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1st Academy Awards
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Thursday, May 16, 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel is a historic hotel located at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue...

Host

Show: Douglas Fairbanks, William C. DeMille Douglas Fairbanks is a name shared by two actors, father and son: Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939) and his son, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. ... Willam C. DeMille (July 25, 1878 - March 8, 1955) was a screenwriter and film director from the silent movie era through the early 1930s. ...

The 1st Academy Awards presented on May 16, 1929 at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Tickets cost $10 and less 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. May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel is a historic hotel located at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

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 - January 3, 1950) was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...

Awards

Best Production/Picture

Winner: Wings Wings is a 1927 silent movie about fighter pilots during World War I (Charles Buddy Rogers and Richard Arlen), who vie for the same girl (Clara Bow). ...

Nominations: The Racket, Seventh Heaven, The Way of All Flesh, The Last Command. The Racket was one of the first films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (then called Best Picture, Production) in 1927. ... Seventh Heaven is a 1927 silent film that was one of the first films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (then called Best Picture, Production). The film was written by H.H. Caldwell (titles), Benjamin Glazer, Katherine Hilliker (titles), and Austin Strong (play), and directed by... The Way of All Flesh is a 1927 film that was written by Lajos Biró, Jules Furthman, Julian Johnson and Ernest Maas from a story by Perley Poore Sheehan. ... The Last Command is a 1928 film. ...

Artistic Quality of Production

Winner: Sunrise Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (aka Sunrise) is a 1927 movie about a woman from the city (played by Margaret Livingston), who tempts a married farmer (George OBrien) to kill his wife (Janet Gaynor) and run off with her to the city. ...

Nominations: Chang, The Crowd Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (Famous Lasky Corp. ... The Crowd an influencial and acclaimed American film released in 1928, and nominated for the Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Production that same year. ...

Best Actor

Winner: Emil Jannings in The Way of All Flesh and The Last Command Emil Jannings (July 23, 1884 - January 3, 1950) was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor. ... For the 1903 novel, see The Way of All Flesh The Way of All Flesh is a 1927 film that was written by Lajos Biró, Jules Furthman, Julian Johnson and Ernest Maas from a story by Perley Poore Sheehan. ... The Last Command can refer to: The Last Command (film) A book in the Thrawn trilogy This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Nominations: Richard Barthelmess in The Noose and The Patent Leather Kid Richard (Dick) Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 - August 17, 1963) was a silent film star. ... The Noose is a 1928 film which tells the story of the life of a prisoner. ... The Patent Leather Kid is a 1927 film which tells the story of a boxer who tries to overcome corruption in the sport. ...

Best Actress

Winner: Janet Gaynor in Seventh Heaven, Street Angel, and Sunrise Janet Gaynor Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906â€“September 14, 1984) was an actress who in 1928 was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress. ... Seventh Heaven is a 1927 silent film that was one of the first films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (then called Best Picture, Production). The film was written by H.H. Caldwell (titles), Benjamin Glazer, Katherine Hilliker (titles), and Austin Strong (play), and directed by... Street Angel is a 1928 film about a woman who finds herself destitute and on the streets. ... Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (aka Sunrise) is a 1927 movie about a woman from the city (played by Margaret Livingston), who tempts a married farmer (George OBrien) to kill his wife (Janet Gaynor) and run off with her to the city. ...

Nominations: Louise Dresser in A Ship Comes In and Gloria Swanson in Sadie Thompson Louise Dresser (October 5, 1878 - April 24, 1965) was a United States 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 States. ... Gloria Swanson Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1897 â€“ April 4, 1983) was an American actress. ... Sadie Thompson is a 1928 film which tells the story of a fallen woman who comes to the island of Pago Pago to start a new life, but encounters a zealous missionary who wants to force her back to her former life in San Francisco. ...

Best Director of a Drama

Winner: Frank Borzage for Seventh Heaven Frank Borgaze (April 23, 1893 - June 19, 1962) was an Italian-American film director famed for his mystical romanticism. ... Seventh Heaven is a 1927 silent film that was one of the first films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (then called Best Picture, Production). The film was written by H.H. Caldwell (titles), Benjamin Glazer, Katherine Hilliker (titles), and Austin Strong (play), and directed by...

Nominations: Herbert Brenon for Sorrell and Son, King Vidor for The Crowd Herbert Brenon (January 13, 1880 - June 21, 1958) was a film director during the era of silent movies through the early 1940s. ... Sorrell and Son was a silent film released on December 2, 1927 and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director in the 1st Academy Awards the following year. ... King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 â€“ November 1, 1982) was an American film director. ... The Crowd an influencial and acclaimed American film released in 1928, and nominated for the Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Production that same year. ...

Best Director of a Comedy

Winner: Lewis Milestone for Two Arabian Knights Lewis Milestone (born Lev Milstein) (September 30, 1895 - September 25, 1980) was an accomplished, and award-winning motion picture director. ... Two Arabian Knights (1927) is a silent black and white comedy film directed by Lewis Milestone. ...

Nominations: Ted Wilde for Speedy Ted Wilde (c1893 - December 17, 1929) was a comedy writer and director during the era of silent movies, though he also produced two movies with sound in 1930. ... 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. ...

