1929 Academy Awards
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The 1929 Academy Awards were the inaugural ceremony of the Oscars, honoring the best films and performances of the 1927–1928 film season in Hollywood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1929 Academy Awards canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5442426 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1929 Academy Awards Context triple: [1st Academy Awards, alsoKnownAs, 1929 Academy Awards]
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A.
29th Academy Awards
The 29th Academy Awards was the 1957 ceremony honoring the best films of 1956, notable for recognizing classics like "Around the World in 80 Days" and "The King and I."
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B.
9th Academy Awards
The 9th Academy Awards was the 1937 ceremony honoring the best films of 1936, notable for being one of the early editions of the Oscars presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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C.
12th Academy Awards
The 12th Academy Awards was the 1940 ceremony honoring the best films of 1939, including classics such as "Gone with the Wind" and "The Wizard of Oz."
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D.
20th Academy Awards
The 20th Academy Awards was the 1948 ceremony honoring the best films of 1947, notable for milestones such as the introduction of the Honorary Academy Award.
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E.
28th Academy Awards
The 28th Academy Awards was the 1956 ceremony honoring the best films of 1955, notable for recognizing Marty as Best Picture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1929 Academy Awards Target entity description: The 1929 Academy Awards were the inaugural ceremony of the Oscars, honoring the best films and performances of the 1927–1928 film season in Hollywood.
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A.
29th Academy Awards
The 29th Academy Awards was the 1957 ceremony honoring the best films of 1956, notable for recognizing classics like "Around the World in 80 Days" and "The King and I."
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B.
9th Academy Awards
The 9th Academy Awards was the 1937 ceremony honoring the best films of 1936, notable for being one of the early editions of the Oscars presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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C.
12th Academy Awards
The 12th Academy Awards was the 1940 ceremony honoring the best films of 1939, including classics such as "Gone with the Wind" and "The Wizard of Oz."
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D.
20th Academy Awards
The 20th Academy Awards was the 1948 ceremony honoring the best films of 1947, notable for milestones such as the introduction of the Honorary Academy Award.
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E.
28th Academy Awards
The 28th Academy Awards was the 1956 ceremony honoring the best films of 1955, notable for recognizing Marty as Best Picture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Academy Awards ceremony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1st Academy Awards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor | Excellence in cinematic achievements ⓘ |
| bestActorWinner | Emil Jannings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestActorWinningRoles |
The Last Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Way of All Flesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestActressWinner | Janet Gaynor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestActressWinningRoles |
Seventh Heaven
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Street Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestDirectorComedyPictureFilm | Two Arabian Knights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestDirectorComedyPictureWinner | Lewis Milestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestDirectorDramaticPictureFilm | Seventh Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestDirectorDramaticPictureWinner | Frank Borzage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestPictureCategoryName | Outstanding Picture ⓘ |
| bestPictureWinner | Wings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcast |
not broadcast on radio
ⓘ
not broadcast on television ⓘ |
| ceremonyNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| city | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1929-05-16 ⓘ |
| duration | 15 minutes ⓘ |
| filmEligibilityPeriodEnd | 1928-07-31 ⓘ |
| filmEligibilityPeriodStart | 1927-08-01 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2nd Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| host |
Douglas Fairbanks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William C. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles ⓘ |
| mostAwardsFilm | Seventh Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostAwardsFilmCount | 3 ⓘ |
| notableFact |
only Academy Awards ceremony not to be broadcast in any form at the time
ⓘ
only Academy Awards ceremony where the winners were announced in advance to the media ⓘ only year in which Best Picture was split into two separate categories ⓘ |
| numberOfGuests | 270 ⓘ |
| organizer | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | none ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| seasonHonored | 1927–1928 film season ⓘ |
| ticketPrice | 5 US dollars ⓘ |
| uniqueAward | Best Unique and Artistic Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uniqueAwardWinner | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venueRoom | Blossom Room ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1929 Academy Awards Description of subject: The 1929 Academy Awards were the inaugural ceremony of the Oscars, honoring the best films and performances of the 1927–1928 film season in Hollywood.
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