The first Academy Awards presentation was held on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner function at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with an audience of about 270 people.
The first Best Actor awarded was Emil Jannings, for his performances in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh,
And the first Best Actress awarded was Janet Gaynor for her performances in three films: 7th Heaven (1927), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), and Street Angel (1928).

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