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1st Academy Awards
Date	Thursday, May 16, 1929
Site	Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Hollywood, California
Host	Douglas Fairbanks William C. DeMille
Duration	15 minutes

The 1st Academy Awards were presented on May 16, 1929 at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Roosevelt Hotel is a historic Spanish-style Hotel located at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood California. Douglas Fairbanks ( May 23 1883 – December 12 1939) was an American Actor, Screenwriter, director Willam C deMille ( July 25 1878 &ndash March 8 1955) was an American Screenwriter and Film director from the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Roosevelt Hotel is a historic Spanish-style Hotel located at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood California. Tickets cost $5 and fewer than 250 people attended. The whole ceremony lasted only 15 minutes. Unlike later events, the winners had been announced months prior to the ceremony. This was also the only Academy Award ceremony not to be broadcast in some way. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.

Unlike later ceremonies, awards could be granted to an actor or director 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. Emil Jannings ( July 23, 1884 &ndash January 3, 1950) was a German Actor and the first winner of the Academy Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize The Way of All Flesh is a 1927 Film that was written by Lajos Biró, Jules Furthman, Julian Johnson and Ernest The Last Command ( 1928) is a Silent film, written by John F Goodrich and Herman J

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Awards

For a complete list of nominees and winners, see: 1st Academy Awards nominees and winners

Best Production/Picture

Winner: Wings

Nominations: The Racket, Seventh Heaven, The Way of All Flesh, The Last Command. This is a complete list of nominees and winners of the 1st Academy Awards. Wings ( is a silent movie about World War I fighter pilots directed by William A The Racket is an Academy Award -nominated 1928 American Crime film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Thomas For other uses see Seventh Heaven (disambiguation. Seventh Heaven ( 1927) is a Silent film and one The Way of All Flesh is a 1927 Film that was written by Lajos Biró, Jules Furthman, Julian Johnson and Ernest The Last Command ( 1928) is a Silent film, written by John F Goodrich and Herman J

Artistic Quality of Production

Winner: Sunrise

Nominations: Chang, The Crowd

Nominations: George Barnes for The Devil Dancer, The Magic Flame, and Sadie Thompson

Best Engineering Effects

Winner: Roy Pomeroy for Wings

Nominations: Ralph Hammeras for (various) and Nugent Slaughter for (various)

