Read the rule before answering
Both endpoints, the 2000 and 2004 ceremonies, count. Use the Best Picture winner at each ceremony, not every nominated film or every film released during those calendar years.
Six untimed questions, starting with this one.
Check an answer here
Check this question’s accepted set without submitting to a game or opening the full answer list.
Only your submitted spelling will be checked. Other answers stay hidden.
Read the lesson — reveals answers & strategy
Understand the boundary
The Academy’s ceremony records give American Beauty (2000), Gladiator (2001), A Beautiful Mind (2002), Chicago (2003) and The Return of the King (2004). American Beauty’s 1999 release is not a reason to exclude its 2000 ceremony win. A nomination or a win in another category is insufficient.
Verify the facts: Academy · Oscar ceremonies ↗
Choose an answer for your goal
Create a two-column recall list: ceremony year on one side, winning title on the other. American Beauty earns 75 fixed points and Chicago 70 in this set. The short alias Return of the King is accepted for the full Lord of the Rings title. Points are our editorial values, not ratings from the Academy.
Worked examples — reveals answers
- American Beauty · Accepted
- Best Picture at the 2000 ceremony, which falls inside the range even though its release year was 1999.
- Return of the King · Accepted
- Accepted short title for the 2004 Best Picture winner. The final ceremony year is included.
- The Pianist · Outside this set
- Nominated for Best Picture in 2003, when Chicago won that category. Its other wins do not satisfy this rule.
Practice the distinction
Check American Beauty and The Pianist. Explain the result using ceremony year and category, rather than release year or the fact that a film won some Oscars. Then recall a second winner without reopening the answer list.
Try it in the checker ↑Check the evidence
- Academy: 2000 ceremony ↗
- Academy: 2001 ceremony ↗
- Academy: 2002 ceremony ↗
- Academy: 2003 ceremony ↗
- Academy: 2004 ceremony ↗
Sources checked 2026-10-22 UTC with Codex assistance. Facts establish eligibility; the points belong to our independent practice edition.
Give me a hint — no answer revealed
Start with the full category, then apply the exact boundary: Ceremony year, not film release year. Five winners fit; a nomination alone does not count. You only need one qualifying answer. A longer name is not automatically rarer.
Reveal a verified practice pick
This pick belongs to the selected question’s answer set. Points are a fixed knowledge rating.
Reveal a fast high-scoring answer
Shortest accepted input at 65+ points
ChicagoChicago · 70 points · 7 characters
Chicago won Best Picture at the 2003 ceremony; The Pianist was nominated in that category.
Highest fixed score
American Beauty75 points · Shortest accepted spelling: American Beauty
These are editorial points, separate from real player choice counts.
Reveal all 5 practice answers
Filter by a name or listed alias. Scores are fixed knowledge ratings.
5 accepted answers
No answers match these filters. Try another spelling or a lower minimum score.
What players actually choose
– UTC · 0 recorded daily rounds. Source: Krillionio daily submissions. Skips and timeouts are included in the denominator; practice and Battle are excluded.
A comparison needs at least 20 recorded rounds for this question. No rarity estimate is inferred from an empty or small sample.
Question quality signals
These measurements cover completed daily rounds recorded with timing and rejection details. Older rounds without those fields are excluded. At least 20 measured rounds are required per question.
This question has fewer than 20 measured rounds.
Review thresholds: below 20% accepted, at least 40% timed out, or at least 30% of rounds with an unlisted input. These flags suggest checking the wording and answer coverage; they do not prove an answer is wrong or change points automatically. Abandoned rounds and practice attempts are not included.
Answer comparisons require 5 choices and 20 rounds for the same question. These are anonymous browser records, not verified unique people or a representative survey. The index does not change game points or predict the original Krillion game. Read the method and limitations → Inspect aggregate data (JSON) →
Rule examples & common mix-ups — may reveal answers
- Apply the complete question boundary: Ceremony year, not film release year. Five winners fit; a nomination alone does not count.
These notes explain the question boundary; they are not a ranking of player mistakes.
Why these answers qualify
Each entry belongs to the bounded set defined by the prompt. The named source supports the underlying facts; our editorial scoring is a separate layer.
Source: Academy · Oscar ceremonies ↗
Reference version: 2026-10-22. See our answer policy for how we handle aliases and omissions.