Best Writing (original)

Winner: Ben Hecht for Underworld Ben Hecht (February 28, 1894 â€“ April 18, 1964) was one of the most prolific of all Hollywood screenwriters, even though he professed disdain for the motion picture industry, and a human rights and Zionism activist. ... Underworld is a 1927 silent film directed by Josef von Sternberg. ...

Nominations: Lajos Biro for The Last Command Lajos BirÃ³ (born Lajos Blau) (August 22, 1880 - September 9, 1948) was a Hungarian novelist, playwright, and screenwriter who wrote many films from the early 1920s through the late 1940s. ... The Last Command is a 1928 film. ...

Best Writing (adaptation)

Winner: Benjamin Glazer for Seventh Heaven Benjamin Glazer (May 7, 1887 - March 18, 1956) is an Academy Award-winning writer, producer, foley artist, and director of American films from the 1920s through the 1950s. ... Seventh Heaven is a 1927 silent film that was one of the first films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (then called Best Picture, Production). The film was written by H.H. Caldwell (titles), Benjamin Glazer, Katherine Hilliker (titles), and Austin Strong (play), and directed by...

Nominations: Alfred Cohn for The Jazz Singer, Anthony Coldeway for Glorious Betsy Alfred A. Cohn (March 26, 1880â€”February 3, 1951) was an author, journalist and newspaper editor, Police Commissioner, and screenwriter of the 1920s and 1930s. ... The Jazz Singer is a 1927 U.S. movie musical notable for being the first feature-length motion picture with talking sequences. ... Anthony W. Coldeway (August 1, 1887-January 29, 1963) was an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter who had an extensive career from the 1910s through the 1950s. ... Glorious Betsy is a 1928 mostly-silent film, based on a play of the same name by Rida Johnson Young and starring Dolores Costello. ...

Best Writing (title cards)

Winner: Joseph Farnham for Fair Co-Ed, Laugh Clown, Laugh, and Telling the World Joseph Farnham (December 2, 1884 - June 2, 1931) is an Academy Award-winning film writer and film editor of the silent movie era to the early 1930s. ...

Nominations: Gerald Duffy for The Private Life of Helen of Troy and George Marion, Jr. for (various) Gerald Duffy (1896-June 25, 1928) was an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of the silent film era, as well as a journalist, and short story writer and copyeditor. ... The Private Life of Helen of Troy was a 1927 silent film based on a novel by John Erskine. ...

Best Cinematography

Winner: Charles Rosher and Karl Struss for Sunrise Charles Rosher (November 17, 1885 - January 15, 1974) is a two-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer from the early days of silent films through the 1950s. ... Karl Struss (November 30, 1886â€”December 16, 1981) was a photographer and an Academy Award-winning cinematographer of the 1920s through the 1950s. ... Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (aka Sunrise) is a 1927 movie about a woman from the city (played by Margaret Livingston), who tempts a married farmer (George OBrien) to kill his wife (Janet Gaynor) and run off with her to the city. ...

Nominations: George Barnes for The Devil Dancer, The Magic Flame, and Sadie Thompson George S. Barnes (October 16, 1892 - May 30, 1953) was an American cinematographer from the era of silent films to the early 1950s. ... Sadie Thompson is a 1928 film which tells the story of a fallen woman who comes to the island of Pago Pago to start a new life, but encounters a zealous missionary who wants to force her back to her former life in San Francisco. ...

Best Engineering Effects

Winner: Roy Pomeroy for Wings Wings is a 1927 silent movie about fighter pilots during World War I (Charles Buddy Rogers and Richard Arlen), who vie for the same girl (Clara Bow). ...

Nominations: Ralph Hammeras for (various) and Nugent Slaughter for (various) Nugent Slaughter (1888 - 1968) was born in Virginia, United States. ...

Art Direction

Winner: William Cameron Menzies for The Dove and The Tempest William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896 - March 5, 1967) was an Academy Award-winning and versitile Art Director who earned acclaim on silent films and later pioneered the use of color in film for dramatic effect. ... The Dove was a 1927 silent film directed by Roland West and starring Norma Talmadge, Noah Beery, and Gilbert Roland. ... The Tempest is the title of: A play by William Shakespeare A painting by Giorgione A Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel It is also the nickname often attached to the Sonata No. ...

Nominations: Rochus Gliese for Sunrise, Harry Oliver for Seventh Heaven Rochus Gliese (January 6, 1891â€”December 22, 1978) is a German actor, director, production designer, and Academy Award-nominated art director of early films from the 1910s and 1920s. ... Sunrise over the sea Sunrise, also called sunup in some American English dialects, is the time at which the first part of the Sun appears above the horizon in the east. ... Seventh Heaven is a 1927 silent film that was one of the first films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (then called Best Picture, Production). The film was written by H.H. Caldwell (titles), Benjamin Glazer, Katherine Hilliker (titles), and Austin Strong (play), and directed by...

Special Awards

Charles Chaplin won an honorary award for The Circus. For the Jamaican musician named Charlie Chaplin, see Charlie Chaplin (singer). ... The Circus is a 1928 silent film which finds Charlie Chaplins Little Tramp character being chased by a policeman at a circus. ...

Warner Brothers won an honorary award for The Jazz Singer. Warner Bros. ... The Jazz Singer is a 1927 U.S. movie musical notable for being the first feature-length motion picture with talking sequences. ...

References

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