Art Direction

Winner: William Cameron Menzies for The Dove and Tempest

Nominations: Rochus Gliese for Sunrise, Harry Oliver for Seventh Heaven

Special Awards

Charles Chaplin won an honorary award for The Circus. Sunrise A Song of Two Humans (also known as Sunrise) is an American Film from 1927 directed by F Chang A Drama of the Wilderness ( 1927) is a Documentary film about a poor farmer in Siam ( Thailand) and his daily struggle for survival in the The Crowd is an American Silent film released in 1928 and directed by King Vidor. Emil Jannings ( July 23, 1884 &ndash January 3, 1950) was a German Actor and the first winner of the Academy The Way of All Flesh is a 1927 Film that was written by Lajos Biró, Jules Furthman, Julian Johnson and Ernest The Last Command ( 1928) is a Silent film, written by John F Goodrich and Herman J Richard "Dick" Semler Barthelmess ( May 9, 1895 &ndash August 17, 1963) was an Oscar-nominated Silent film The Noose is a film adaptation of the Willard Mack play The Noose, which was released in 1928, and stars Richard Barthelmess The Patent Leather Kid is a 1927 Silent film which tells the story of a boxer who scoffs at fighting outside the ring Janet Gaynor ( October 6, 1906 &ndash September 14, 1984) was an American actress. For other uses see Seventh Heaven (disambiguation. Seventh Heaven ( 1927) is a Silent film and one Sunrise A Song of Two Humans (also known as Sunrise) is an American Film from 1927 directed by F Louise Dresser (born October 5, 1878; died April 24, 1965) was an American actress. A Ship Comes In (also known as His Country) is a 1928 Silent film which tells the story of immigrants coming to the United Gloria Swanson (March 27 1899 – April 4 1983 was an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -winning American Hollywood Sadie Thompson (1928 is a Silent film which tells the story of a "fallen" woman who comes to Pago Pago on the island of Tutuila to start Frank Borzage ( April 23, 1894 –- June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director and actor famed For other uses see Seventh Heaven (disambiguation. Seventh Heaven ( 1927) is a Silent film and one Herbert Brenon ( January 13, 1880 - June 21, 1958) was a Film director during the era of Silent movies through Sorrell and Son ( 1927) was a Silent film released on December 2 1927 and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director King Wallis Vidor ( February 8, 1894 &ndash November 1, 1982) was an acclaimed American Film director whose career The Crowd is an American Silent film released in 1928 and directed by King Vidor. Lewis Milestone (born Lev Milstein) ( September 30 1895 - September 25 1980) was an Academy Award -winning motion picture Two Arabian Knights is an Academy Award -winning 1927 American Comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Ted Wilde (c 1893 - December 17, 1929) was a Comedy writer and director during the era of Silent movies, though he also Speedy is a 1928 Silent film that was one of the films to be nominated for the short-lived Academy Award for Best Director of a Comedy. Ben Hecht (pronounced hekt) ( February 28, 1894 &ndash April 18, 1964) was an American screenwriter director producer playwright There were also films called Underworld in 1937, 1985, 1996 and 2003. Lajos Biró (born Lajos Blau) ( August 22, 1880 &ndash September 9, 1948) was a Hungarian novelist playwright and screenwriter The Last Command ( 1928) is a Silent film, written by John F Goodrich and Herman J Benjamin Glazer ( May 7, 1887 - March 18, 1956) was an Academy Award -winning Screenwriter, producer, Foley For other uses see Seventh Heaven (disambiguation. Seventh Heaven ( 1927) is a Silent film and one Alfred A Cohn ( March 26 1880 &mdash February 3 1951) was an Author, Journalist and Newspaper editor The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American Musical film. The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized Dialogue Anthony W Coldeway ( August 1 1887 - January 29 1963) was an Academy Award -nominated Screenwriter who had an extensive career Glorious Betsy is a 1928 mostly- Silent film, based on a play of the same name by Rida Johnson Young and starring Dolores Costello. Charles Rosher ( November 17 1885 &ndash January 15 1974) was a two-time Academy Award &ndashwinning Cinematographer Karl Struss, ASC ( November 30 1886 &mdash December 15 1981) was a Photographer and an Academy Award -winning Cinematographer Sunrise A Song of Two Humans (also known as Sunrise) is an American Film from 1927 directed by F George S Barnes, ASC ( October 16, 1892 &ndash May 30, 1953) was an American Cinematographer from the era of Silent Sadie Thompson (1928 is a Silent film which tells the story of a "fallen" woman who comes to Pago Pago on the island of Tutuila to start Wings ( is a silent movie about World War I fighter pilots directed by William A Nugent Slaughter (1888 - 1968 was born in Virginia, United States. William Cameron Menzies ( July 29, 1896 - March 5, 1957) was an Academy Award -winning American Film Tempest is an Academy Award winning film produced in 1928 and directed by Sam Taylor. Rochus Gliese ( January 6 1891 &mdash December 22 1978) was a German Actor, director, Production designer Sunrise A Song of Two Humans (also known as Sunrise) is an American Film from 1927 directed by F Harry Oliver ( April 4 1888 &mdash July 4 1973) was an American Humorist, Artist, and Academy Award For other uses see Seventh Heaven (disambiguation. Seventh Heaven ( 1927) is a Silent film and one The Circus is a 1928 silent Film which finds Charlie Chaplin 's Little Tramp character being chased by a police officer at a Circus

Warner Brothers won an honorary award for The Jazz Singer. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American Musical film. The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized Dialogue

References

Note about the first Academy Awards in the “People” section of TIME Magazine, May 27, 1929
Academy Awards Winners (1927/8 - 1939). People (full name People Weekly) is a weekly American Magazine of Celebrity and human interest stories, published Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and The Greatest Films. Retrieved on 30 April, 2005.
The Story of the First Academy Awards. The MediaDrome. Retrieved on 1 May, 2005.
1927/28 (1st). The Academy Awards Database. Retrieved on 1 May, 2005.
OSCAR.com - 79th Annual Academy Awards - History. OSCAR. com. Retrieved on 09 October, 2007.

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Contents

Awards

Best Production/Picture

Artistic Quality of Production

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Director of a Drama

Best Director of a Comedy

Best Writing (original)

Best Writing (adaptation)

Best Cinematography

Best Engineering Effects

Art Direction

Special Awards

References