The 1st Annual Academy Awards (1929)
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The 1st Annual Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1927 and 1928 and took place in May of 1929, at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California. AMPAS president Douglas Fairbanks hosted the show. Tickets cost five dollars and 270 people attended the event. The Awards were created by Louis B. Mayer, founder of Louis B. Mayer Pictures Corporation (at present merged into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). It is the only Academy Awards ceremony not to be broadcast either on radio or television.
During the ceremony, the AMPAS presented Academy Awards (now commonly referred to as Oscars) in twelve categories. Winners were announced three months before the live event. Some nominations were announced without reference to a specific film, such as for Ralph Hammeras and Nugent Slaughter, who received nominations in the now defunct category of Engineering Effects. Unlike later ceremonies, an actor or director could be awarded for multiple works within a year. Emil Jannings, for example, was given the Best Actor award for his work in both The Way of All Flesh and The Last Command. Moreover, Charlie Chaplin and Warner Brothers each received an Honorary Award.
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A = The Best Director, Dramatic Picture was won by Frank Borzage for his movie (A)th Heaven.
B = “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” won (B) Academy Awards.
C = The duration of the 1st Academy Awards was (C)5 minutes long.
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D = The 1st Academy Award Ceremony was held on May (D)6, 1929”.
E = The Jazz Singer writer Alfred (E) Cohn was up for Best Writing, Adapted Story. Unfortunately, Mr. Cohn did not win.
F = Janet (F) won the Best Actress in a Leading Role for numerous performances in movies. (convert first letter of last name to a number)
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