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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT 12 lucky individuals and movies won the very first Oscars 95 years ago at the 1st Academy Awards. The 2024 Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, are just around the corner. With a stacked lineup of 2024 Oscar nominees across all categories, the 96th Academy Awards are sure to be an exciting night.
Wings Was The First Movie To Win Best Picture The Category Was Called Outstanding Picture At The Time At the 1st Academy Awards, the 1927 silent and synchronized sound film Wings won Best Picture, then called Outstanding Picture. After the first two Oscar ceremonies, the name of this category was changed to Outstanding Production in 1930. It underwent several name changes over the years until it was given its current name, Best Picture, in 1962.
Sunrise was directed by German director F. W. Murnau in his American film debut, with a screenplay by Carl Mayer based on the 1917 short story "The Excursion to Tilsit" by Hermann Sudermann. George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, and Margaret Livingston in nameless roles, Sunrise tells the story of a farmer who is persuaded to drown his wife by a city girl so they can be together.
7th Heaven is a 1927 synchronized sound romantic drama starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. Set in Paris, 7th Heaven follows a working-class sewer cleaner named Chico who meets an abused sex worker named Diane and pretends to be her husband to prevent her arrest before falling in love for real. Borzage competed against Herbert Brenon for Sorrell and Son and King Vidor for The Crowd for Best Drama Director.
Related Oscars 2024 Best Actor Nominees & Final Winner Prediction The Oscars 2024 Best Actor race has several strong contenders after the nominations announcement, but only one of them will be crowned the winner. Janet Gaynor Won The First Best Actress Oscar For Three Performances Gaynor Won For Her Performances In Sunrise, 7th Heaven, & Street Angel Close The rule about nominations for multiple performances applied to the Best Actress category as well.
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