Oscar’s history: which film received the first award for Best Picture?
3 march 2025 в 03:37
Since the 97th Academy Awards ceremony is just beginning, now is the perfect time to remember the history of this prestigious award. One of the most prestigious categories is «Best Picture», but do you know which film received the first «Best Picture» award in Oscar history? Let’s go back to the moment when the Oscars were just starting and find out which film won the first «Best Picture» award, marking the beginning of this festive tradition.
The first Academy Awards ceremony took place on May 16, 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California. It was held in the hotel’s Blossom Room ballroom and was an exclusive event attended by only about 270 guests.
The film «Wings» (1927), a silent war film directed by William A. Wellman, received the «Best Picture» award — as well as an Oscar for best engineering effects — at the first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929. This remains the only silent film to have won the «Best Picture» Oscar.
The Oscars are awarded by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which includes over 10,500 members described as «artists and leaders of the global film industry». Among these members are actors, writers, directors, costume designers, makeup artists, producers, and other film industry professionals.
The voting process for the Oscars begins long before the nominations are announced. For the 97th Academy Awards ceremony, the deadline for submitting entries for the general categories was in mid-November, and preliminary voting began on December 9, 2024, as indicated on the Academy’s website. Each member votes in their respective category, and all members vote for the major awards, including «Best Picture». All members can also vote for «Best Animated Feature Film»
The first Academy Awards ceremony took place on May 16, 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California. It was held in the hotel’s Blossom Room ballroom and was an exclusive event attended by only about 270 guests.
The film «Wings» (1927), a silent war film directed by William A. Wellman, received the «Best Picture» award — as well as an Oscar for best engineering effects — at the first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929. This remains the only silent film to have won the «Best Picture» Oscar.
The Oscars are awarded by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which includes over 10,500 members described as «artists and leaders of the global film industry». Among these members are actors, writers, directors, costume designers, makeup artists, producers, and other film industry professionals.
The voting process for the Oscars begins long before the nominations are announced. For the 97th Academy Awards ceremony, the deadline for submitting entries for the general categories was in mid-November, and preliminary voting began on December 9, 2024, as indicated on the Academy’s website. Each member votes in their respective category, and all members vote for the major awards, including «Best Picture». All members can also vote for «Best Animated Feature Film»
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