Entertainment quiz
Most Oscar nominations for one film, decade by decade
Each round is a table of the films with the most Oscar nominations at a single ceremony in one decade. The counts and years show; the titles are hidden. Name the top film, or as high as you can.
- Format
- Biggest answer
- Items
- 81 to unlock
- Limit
- 1:00
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Rounds
- 10
- Entries
- 81
- Time limit
- 1:00 a round
- Scoring
- Your best guess and everything below it
- Name the biggest film and the whole table unlocks at once.
- A smaller answer unlocks itself and everything ranked below it. Guess again to climb.
- Press Enter to lock in a guess. A name that is not on the list costs nothing but time.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name the film with the most nominations of the decade. The ranking appears when you start, with its figures showing and its names hidden.
About this quiz
The Academy counts every competitive award a film is up for at a ceremony. These tables rank films by nominations at one ceremony, a decade at a time.
- The record is 16 nominations, held by Sinners (2026).
- A typed film opens itself and everything ranked below it, so a good guess still fills most of the table.
- Films level on the same count are opened together.
- A film's nominations include the awards it went on to win.
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