Oscar Awards
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| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Basic Facts About the Oscar StatuteOfficial Name | Academy Award Merit |
| Model for the Statue | Emilio "El Indio" Fernández(Mexican Actor) |
| Sculpted By | George Stanley |
| Design Sketch | Cedric Gibbons |
| Dimensions | 34cm in length & weighs 8.5 pounds |
| Shape | Knight rendered in Art Deco style holding a crusader's sword. standing on a reel of film with five spokes.*Composition– Gold-plated bronze on a black metal base |
| Manufacturer | R. S. Owens and Company, Chicago(since 1982) |
| Officially Named as Oscar | 1939 |
| Venue | Dolby Theatre(formerly known as Kodak Theatre, since 2002)."Red carpet" –500 feet length |
| Oscar AwardsFirst Oscar awards presented | May 16, 1929, Downstairs Blossom Ballroom, Hollywood.No. of Winners for the 1st Academy Awards–12 |
| First Radio Broadcast | 1930 |
| First Television Broadcast | 1953 |
| First Worldwide Broadcast | 1969 |
| Shortest Oscar telecast | 1959(100 minutes) |
| First Person to receive the statuette of Oscar | Emil Jannings(Best Actor, Films: "The Last Command" &"The Way of All Flesh", 1929) |
| First Black actor to win an Oscar | Sidney Poitier(1963) |
| First Black actress to win an Oscar | Hattie McDaniel(Best Supporting Actress, Film: "Gone with the Wind," 1940) |
| First Black actress to win Oscar forBest Actress | Halle Berry |
| First Muslim actor to win an Oscar | Riz Ahmed(The Long Goodbye, 2022)* |
| First Deafactor to win an Oscar | Troy Kotsur(CODA, 2022)* |
| First Deafactress to win an Oscar | Marlee Matlin(Children of a Lesser God, 1987) |
| First Woman to win the Oscar for Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow(Film: "The Hurt Locker") |
| First woman of color to win Best Director Oscar | Chloé Zhao(Film: "Nomadland"; 2021)* |
| First Foreign Film to be nominated for Best Picture | Grand Illusion |
| First non-English language film to win the Best Picture award | Parasite(South Korean film, Director: Bong Joon-ho) |
| Youngest Oscar winner | Tatum O’Neal(10 years old, Best supporting actress, Film: “Paper Moon” 1973) |
| Oldest Actor to win an Oscar Award | Anthony Hopkins(2021, 83 years old; The Father)* |
| Oldest Actress to win an Oscar | Jessica Tandy(1990, 81 years old) |
| Only Nobel Laureate to win an Oscar | George Bernard Shaw(1938, Pygmalion) |
| Most expensive movie ever to win an Oscar | Avatar(approx: $280 million) |
| Most Best Original Screenplay nominations | Woody Allen(won 2 out of 14 nominations) |
| Overall record holder for Oscar nominations regardless of category | Walt Disney(nominations - 59, wins - 26 excluding four honorary awards) |
| Record for hosting the maximum no. of Academy Awards | Bob Hope(14 times) |
| Record for total Oscar wins in one year | 11 |
| Record holders for the most nominations in one year | All About Eve(1950)and Titanic(1997) (with 14 nominations) |
| Record of most Oscars ever won by a single film | 3 Films -Ben-Hur(1959), Titanic(1997)& The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003) |
| Only 3 films that won all Top 5 Oscar categories(Best Film, Actor, Actress, Director & Writing) | “It Happened One Night, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest & The Silence of the Lambs.”Only actors to win posthumous Oscars in acting–Peter Finch(Network)& Heath Ledger(The Dark Knight)* |
| Best PictureFirst Best Picture winner | Wings(Director: William Wellman) |
| First Comedy to win Best Picture | It Happened One Night(1934) |
| First Biopic to win Best Picture | The Great Ziegfeld(1936) |
| First Sequel to be nominated for Best Picture | The Bells of St. Mary's(1945) |
| First Sequel to win Best Picture | The Godfather Part II(1974) |
| First Science-fiction film to be nominated for Best Picture | A Clockwork Orange(Stanley Kubrick, 1971) |
| First & only traditional animated film to be nominated for Best Picture | Beauty and the Beast(1991) |
| Longest Picture to win Best Picture award | “Gone with the Wind”(234 minutes) |
| First independent film to be nominated for Best Picture | Kiss of the Spider Woman(1985) |
| The only remake of a feature film (Infernal Affairs) to win Best Picture | The Departed(2006) |
| Best ActorOldest Best Actor winner | Anthony Hopkins(2021, 83 years old; The Father)* |
| Youngest actor to win Best Actor award | Adrien Brody(29 years old, Film: The Pianist, 2002) |
| Most Best Actor nominations(9) | Spencer Tracy & Laurence Olivier(won 2 & 1 respectively) |
| Most Best Actor Oscars were won by | Daniel Day-Lewis(3 times out of six nominations, for My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007), and Lincoln (2012) |
| Best ActressMost Best Actress Oscars(4) | Katharine Hepburn(Films - Morning Glory (1933), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968), and On Golden Pond (1981)) |
| Most Best Actress nominations | Meryl Streep(16 times) |
| Oldest Best Actress winner | Jessica Tandy(80 years old, Film - Driving Miss Daisy, 1989) |
