Question

Which movie won the Oscars for Best Picture in 2017 ?
1. La La Land
2. Moonlight
3. Manchester by the Sea
4. Spotlight

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Moonlight

The correct answer is Moonlight.

• Moonlight won the Oscars for Best Picture in 2017.

• The 89th Academy Awards which is also known as Oscars was held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
• Best Picture award was given to Moonlight.
• Best Actress award was given to Emma Stone (La La Land).
• Best Actor award was given to Casey Affleck (Manchester By The Sea).

 

 

• OSCAR AWARD:
  • Oscar Award was instituted in 1929 and is conferred annually by the Academy of Motion Pictures in the United States.
  • The awards ceremony was first televised in 1953 and is now seen live in more than 200 countries.
  • Mahboob Khan’s Mother India was the first Indian film to be nominated in the best foreign film category in 1958.
  • The first Indian to share the Oscar was Bhanu Athaiya for the film ‘Gandhi’.
  • Satyajeet Ray was the first Indian who was awarded Oscar for lifetime achievement in cinema in 1992.