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Feb 18, 2022 · While it might not be a completely silent movie, it did reach some other Oscars milestones. The lead actor, Jean Dujardin, became the first-ever French actor to win the best actor award, according to IMDb, and it was the first (mostly) silent film to win for best director, score, costume, and actor.
Wings is a 1927 American silent and synchronized sound film known for winning the first Academy Award for Best Picture. Due to the general public's apathy towards silent films, the film was quickly re-released in 1928 with synchronized sound.
The 1st Academy Awards Memorable Moments. Best Picture: Wings. Wings was the only silent film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. Wings also won the Academy Award for Engineering Effects. The event was held a full three months after the winners had already been announced.
The Artist, black-and-white French film (2011) that was an homage to 1920s movies and was the first primarily silent feature to win the best-picture Oscar since 1929. The film centers on the fictional silent-film idol George Valentin (played by Jean Dujardin) and up-and-coming actress Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo).
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Mar 13, 2022 · It was the first best picture Oscar winner to be set in the movie industry and only the second silent film, after original winner “Wings.” Read the Original 2011 Film Review The King's Speech
Jan 18, 2012 · As silent movie The Artist tap-dances its way through awards season, we look back at the first movie to win the Academy Award for best picture, 1927's silent epic Wings. As movie historians...
The 1st Academy Awards | 1929. Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Thursday, May 16, 1929. Honoring movies released from August 1, 1927 - August 1, 1928.