| SideNotes:Five spokes* | Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and TechniciansGreen Oscar–Whitley Awards (UK) for wildlife conservation in Asia, Africa & Latin America |
Basic Facts About the Oscar StatuteOfficial Name
Academy Award Merit
Model for the Statue
Emilio "El Indio" Fernández(Mexican Actor)
Sculpted By
George Stanley
Design Sketch
Cedric Gibbons
Dimensions
34cm in length & weighs 8.5 pounds
Shape
Knight rendered in Art Deco style holding a crusader's sword. standing on a reel of film with five spokes.*Composition– Gold-plated bronze on a black metal base
Manufacturer
R. S. Owens and Company, Chicago(since 1982)
Officially Named as Oscar
1939
Venue
Dolby Theatre(formerly known as Kodak Theatre, since 2002)."Red carpet" –500 feet length
Oscar AwardsFirst Oscar awards presented
May 16, 1929, Downstairs Blossom Ballroom, Hollywood.No. of Winners for the 1st Academy Awards–12
First Radio Broadcast
1930
First Television Broadcast
1953
First Worldwide Broadcast
1969
Shortest Oscar telecast
1959(100 minutes)
First Person to receive the statuette of Oscar
Emil Jannings(Best Actor, Films: "The Last Command" &"The Way of All Flesh", 1929)
First Black actor to win an Oscar
Sidney Poitier(1963)
First Black actress to win an Oscar
Hattie McDaniel(Best Supporting Actress, Film: "Gone with the Wind," 1940)
First Black actress to win Oscar forBest Actress
Halle Berry
First Muslim actor to win an Oscar*
Riz Ahmed(The Long Goodbye, 2022)
First Deafactor to win an Oscar*
Troy Kotsur(CODA, 2022)
First Deafactress to win an Oscar
Marlee Matlin(Children of a Lesser God, 1987)
First Woman to win the Oscar for Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow(Film: "The Hurt Locker")
First woman of color to win Best Director Oscar*
Chloé Zhao(Film: "Nomadland"; 2021)
First Foreign Film to be nominated for Best Picture
Grand Illusion
First non-English language film to win the Best Picture award
Parasite(South Korean film, Director: Bong Joon-ho)
Youngest Oscar winner
Tatum O’Neal(10 years old, Best supporting actress, Film: “Paper Moon” 1973)
Oldest Actor to win an Oscar Award*
Anthony Hopkins(2021, 83 years old; The Father)
Oldest Actress to win an Oscar
Jessica Tandy(1990, 81 years old)
Only Nobel Laureate to win an Oscar
George Bernard Shaw(1938, Pygmalion)
Most expensive movie ever to win an Oscar
Avatar(approx: $280 million)
Most Best Original Screenplay nominations
Woody Allen(won 2 out of 14 nominations)
Overall record holder for Oscar nominations regardless of category
Walt Disney(nominations - 59, wins - 26 excluding four honorary awards)
Record for hosting the maximum no. of Academy Awards
Bob Hope(14 times)
Record for total Oscar wins in one year
11
Record holders for the most nominations in one year
All About Eve(1950)and Titanic(1997) (with 14 nominations)
Record of most Oscars ever won by a single film
3 Films -Ben-Hur(1959), Titanic(1997)& The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)
Only 3 films that won all Top 5 Oscar categories(Best Film, Actor, Actress, Director & Writing)*
“It Happened One Night, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest & The Silence of the Lambs.”Only actors to win posthumous Oscars in acting–Peter Finch(Network)& Heath Ledger(The Dark Knight)
Best PictureFirst Best Picture winner
Wings(Director: William Wellman)
First Comedy to win Best Picture
It Happened One Night(1934)
First Biopic to win Best Picture
The Great Ziegfeld(1936)
First Sequel to be nominated for Best Picture
The Bells of St. Mary's(1945)
First Sequel to win Best Picture
The Godfather Part II(1974)
First Science-fiction film to be nominated for Best Picture
A Clockwork Orange(Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
First & only traditional animated film to be nominated for Best Picture
Beauty and the Beast(1991)
Longest Picture to win Best Picture award
“Gone with the Wind”(234 minutes)
First independent film to be nominated for Best Picture
Kiss of the Spider Woman(1985)
The only remake of a feature film (Infernal Affairs) to win Best Picture
The Departed(2006)
Best ActorOldest Best Actor winner*
Anthony Hopkins(2021, 83 years old; The Father)
Youngest actor to win Best Actor award
Adrien Brody(29 years old, Film: The Pianist, 2002)
Most Best Actor nominations(9)
Spencer Tracy & Laurence Olivier(won 2 & 1 respectively)
Most Best Actor Oscars were won by
Daniel Day-Lewis(3 times out of six nominations, for My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007), and Lincoln (2012)
Best ActressMost Best Actress Oscars(4)
Katharine Hepburn(Films - Morning Glory (1933), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968), and On Golden Pond (1981))
Most Best Actress nominations
Meryl Streep(16 times)
Oldest Best Actress winner
Jessica Tandy(80 years old, Film - Driving Miss Daisy, 1989)
SideNotes:Five spokes*
Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and TechniciansGreen Oscar–Whitley Awards (UK) for wildlife conservation in Asia, Africa & Latin America
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