GK
WORLD GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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1927
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1928
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1929
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first Academy Awards presentation was held on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner function at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with an audience of about 270 people. The post-awards party was held at the Mayfair Hotel.
Detailed explanation-2: -Its first president and the host of the May 1929 ceremony was the actor Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. Unlike today, the winners of the first Oscars-as the coveted gold-plated statuettes later became known-were announced before the awards ceremony itself.
Detailed explanation-3: -When the first Academy Awards® were handed out on May 16, 1929, at an Academy banquet in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, movies had just begun to talk. The attendance was 270 and guest tickets cost $5.