Question 1

May Robson was the first Australian actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 1933 for her role in 'Lady for a Day'. She lost to Katharine Hepburn for her role in 'Morning Glory'. In which 1938 movie did Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, May Robson and a very unusual co-star perform?

Accepted Answer

'Bringing up Baby'

Question 2

Judy Davis has had an active career both in film and television. Which controversial film, based on an EM Forster book written in 1924 about the Raj, gave her her first Oscar nomination?

Accepted Answer

'A Passage to India'

Question 3

Nicole Kidman was born in Hawaii to Australian parents. Her first major role was with Sam Neill in 'Dead Calm'. She then went on to star in a number of roles. For which musical role, where she played a doomed courtesan nicknamed 'Satine' did she receive her first Oscar nomination?

Accepted Answer

'Moulin Rouge!'

Question 4

Cate Blanchett is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art, playing opposite Geoffrey Rush in a stage play in 1992. She has since gone on to feature in a number of dramatic roles. In 2005 she won a Best Supporting Actress award for 'The Aviator' where she portrayed Katharine Hepburn. Why was this award unique?

Accepted Answer

She was the first person to win an award for portraying an Academy Award winner

Question 5

Naomi Watts was born in England, and only moved to Australia when she was 14. She met and became friends with Nicole Kidman as a teenager. Which 1991 coming of age movie, co-starring Nicole Kidman and Thandie Newton, did she star in?

Accepted Answer

'Flirting'

Australian Leading Ladies

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