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The first Oscars: Frank Borzage, Best Director for Seventh Heaven and Janet Gaynor, Best Actress for Seventh Heaven, Street Angel and Sunrise (1927) |
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Louis B. Mayer, long-serving movie mogul at MGM from 1924-51 |
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Max Shreck, Nosferatu (Prana-Film, 1921) |
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Gary Cooper and Marlene Dietrich, Morocco (Paramount, 1930) |
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Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Brigitte Helm, Metropolis (Ufa, 1926) |
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Recording Leo the Lion for the MGM trademark (1928) |
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Rudolph Valentino, The Son of the Sheik (United Artists, 1926. Photo: Kenneth Alexander) |
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Al Jolson, The Jazz Singer (Warner Bros. 1927) |
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Buster Keaton, The General (United Artists, 1927) |
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded in 1927 on the initiative of Louis B. Mayer. Its goal was to improve the artistic quality of North American films and promote filmmaking generally. It was the Academy's first president, Douglas Fairbanks, who came up with the idea of giving awards for the best productions. Art Director, Cedric Gibbons designed the trophy but the 'naked man with the sword' didn't have a name until 1931. Legend has it that an MGM secretary passing by the statuette said, "Why, it looks just like my Uncle Oscar!"
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