William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of 'The Exorcist', dies aged 87
The release of 'The French Connection' and 'The Exorcist' in quick succession during the 1970s led critics to hail Friedkin as a leading member of a new generation of Hollywood filmmakers
This Day in History: , First Academy Awards Ceremony.
May 16, 1929.
The first awards ceremony
was thought up by MGM mogul, Louis B. Mayer.
Styled more as a dinner party
than how we know the Oscars today,
the event included about 250 people.
Before this first ceremony
was conducted, the winners
had already been announced.
The purpose of the ceremony was
to honor the awardees and to present
them with their Oscar statuettes.
'Wings' and 'Sunrise' were the
first films to be awarded as
the best films of the year.
Emil Jannings won the Best Actor
award and Janet Gaynor won
in the Best Actress category
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