Academy Awards Trivia

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What film was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture?

Answer: Wings

Bonus fact: Wings was named Best Picture at the first Academy Awards, held in 1929.

Who became the first woman to win the Academy Award for directing?

Answer: Kathryn Bigelow

Bonus fact: Kathryn Bigelow won for The Hurt Locker at the 82nd Academy Awards.

What film became the first non-English-language movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?

Answer: Parasite

Bonus fact: Parasite made Oscar history in 2020 as the first non-English-language film to win Best Picture.

Where were the first Academy Awards presented in 1929?

Answer: Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Bonus fact: The first Academy Awards banquet was held in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on May 16, 1929.

What was the first color film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?

Answer: Gone with the Wind

Bonus fact: Gone with the Wind won Best Picture at the 12th Academy Awards and was the first color movie to take the award.

What was the first movie sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?

Answer: The Godfather Part II

Bonus fact: The Godfather Part II became the first sequel to win Best Picture at the 47th Academy Awards.