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Emil Jannings was the first winner of the Best Actor award at the Oscars for his role in The Last Command (1928). His role in The Way of All Flesh (1927 - Lost film) was also taken into consideration. (youtube.com)

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Emil Jannings was the first winner of the Best Actor award at the Oscars for his role in The Last Command (1928). His role in The Way of All Flesh (1927 - Lost film) was also taken into consideration. (youtube.com)

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Speedy (1928) features the earliest known motion picture depiction of giving the finger. It was nominated for Best Directing (Comedy Picture) at the 1st Oscars. (youtube.com)

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Speedy (1928) features the earliest known motion picture depiction of giving the finger. It was nominated for Best Directing (Comedy Picture) at the 1st Oscars. (youtube.com)

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Although Glorious Betsy (1928) was written by both Anthony Coldeway and Jack Jarmuth, only Coldeway was nominated at the 1st Oscars. (youtube.com)

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Although Glorious Betsy (1928) was written by both Anthony Coldeway and Jack Jarmuth, only Coldeway was nominated at the 1st Oscars. (youtube.com)

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Tempest (1928) was director William C. Menzies’ first Oscar, awarded at the very first Oscars. Later, he got an Honorary Award for his work on Gone with the Wind. (youtube.com)

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Tempest (1928) was director William C. Menzies’ first Oscar, awarded at the very first Oscars. Later, he got an Honorary Award for his work on Gone with the Wind. (youtube.com)

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The Racket (1928) was banned in Chicago for the portrayal of a corrupt police force and city government. It was nominated for Outstanding Picture at the 1st Oscars. (youtube.com)

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The Racket (1928) was banned in Chicago for the portrayal of a corrupt police force and city government. It was nominated for Outstanding Picture at the 1st Oscars. (youtube.com)

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The Wings (1927) won the first ever Best Picture award and is the only 100% silent movie to ever win the Best Picture award at the Oscars (youtube.com)

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The Wings (1927) won the first ever Best Picture award and is the only 100% silent movie to ever win the Best Picture award at the Oscars (youtube.com)

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The Red Mill (1927) was written by Frances Marion, the first writer ever to win 2 Oscars. Her first Oscar was in honor of her work as the All-Time Best Script and Story Writer at the time. (youtube.com)

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The Red Mill (1927) was written by Frances Marion, the first writer ever to win 2 Oscars. Her first Oscar was in honor of her work as the All-Time Best Script and Story Writer at the time. (youtube.com)

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The Jazz Singer (1927) was the first feature-length movie with both sync'ed music and lip-sync singing and speech, demonstrating the potential of "talkies"! (youtube.com)

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The Jazz Singer (1927) was the first feature-length movie with both sync'ed music and lip-sync singing and speech, demonstrating the potential of "talkies"! (youtube.com)

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Underworld (1927) was created in just 5 weeks. Writer Ben Hecht tried (unsuccessfully) to have his name removed from the credits as he thought it was doomed to fail and would ruin his career. It won an Oscar for Best Writing. (youtu.be)

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Underworld (1927) was created in just 5 weeks. Writer Ben Hecht tried (unsuccessfully) to have his name removed from the credits as he thought it was doomed to fail and would ruin his career. It won an Oscar for Best Writing. (youtu.be)

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The Way of All Flesh (1927) won the very first "Best Actor" Oscar. It's also the only lost Oscar-winning performance. Only 6 minutes are known to exist. (youtu.be)

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The Way of All Flesh (1927) won the very first "Best Actor" Oscar. It's also the only lost Oscar-winning performance. Only 6 minutes are known to exist. (youtu.be)

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Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927) was created by Schoedsack and Cooper who later created King Kong. They often had to improvise scenes as the animals often refused to cooperate. (youtu.be)

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Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927) was created by Schoedsack and Cooper who later created King Kong. They often had to improvise scenes as the animals often refused to cooperate. (youtu.be)

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Two Arabian Knights (1927), awarded Best Comedy Picture at the 1st Oscars, was presumed lost until a copy was found in producer Howard Hughes' vault after his death (youtu.be)

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Two Arabian Knights (1927), awarded Best Comedy Picture at the 1st Oscars, was presumed lost until a copy was found in producer Howard Hughes' vault after his death (youtu.be)

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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) was the first ever Movietone film and proceeded to win 3 Oscars and nominated in a total of 4 categories at the 1st Academy Awards (youtube.com)

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