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The Oscar statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, [18] is given to winners of each year's awards. Made of gold-plated bronze on a black metal base, it is 13.5 in (34.3 cm) tall, weighs 8.5 lb (3.9 kg) and depicts a knight rendered in Art Deco style holding a sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes.
At the 1st Academy Awards (1927–1928), the nomination process allowed candidates to be nominated and awarded for a single film, multiple films, or without reference to any specific film. Nominees were announced on February 2, 1929. Winners are listed first, in boldface, and indicated with an asterisk (*). [15]
In the first year of the Oscars, winners could be honored for single movies, multiple films, or a body of work. Janet Gaynor won best actress for her roles in "Sunrise," "7th Heaven" and "Street ...
Hattie McDaniel, the first Black actor or actress to win an Academy Award in 1940 for "Gone with the Wind.". Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win an Oscar in 1964 for "Lilies of the Field ...
However, the 93rd Academy Awards cermony in 2021 was an exception to this tradition, instead honoring films that were released from January 1, 2020 to February 28, the following year. [5] When citing each ceremony, Academy conventions may either list the year(s) of its eligibility period, [6] or the year in which the ceremony was actually held ...
Walt Disney has won 22 Oscars and four honorary awards. He won his first award, Best Cartoon Short Subject, for "Flowers and Trees" in 1932. Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscars won.
First person born in the 21st century to win an Academy Award. Billie Eilish, for Best Original Song, "No Time to Die" from No Time to Die (2021) First person born in the 21st century to be nominated for an Academy Award. Quvenzhané Wallis, for Best Actress, Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) First Icelander to win an Academy Award
The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced on January 23, with the ceremony itself on March 2. This year's crop of nominated films, which were largely well-liked by critics , came ...