The History of the Academy Awards
The first Academy Award ceremony was on May 16, 1929, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Two hundred people attended and dinner was served at the hotel's Blossom Room. The tickets cost $5 and the evening was filled with speeches. The Academy's President Douglas Fairbanks handed out statuettes. There was no suspense about who was getting an award it was announced three months prior. The following year the academy decided to keep it a secret until the evening of the awards. The academy did give the results to the newspaper and it wasn't suppose to be printed until the 11p.m. edition, but the Los Angeles Times broke the agreement and printed the winners in the evening edition. The academy changed protocol call again in 1941, with a sealed envelope that is still used today (2012). The 16th ceremony was held at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Ca in 1942.
The academy has nearly 6,000 members that vote for the Oscars by secret ballot. The awards are up to 25 categories. The members select winners from five nominees in each category. Members of the academy are also put in a specific category. For instance only film editors can nominate for the Achievement in Film Editing award. Best picture award is selected by the entire academy.
Tonight's award will be the 84th Annual Academy Awards and Billy Crystal will be hosting it. Tonight's award ceremony will be held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, Ca. Wolfgang Puck does all the catering and events that are held at the Kodak Theater. Wolf Gang Puck will feature more than 50 dishes at the Governor's Ball that is held after the award ceremony. He will also be featuring 3D chocolate Oscar.
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