Facts about the Academy Awards
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Audrey Hepburn won 5 Academy Award nominations but only secured 1 win for Best Actress in 1954 for Roman Holiday, despite being one of cinema's most iconic performers.
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Approximately 10 million people worldwide watched the 1955 Academy Awards ceremony on television, marking the first time the broadcast reached such a massive global audience.
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Jack Lemmon received 8 Academy Award nominations across his acting career but never won a competitive Oscar, making him one of Hollywood's most nominated actors without a win.
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Parasite became the first non-English language film to win Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020, breaking a tradition spanning the entire history of the ceremony.
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Walt Disney received a special award at the 1954 Academy Awards ceremony consisting of one full-size Oscar and seven miniature statuettes for his work on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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Marlee Matlin became the youngest Academy Award winner ever at age 21 when she won Best Supporting Actress in 1987 for Children of a Lesser God.
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Katharine Hepburn won 4 Academy Awards for Best Actress between 1934 and 1982, more than any other performer in Oscar history.
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During the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony, Will Smith walked on stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock, creating one of the most shocking moments in the 94-year history of the institution.
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Greer Garson holds the record for longest Academy Awards acceptance speech at 5 minutes 30 seconds for Best Actress in 1943, leading the Academy to implement strict time limits.
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In 1929, the first Academy Awards ceremony lasted just 15 minutes with 270 attendees at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.