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Oscar Trivia

          Test your Oscar knowledge with our quizzes. Learn more about the history of the Academy Awards with our trivia and features. And the Answer Is...…

The Oscars

Ben AffleckBorn 8/12/72 in Berkeley, California.Golden Globe-winning co-screenwriter and co-star of Good Will Hunting (1997) (with longtime friend Matt Damon). His acting career also includes…

Asimov, Isaac

(Encyclopedia) Asimov, IsaacAsimov, Isaacăzˈəmŏf [key], 1920–92, American author and scientist, b. Petrovichi, USSR, grad. Columbia (B.S., 1939; M.A., 1941; Ph.D., 1948). An astonishingly prolific…

Oscar Nominees

Where have you seen that Oscar nominee before? What other movies has that actor been in? Read biographies of the major nominees. Meryl Streep has been nominated 18…

Oscar Nominees

Where have you seen that Oscar nominee before? What other movies has that actor been in? Read biographies of the major nominees. Meryl Streep has been nominated 19…

The Oscars 2012

RELATED LINKS The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesOscar 2012 Official SitePast Academy Award WinnersMovie TimelineMovie Awards Find everything you…

The Oscars 2011

The Oscars 2011 Find everything you need to know about the 83rd Academy Awards. Read biographies of all the nominees as well as the hosts. Check out Oscar trivia while you wait for the big night.…

Rosenberg, Isaac

(Encyclopedia) Rosenberg, Isaac, 1890–1918, English poet, b. Bristol. He studied painting at the Slade School (1911–14) and had an exhibition of his work at the Whitechapel Gallery. Although he wrote…

Abravanel, Isaac

(Encyclopedia) Abravanel or Abarbanel, IsaacAbravanel or Abarbanel, Isaacəbräˈvənĕl, –bärbə– [key], 1437–1508, Jewish theologian, biblical commentator, and financier, b. Lisbon. He served as…