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Oscar History
1929
The first-ever Academy Awards were held in 1929 at the Hollywood
Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Blvd.
Janet
Gaynor accepted
the very first "Best Actress" award in 1929 for an incredible
major three performances in one year — in "Seventh
Heaven," "Sunrise" and "Street Angel." It
was the only time an actress had
won an
Oscar
for multiple
roles in one year.
The ceremony lasted only 15 minutes — in
contrast, today's marathon production runs more than three hours!
1930 - 1943
The first "full-fledged" Oscar ceremony took place
at the Cocoanut Grove in 1930
— productions alternated between the Cocoanut
Grove (1930, 1940 and
1943) and
the Fiesta
Room (1932
and 1934).
1944-1946
In 1944, the Academy Awards were held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
in Hollywood. It was the first ceremony ever to be heard
on network radio — and to be broadcast to the troops
abroad.
1947-1949
The Academy Awards show moved to the
Shrine Auditorium — with over 6,000 seats, it was the largest
theater in the U.S.
1950-1960
In 1950, the Oscar ceremony was held at the RKO Pantages Theater,
located at Hollywood and Vine — and it remained there for
ten years. In 1953, the theater was the site of the very first
televised Oscar broadcast, hosted by Bob
Hope.
1961-1968
The Oscars moved from Hollywood to Santa Monica during 1961-1968.
The ceremony was held in the Santa
Monica Civic Auditorium.
In 1966, for the first time ever, the Oscars were broadcast
in full Technicolor.
1969-1987
In 1969, the Academy Awards show moved to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion — and
it remained there for almost 20 years.
1988-2001
The Oscar ceremony returned to the Shrine Auditorium in 1988 — hosted
by Chevy Chase. The show alternated between the Shrine Auditorium
and the Dorothy Chander Pavilion until 2001.
2002-Present Day
Since 2002, the Oscars have taken place at its new home — the
Kodak Theatre in
Hollywood. The
3,300-seat theater was built especially for the annual Academy
Awards ceremony.
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Oscar Trivia
Most Academy Awards
Best Movie — it was a tie!
Ben-Hur — 1959 (11)
Titanic
—1998 (11)
Gone with the Wind — 1939 (10)
Best Actress
Katherine Hepburn (4)
Best Actor
Walter Brennan/Jack Nicholson (3)
Most Nominations
Movie
Titanic —1998 (14)
All About Eve — 1950 (14)
Gone with the Wind — 1939 (13)
Actress
Meryl Streep (14) Actor
Jack Nicholson (12)
Oldest/Youngest Winner
Actress
Gloria Stuart (87)
Tatum O'Neal (10)
Actor
George Burns (80)
Timothy Hutton (20)
Most Outlandish
Oscar Fashionistas
Barbra Streisand (1969)
Barbra's revealing Arnold Scaasi black-tulle,
bell-bottom trouser suit, lined with nude silk, caused a sensation.
Cher (1986)
Cher donned a Bob Mackie beaded punk/Native American
outfit with a Mohawk headress and made international headlines.
Bjork (2001)
Icelandic Singer/Actress Bjork wore the now infamous "Swan-dress" (a
fake
swan
draped over the front of her shoulder).
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