What was the first movie to win Best Picture at the Oscars?
Wings
A Star Is Born
Gone with the Wind
Casablanca
Correct Answer: Wings
Fact: On May 16, 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted its inaugural awards ceremony at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California. The first official winner of the Best Picture award—and the only silent film ever to claim the honor—was Wings, directed by William Wellman. With a then-record budget of $2 million, it was the most expensive film of its time. The film tells the story of two World War I pilots who fall for the same woman. Its cast featured Charles “Buddy” Rogers, Richard Arlen, Clara Bow, and a young Gary Cooper.