• A.R. Rahman
  • A.R. Rahman was born on 6 January 1967, is an Indian film composer, record producer, singer, and songwriter who works predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films.
  • In 2010, the Indian government awarded him the Padma Bhushan.
  • In 1992, he was approached by director Mani Ratnam to compose the score and soundtrack for his Tamil film, Roja.
  • Rahman's film career began in 1992 when he started Panchathan Record Inn, a recording and mixing studio in his backyard.

Correct Answer Resul Pookutty

Key Points

• 'India's Daughter' is a documentary film directed by Leslee Udwin about the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman.
• The film's sound designer and re-recording mixer, Resul Pookutty, became the first Asian to win the award for best sound for the documentary at the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ 63rd annual Golden Reel Awards.
• Resul Pookutty-Resul Pookutty is an Indian film sound designer, sound editor, and audio mixer. 
• He won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing, along with Richard Pryke and Ian Tapp, for Slumdog Millionaire.

The correct answer is 1 and 3 only.

In News

• The 97th Academy Awards – Oscars 2025 was held on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Key Points

• Anora won 5 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director (Sean Baker), Best Actress (Mikey Madison), Best Film Editing, and Best Writing (Original Screenplay), making it the biggest winner.
• Dune: Part Two won 2 awards — Best Sound and Best Visual Effects, not Best Actor or Best Original Score.
• The event was hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien, marking his first time as Oscars host.
• The Oscars 2025 honored films released in 2024 across 23 categories.

Additional Information

• The Brutalist
  • Won 3 Oscars: Best Actor (Adrien Brody), Best Cinematography (Dávid Jancsó), and Best Original Score (Daniel Blumberg).
• Emilia Pérez
  • French musical crime comedy.
  • Won Best Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldaña) and Best Original Song (“El Mal”).
• Academy Awards
  • Organized annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
  • Held at Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, California.
• Oscar Categories 2025
  • Total of 23 categories recognizing achievements in films released in 2024.