Call yourself a movie buff? Let’s see if you knew these tidbits about the Academy Awards. If you are not a movie buff you’ll enjoy reading these interesting little facts anyway.
The First Ever Oscars Were Held 87 Years Ago!
The inception of Oscars
The first ever Academy Awards were held in 1929 at a private dinner party for 270 people. The first ever Oscars to be televised was in 1953.
The Story of the Oscar Statue
The prestigious Oscar statue
The model for the famous Oscar award statue is rumored to be Mexican actor Emilio Fernandez. Though, initially the famous Oscar award statues were made using gold plated solid bronze, during the World War II they were made from painter’s plaster. These were later on replaced with the current statues made using gold-plated Britannium.
The Youngest Winner Ever
Tatum O’Neal making history
Tatum O’Neal is the youngest Oscar winner. At only 10 years of age, she won Best Supporting Actress for “Paper Moon” (1973).
The Oldest Winner
It’s never to late, to make history
Christopher Plummer is the oldest person to win an Oscar at the age of 82. He won in the category of Best Supporting Actor for “Beginners” (2011).
Most Nominated Male Actor
The evergreen Jack Nicholson
With 12 Oscar nominations, Jack Nicholson is the most nominated male actor ever.
Most Nominated Female Actor
The beautiful Meryl Streep
By being nominated a whopping 19 times, Meryl Streep is the most nominated actor of all time (male or female!).
Women Best Director
And the Oscar goes to..
Till date, Kathryn Bigelow is the only woman to win an Oscar in the Best Director category for her incredible direction of ‘The Hurt Locker’ (2009).
Oscar Host
The legendary Bob Hope
Bob Hope has hosted more Oscars than anyone else by being the Master of Ceremonies, 19 times!
The Longest Speech
And Greer Garson bags the Oscars
Greer Garson gave the longest Oscar acceptance speech of five and a half minutes in 1943, after winning Best Actress.
Award After Death
Legends!
Heath Ledger for ‘The Dark Knight’ and Peter Finch for ‘Network’ are the only actors to be awarded an Oscar posthumously.
Author’s Name- Tushar Nayyar
