Quiz: What was the last film to win three Oscars for acting?

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If ‘The King’s Speech’ wins all three of its nominations for acting (Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter), it will become only the third film to do so. The first was ‘Streetcar Named Desire’ in 1951 (Vivien Leigh, Karl Malden, Kim Hunter). What’s the other? To see the answer, click on the ‘Continue Reading’ link under the photos below. [For the record: An earlier version of this post left out Kim Hunter and said Marlon Brando had won.]

ANSWER: ‘On Golden Pond’ and ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ won only two Oscars each. ‘Network’ won three in 1976: Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, Beatrice Straight.

— Tom O’Neil