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18 interesting facts about the Oscars

2025-03-03 12:35:00, Kuriozitete CNA

18 interesting facts about the Oscars

The Oscars are the oldest film awards ceremony in the world. Over the years, they have become a grand event with a lot of interest for the art world and beyond. Here are 18 interesting facts about the Oscars.

Official name: Academy Award of Merit

Height: 13½ inches

Weight: 8 and a half pounds

Number of Awards Presented: 3140

First recipient: Emil Jannings, named best actor for his performances in "The Last Command" and "The Way of All Flesh" in 1929

Design: A stylized figure of a knight holding a crusader's sword standing on a film reel with five spokes representing the five original branches of the Academy (actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers). No models were used during the design process.

Designer: Cedric Gibbons, chief art director at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Sculptor: Los Angeles artist George Stanley

Manufacturer: UAP Polich Tallix

Production time: 3 months for 50 statues

Youngest and oldest winners – An actress won at the age of 10, while the oldest winner received the award at the age of 83.

Shortest Speech – An actress accepted the award with just two words: “Thank you.”

The longest ceremony – the 2002 Oscars – lasted 4 hours and 23 minutes, while the shortest have been around 90 minutes in previous years.

Record for most nominations without a win – A composer has received 15 nominations, but has yet to win an Oscar.

Victory without saying a word – An actress won the award for a role where the character did not speak throughout the film.

The first color film to win an Oscar – A 1939 film.

Winners cannot sell the statue – The Academy requires that if a winner wants to sell the statue, they first offer it to the Academy for $1.

The first animated film to be nominated for "Best Picture" – A 1991 film.





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