1st Annual Academy Awards Coverage (1929)

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  • Date of Ceremony: Thursday, May 16, 1929
  • For films released in: 1927-1928
  • Location: Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles, California
  • Host(s): Douglas Fairbanks and William C. deMille
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The very first presentation of the Academy Awards® was held on Thursday, May 16, 1929 at a private dinner held in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

We have full coverage including the winners and full nominations.

Heading into the ceremony, the following film(s) had five or more nominations:

  • 7th Heaven: 5
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