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An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...

Timeline of Events

1929

2.18.1929

The first Academy Awards are announced.

5.16.1929

In Hollywood, California, the first Academy Awards are handed out.

1940

2.29.1940

For her role as Mammy in ''Gone with the Wind'', Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award.

1953

3.2.1953

The Academy Awards are first broadcast on television by NBC.

1963

4.13.1963

At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American male to win the Best Actor award for ''Lilies of the Field''.

1969

4.14.1969

At the U.S. Academy Awards there is a tie for the Academy Award for Best Actress between Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand.