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Best Picture

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1st Dossier

The 1927/28 file for 1st Academy Awards: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1927/28
Best Picture Wings
Winner Record 14/13
Top Winner 7th Heaven
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Annual Thesis

Wings took Picture; 7th Heaven controlled the board.

This dossier opens with the four races readers check first: Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress. 3 of 4 major races have winners recorded, with 8 major-field records feeding into the full 14/13 ceremony ledger below.

3major races 8major-field records 3/4winners recorded
Full Ballot Winner Circle All Ceremonies Best Picture Best Actor Best Actress

Ceremony Snapshot

A live, winner-driven snapshot of this ceremony.

Best Picture went to Wings. The winning leader is 7th Heaven with 3 wins.

7th Heaven 3 wins | 5 nominations
Sunrise 2 wins | 3 nominations
Wings 2 wins | 2 nominations
The Jazz Singer 1 win | 2 nominations
The Last Command 1 win | 2 nominations
Winner Record 14/13

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Best Picture Nominees

The shortlist most readers look for first: 3 Best Picture nominees from this ceremony.

34Nominations
14Wins
13Categories
1927/28-2025Ledger span

Major Races

The Four Races That Shape the Night

A fast editorial scan of Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress before the full ceremony ledger opens out below.

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Complete Ceremony Ledger

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12 categories 34 records 14 winners

Category

Best Picture

1 winner / 3 records

Category

Best Actress

1 winner / 3 records

Category

Best Actor

1 winner / 2 records

1 winner / 3 records

Category

CINEMATOGRAPHY

1 winner / 2 records

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

Category

VISUAL EFFECTS

1 winner / 3 records

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

Category

ART DIRECTION

1 winner / 3 records

1 winner / 2 records

1 winner / 3 records

1 winner / 3 records

1 winner / 2 records

1 winner / 3 records

Ceremony Highlights

Poster-first highlights from this ceremony, led by winners and the titles that defined the night.

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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