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The 1st Academy Awards
| 1929
Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Thursday, May 16, 1929
Honoring movies released from August 1, 1927 - August 1, 1928.
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Highlights
Best Directing
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7th Heaven
Frank Borzage, winner for Dramatic Picture
Best Directing
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Two Arabian Knights
Lewis Milestone, winner for Comedy Picture, with presenter Douglas Fairbanks
Best Picture
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Wings
The first Oscar winner for Best Picture
Memorable Moments
The First Oscar Presentation and Banquet
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Held in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Joseph Farnham
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Farnham receiving his Oscar from presenter Douglas Fairbanks
Janet Gaynor
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Best Actress winner for 7th Heaven, Street Angel and Sunrise
WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor
Winner
Emil Jannings
The Last Command
Winner
Emil Jannings
The Way of All Flesh
Nominees
Richard Barthelmess
The Noose
Nominees
Richard Barthelmess
The Patent Leather Kid
Actress
Winner
Janet Gaynor
7th Heaven
Winner
Janet Gaynor
Street Angel
Winner
Janet Gaynor
Sunrise
Nominees
Louise Dresser
A Ship Comes In
Nominees
Gloria Swanson
Sadie Thompson
Art Direction
Winner
The Dove
William Cameron Menzies
Winner
Tempest
William Cameron Menzies
Nominees
Sunrise
Rochus Gliese
Nominees
7th Heaven
Harry Oliver
Cinematography
Winner
Sunrise
Charles Rosher
Winner
Sunrise
Karl Struss
Nominees
The Devil Dancer
George Barnes
Nominees
The Magic Flame
George Barnes
Nominees
Sadie Thompson
George Barnes
Directing (Comedy Picture)
Winner
Two Arabian Knights
Lewis Milestone
Nominees
Speedy
Ted Wilde
Directing (Dramatic Picture)
Winner
7th Heaven
Frank Borzage
Nominees
Sorrell and Son
Herbert Brenon
Nominees
The Crowd
King Vidor
Engineering Effects
Winner
Wings
Roy Pomeroy
Nominees
Ralph Hammeras
Nominees
Nugent Slaughter
Outstanding Picture
Winner
Wings
Paramount Famous Lasky
Nominees
The Racket
The Caddo Company
Nominees
7th Heaven
Fox
Special Award
Winner
The Circus
Special Award
Winner
The Jazz Singer
Special Award
Unique and Artistic Picture
Winner
Sunrise
Fox
Nominees
The Crowd
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Nominees
Chang
Paramount Famous Lasky
Writing (Adaptation)
Winner
7th Heaven
Benjamin Glazer
Nominees
The Jazz Singer
Alfred Cohn
Nominees
Glorious Betsy
Anthony Coldeway
Writing (Original Story)
Winner
Underworld
Ben Hecht
Nominees
The Last Command
Lajos Biro
Writing (Title Writing)
Winner
Joseph Farnham
Nominees
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
Gerald Duffy
Nominees
George Marion, Jr.
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7th Heaven
5 NOMINATIONS,
3 WINS
- * Actress - Janet Gaynor
- * Directing (Dramatic Picture) - Frank Borzage
- * Writing (Adaptation) - Benjamin Glazer
- Art Direction - Harry Oliver
- Outstanding Picture - Fox
C
Chang
1 NOMINATION
- Unique and Artistic Picture - Paramount Famous Lasky
The Circus
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Special Award - Special Award
The Crowd
2 NOMINATIONS
- Directing (Dramatic Picture) - King Vidor
- Unique and Artistic Picture - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
D
The Devil Dancer
1 NOMINATION
- Cinematography - George Barnes
The Dove
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Art Direction - William Cameron Menzies
G
Glorious Betsy
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (Adaptation) - Anthony Coldeway
J
The Jazz Singer
2 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Special Award - Special Award
- Writing (Adaptation) - Alfred Cohn
L
The Last Command
2 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Actor - Emil Jannings
- Writing (Original Story) - Lajos Biro
M
The Magic Flame
1 NOMINATION
- Cinematography - George Barnes
N
The Noose
1 NOMINATION
- Actor - Richard Barthelmess
P
The Patent Leather Kid
1 NOMINATION
- Actor - Richard Barthelmess
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (Title Writing) - Gerald Duffy
R
The Racket
1 NOMINATION
- Outstanding Picture - The Caddo Company
S
Sadie Thompson
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actress - Gloria Swanson
- Cinematography - George Barnes
A Ship Comes In
1 NOMINATION
- Actress - Louise Dresser
Sorrell and Son
1 NOMINATION
- Directing (Dramatic Picture) - Herbert Brenon
Speedy
1 NOMINATION
- Directing (Comedy Picture) - Ted Wilde
Street Angel
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Actress - Janet Gaynor
Sunrise
4 NOMINATIONS,
3 WINS
- * Actress - Janet Gaynor
- * Cinematography - Charles Rosher, Karl Struss
- * Unique and Artistic Picture - Fox
- Art Direction - Rochus Gliese
T
Tempest
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Art Direction - William Cameron Menzies
Two Arabian Knights
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Directing (Comedy Picture) - Lewis Milestone
U
Underworld
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Writing (Original Story) - Ben Hecht
W
The Way of All Flesh
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Actor - Emil Jannings
Wings
2 WINS,
2 NOMINATIONS
- * Engineering Effects - Roy Pomeroy
- * Outstanding Picture - Paramount Famous Lasky
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