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todayinhistory:

May 16th 1929: First Academy AwardsOn this day in 1929, the first Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California. The ceremony was hosted by actor Douglas Fairbanks and director William C. de Mille. 15 awards were handed out, with William Wellman’s ‘Wings’ winning Best Picture and Charlie Chaplin and Warner Brothers being given Honorary Awards. The ceremony was a private brunch with 270 guests and only lasted 15 minutes; it is the only Oscars not to be broadcast on radio or television.

“I found that the best way to handle filmmakers was to hang medals all over them…If I got them cups and awards they’d kill them to produce what I wanted. That’s why the Academy Award was created”- Louis B. Mayer (creator of the Awards)
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imancrosson:

lol this is a way more realistic quote.
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abigaillx:

I wrote a 14 page paper about this my sophomore year. I got extra credit, a simple A and finished the semester with a 104/100.
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