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1) With three Oscar wins out of nine nominations, which alum has the most statuettes?

2) Franchot Tone 1927 was one of three Best Actor nominees for the 1935 film “Mutiny on the Bounty”—a situation that eventually prompted what?

3) Director and producer Tia Lessin ’86, BA ’88, was nominated for making what acclaimed documentary feature?

4) Described by critic Leonard Maltin as “the greatest American director who is not a household name,” Howard Hawks 1918 is the only Cornellian to have what distinction?

5) The first Cornellian nominated for an Oscar was actor Adolphe Menjou 1912 for 1931’s “The Front Page.” He was best known for what element of his personal style—which he claimed had its roots on the Hill, when he woke up late for an 8 a.m. class?

6) Rob Cook, MArch ’82, has won two Scientific and Technical Academy Awards for RenderMan, a photorealistic 3D rendering software at the core of the work of which studio?

7) The daughter of which Cornellian building namesake won Best Supporting Actress for her role in 1976’s “Network”?

8) David Seidler ’59 won Best Original Screenplay for which historical drama about the British royal family?

9) Arthur Laurents ’37 wrote the novel—based on his own undergrad experiences—that was made into what Oscar-winning film of the 1970s?

10) Songwriter Mack David ’32 was nominated for co-penning what classic Disney tune?