1st Academy Awards
The Academy Awards 1929 took place on May 16, 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. It was the 1st Annual Academy Awards. In the first presentation of films have received that were released between August 1, 1927 to August 1, 1928. This first ceremony took place in the context of a banquet, in which about 270 people were present. The whole ceremony lasted 15 minutes, and in contrast to later awards the winners have already been announced three months in advance. In addition, it was possible to be awarded for several films.
The Awards ' Best Technical Effects "( Best Engineering Effects), " Best Title Writing " ( Best Title Writing ) and" Artistic Production " ( Artistic Quality of Production) were awarded just this once.
Presentation
Douglas Fairbanks and William C. DeMille
Winners and nominees
Most Oscars were given with three Oscars, the films The happiness in the attic ( 7th Heaven ) and Sunrise - A Song of Two People (Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans ). Most nominations received Happiness in the attic ( 7th Heaven ) with five nominations.
Best Picture
Wings - Paramount Famous Lasky
Best artistic production
Sunrise - A Song of Two People ( Sunrise) - Fox Film Corporation
Best Actor
Emil Jannings - The Last Command ( The Last Command ) and The Way of All Flesh ( The Way of All Flesh )
Best Actress
Janet Gaynor - Happiness in the attic ( 7th Heaven ) and Street Angel ( Street Angel) and Sunrise - A Song of Two People ( Sunrise)
Best Director - Comedy
Lewis Milestone - The Schlachtenbummler ( Two Arabian Knights )
Best Director - Drama
Frank Borzage - The happiness in the attic ( 7th Heaven )
Best Original Story
Ben Hecht - Underworld ( Underworld )
Best Adapted Screenplay
Benjamin Glazer - Happiness in the attic ( 7th Heaven )
Best intertitles
Joseph Farnham - Overall Performance
- Gerald Duffy - The love life of Helen of Troy ( The Private Life of Helen of Troy )
- George Marion Jr. - Overall Performance
Best Camera
Charles Rosher and Karl Struss - Sunrise - A Song of Two People ( Sunrise)
Best Art
William Cameron Menzies - The Dove and lightning ( Tempest )
Best Technical Effects
Roy Pomeroy - Wings
Honorary Oscar
- Warner Bros. for the first sound film The Jazz Singer ( The Jazz Singer)
- Charles Chaplin for The Circus ( The Circus )