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Wings poster
Best PictureWings

1st Academy Awards

The 1927/28 file: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1927/28
Nominations 34
Categories Decided All 13
Top Winner 7th Heaven
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Ceremony at a glance

Best Picture went to Wings. The winning leader is 7th Heaven with 3 wins. The most nominated title is 7th Heaven with 5 nominations. 14 winners named across 13 categories.

Most awarded titles

  1. 7th Heaven 3 wins5 nominations
  2. Sunrise 2 wins3 nominations
  3. Wings 2 wins2 nominations
  4. The Jazz Singer 1 win2 nominations
  5. The Last Command 1 win2 nominations

Best Picture Nominees

The major races

Wings took Picture; 7th Heaven controlled the board. Picture, Director, Actor and Actress: 3 of 4 decided, 8 nominees in all.

Complete Ceremony Ledger

Every winner and nominee in every category, with film, person and review links.

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Winner

Sunrise

Credit: Charles RosherKarl Struss

NOTE: For this awards year, awards were presented in the name of the individual and could honor work on one or more films. Charles Rosher and Karl Struss were both honored for cinematography on this film. It is considered a single nomination for the film.

Film History

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Nominee

Nugent Slaughter

Credit: Nugent Slaughter

NOTE: Though no specific titles were indicated during the presentation on May 16, 1929, or in the official results from the Central Board of Judges for this honorable mention, Academy records indicate that Mr. Slaughter was most often mentioned in connection with The Jazz Singer.

Person History

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Ceremony Highlights

Categories in this ceremony

Best Actor Best Actress ART DIRECTION Best Picture CINEMATOGRAPHY DIRECTING (Comedy Picture) DIRECTING (Dramatic Picture) SPECIAL AWARD UNIQUE AND ARTISTIC PICTURE VISUAL EFFECTS WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) WRITING (Original Story) WRITING (Title Writing)

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