Ben Beaumont-Thomas 

Play the Oscars diversity quiz!

The Academy is under fire for not having any black directors or actors in its nominations this year, as well as a dearth of women - so how have they fared historically? Test your knowledge here
  
  


  1. There have been 427 best actor nominations over the course of history. How many times has a black actor been nominated?

    1. 14

    2. 20

    3. 34

    4. 55

  2. And how many different black actors have been nominated in that category?

    1. 8

    2. 10

    3. 13

    4. 17

  3. How many different female sound editor nominees have there ever been, since the award began in 1963? There have been 198 nominations in total.

    1. 3

    2. 5

    3. 8

    4. 12

  4. Hugh A Robertson became the first black film editor to get an Oscar nomination, for Midnight Cowboy in 1969. Of the 313 nominations since, how many were for black editors?

    1. 0

    2. 1

    3. 4

    4. 8

  5. When was the last time a black person was nominated for best original score?

    1. 2004

    2. 2000

    3. 1992

    4. 1987

  6. 803 screenplays, either original or adapted, have been nominated at the Academy Awards. How many of them were written by black people?

    1. 7

    2. 19

    3. 59

    4. 112

  7. And how many of them featured one or more female writers?

    1. 29

    2. 45

    3. 103

    4. 260

  8. How many black female film producers have ever been nominated?

    1. 1

    2. 3

    3. 7

    4. 11

  9. Of the 495 nominees in the special visual effects Oscar category since its inception in 1963, how many have been women?

    1. 2

    2. 8

    3. 16

    4. 33

  10. Only three black men – and no black women – have been nominated for a best director Oscar. Which of the below hasn't yet been nominated?

    1. Spike Lee

    2. Steve McQueen

    3. Lee Daniels

    4. John Singleton

Solutions

1:B, 2:C, 3:B, 4:A, 5:D, 6:A, 7:C, 8:A, 9:A, 10:A

Scores

  1. 0 and above.

    Yikes. There's certainly a lack of diversity in your Hollywood knowledge. Or maybe you've given the Academy waaaay too much credit... Click below to reveal the answers

  2. 5 and above.

    Pretty good, but perhaps you shouldn't helm that equality taskforce just yet. Click below to reveal the answers

  3. 8 and above.

    Congrats! You're in the talented tenth. Or thereabouts. Click below to reveal the answers

 

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