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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).
1939
10 Best-Picture Nominees
These 1939 10 Best-Picture Nominees are all considered
classics today:
- Gone With the Wind*
- The Wizard of Oz
- Stagecoach
- Wuthering Heights
- Love Affair
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- Of Mice and Men
- Ninotchka
- Dark Victory
*1939 Winner
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.
Oscar Hosts
2013 — Seth MacFarlane
2012 — Billy Crystal
2011 — Anne Hathaway*
& James Franco*
2010 — Steve Martin
& Alec
Baldwin
2009 — Hugh Jackman
2008 — Jon Stewart
2007 — Ellen DeGeneres
2006 — Jon Stewart
2005 — Chris Rock
2004 — Billy Crystal
2003 — Steve Martin
2002 — Whoopi Goldberg
2001 — Steve Martin
2000
— Billy Crystal
* First time ever that the Oscars were co-hosted by a male and female (Anne Hathaway and Oscar-nominee James Franco)
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Best-Picture Categories
On June 2009, the 2010 Academy Awards doubled the
number
of Best-Picture Nominees from five to 10 — returning to the traditions
of the 1930s and '40s. The broadened movie field could now include Documentaries,
Foreign-Language Films, Animated Movies, Musicals and Comedies.
In January 2012, the rules changed to allow anywhere from 5 to 10 Best-Picture Nominees — 9 movies were nominated.
Oscar-Winning Movies
(1990 to Present)
2011 — The Artist
2010 — The King's Speech
2009 — The Hurt Locker
2008 — Slumdog Millionaire
2007 — No Country For Old Men
2006 — The Departed
2005 — Crash
2004 — Million Dollar Baby
2003 — The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King
2002 — Chicago
2001 — A Beautiful Mind
2000 — Gladiator
1999 — American Beauty
1998 — Shakespeare in Love
1997 — Titanic
1996 — The English Patient
1995 — Braveheart
1994 — Forrest Gump
1993 — Schindler's List
1992 — Unforgiven
1991 — The Silence of the Lambs
1990
— Dances with Wolves
Academy Awards,
Best Picture Nominations and Winner
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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
Meryl Streep — 3
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
makes Oscar History in 2013
with 3 Best Oscar Wins
Walter Brennan (3 Best Supporting Actor Awards)
Jack Nicholson (2 Best Actor Awards & 1 Supporting Actor Award)
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Most Nominations
Movie
Titanic (1998) — 14
All About Eve (1950) —14
Gone with the Wind (1939)
— 13 Actress
Meryl Streep — 17 Actor
Jack Nicholson — 12
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Highest-Grossing Movie
Avatar (2009)
Oldest/Youngest Winners
Actress
Tatum O'Neal (10)
Gloria Stuart (87)
Youngest Nominated Actress:
Quvenzhané Wallis (9)
Oldest Nominated Actress:
Emmanuelle Riva (85)
Actor
Timothy Hutton (20)
George Burns (80)
Christopher Plummer (82)
First Frenchman to win
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin
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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).
Who is the only Oscar to win an Oscar?
Oscar Hammerstein II for Best Original Song in 1941 for "The Last Time I Saw Paris" in the film "Lady Be Good" and again in 1945 for "It Might As Well Be Spring" in the film "State Fair."
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Fun
Hollywood Celebrity STANDUPS! - a large selection of photo-realistic
lifesize cutouts of all
your favorite personalities
Oscar Statue
How much does the Oscar statue weigh in comparison to other Awards?
Oscar Statue: 8.5 lbs
Grammy Award: 5 lbs 2oz
Golden Globe 5.5 lbs
Spirit Award 6 lbs
SAG Award 12 lbs
Fun "Hollywood
and Los Angeles/LA" Gifts
"Hollywood Stars"
Gift Tote Bag
"Hollywood
Stars"
Party Favors
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"California
Girl" Gifts
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"I Love LA" Gifts
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Annual Razzie Awards
Check out this year's annual Razzies to see the "Worst Nominees" of the year in the following categories:
- Worst Pictures
- Worst Actor
- Worst Actress
- Worst Supporting Actor
- Worst Supporting Actress
- Worst Director
- ... and more!
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