Explanation

• First the Oscar Awards: 16 May 1929
• First ceremony held: Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
• The first Oscar award had 12 categories 
• Best Actress of the First Oscar Award: Janet Gaynor (American Actress)

Additional information

• Oscar Awards, also known as the Academy Awards 
• Oscar Awards: the most prestigious award in Hollywood 
• Held: annually 
• Organizer: Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 
• Best Actor of the First Oscar Award: Emil Jannings (German Actor)
• President of the first Oscar Awards: Douglas Fairbanks (American Actor)
• Oscar Awards broadcast to the general public for the first time through radio: 1930 
• In 1953, Radio was replaced by television for the first time and the ceremony was televised.
• Objective: To honour the participating artists of the motion picture industry  
  
• The current Oscar award has 24 categories

Last updated question by NA on 07 May 2026

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About Academy Awards (Oscar awards 2026)

Held in Los Angeles on March 15, 2026

Edition: 98th

Best Picture: One Battle After Another

Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)

Best Actress: Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)

Additional Information:  

This an the most prestigious award of Hollywood, held annually  

Organizer: Academy of Motion Picture Arts &  Science

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The famous character of Count Dracula was created by Irish author Bram Stoker

Dracula, published in 1897

Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula in the 1931 film Dracula 

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The author of the book Q & A, which inspired the film Slumdog Millionaire, is Vikas Swarup.

Heis an Indian author and diplomat

Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film.

In 2009, at the 81st Academy Awards, Slumdog Millionaire won eight Oscars.