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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2019 — General Studies · Question 184 of 200

Q184
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeAwards & Honours
Who won the Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role in 2018?
  1. a.Sam Rockwell
  2. b.Lee Smith
  3. c.Alexandre Desplat
  4. d.Richard King

No option is correct as printed — this question is disputed. No printed option is correct (source answer key: none).

None of the printed options is actually correct: the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 90th Academy Awards (held in March 2018, honouring 2017 films) went to Gary Oldman, for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour". The listed names won in other categories that year — Sam Rockwell won Best Supporting Actor (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Lee Smith won Best Film Editing (Dunkirk), Alexandre Desplat won Best Original Score (The Shape of Water), and Richard King won Best Sound Editing (Dunkirk).

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