Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – June 30, 2016

Today’s contestants:

Shyamlee Patel, an office manager & student from New York, NY

Dolph Chaney, a project manager from Homewood, IL

Christie O’Shaughnessy, a math & science educator from Princeton, NJ (1-day total: $14,401)

Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Shyamlee $12,000
Christie $10,200
Dolph $5,800

Final Jeopardy! category: INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS

Final Jeopardy! clue: Released in 2011, it’s the only film that has won both the Oscar & France’s Cesar for best film of the year

[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response’]What is “The Artist”? (Incorrect responses, if any, and full game stats will be found in the comments section.)[/spoiler]

Remember to vote in our Poll of the Week!
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Among the many awards claimed by The Artist:

• Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Actor, Best Original Score, Best Costume Design)
• British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) (Best Film, Best Direction, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Music, Best Cinematography, Costume Design)
• Cannes Film Festival (Best Actor, Palm Dog Award)
• Cesar Awards (Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Music Written for a Film)
• Golden Globe Awards (Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Best Original Score)
• Screen Actors Guild Award (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role)

Amazingly, at the Cesars, Jean Dujardin did not win for Best Actor (Omar Sy did for “The Intouchables”)

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