The hilarious moment Meryl Streep fails a quiz about herself
Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel welcomed Meryl Streep to his show this month, to promote her latest film The Post where she co-stars with Tom Hanks.
In typical talk show fashion, Kimmel put the actress on the spot as he proposed to quiz her on her record-holding 20 Oscar nominations.
Streep thought he was kidding until he started the clock and asked her to name as many of the 20 films as she could in 60 seconds, in order to win a “bonus Oscar”.
She got off to a slow start, recalling The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Kramer vs Kramer, Silkwood and Sophie’s Choice before laughing and admitting, ‘See, I can’t remember last Thursday, I can remember the olden days.’”
Streep then shouted “Out of Africa!” before her next guess, “A Cry In The Dark, maybe?” which was met with a “No!” from Kimmel.
Streep did in fact receive a nomination for the infamous Azaria Chamberlain film, however it seems that Kimmel’s researchers must have gone off a list using the Australian film’s title Evil Angels.
Better get your facts straight Jimmy if you’re going to be hosting the Academy Awards this year! The video has gone viral with fans who noted that Streep has had so many nominations that even she can’t remember them all.
Want to see the full list of her nominations and wins? Here it is:
- The Deer Hunter
- Kramer vs. Kramer (won Best Supporting Actress)
- The French Lieutenant’s Woman
- Sophie’s Choice (won Best Actress)
- Silkwood
- Out of Africa
- Ironweed
- A Cry in the Dark / Evil Angels
- Postcards from the Edge
- The Bridges of Madison County
- One True Thing
- Music of the Heart
- Adaptation
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Doubt
- Julie & Julia
- The Iron Lady (won Best Actress)
- August: Osage County
- Into the Woods
- Florence Foster Jenkins
Which of Meryl Streep’s films is your favourite? We would love to hear from you in the comments.