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1929 - the first Academy Awards ceremony
1929 - the first Academy Awards ceremony
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With 270 guests dining on broiled chicken, the first Academy Awards were given out in the Blossom Room at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on May 16, 1929.
(Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)



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81st annual Academy Awards
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Sunday, February 22, 2009
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Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
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