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The first Academy Awards were held on the 16th of May 1929, at a private dinner at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, with an audience of about 270 people. Fifteen statuettes were awarded, and the ceremony lasted 15 minutes.
Emil Jannings was the first Best Actor winner, receiving the award for his performances in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh. Because he had to return to Europe before the ceremony, the Academy gave him the award early, making him the first Academy Award recipient overall.
The Oscar is made of gold-plated bronze on a black metal base, standing 13.5 inches tall and weighing 8.5 pounds. Since 2016, the statuettes have been cast in liquid bronze from 3D-printed ceramic molds and then electroplated in 24-karat gold by Epner Technology in Brooklyn, New York.
The origin of the nickname Oscar is disputed. The Academy credits columnist Sidney Skolsky with the first confirmed newspaper reference, published on the 16th of March 1934. Brazilian researcher Waldemar Dalenogare Neto found a likely earlier public mention in journalist Relman Morin's column in the Los Angeles Evening Record on the 5th of December 1933.
The 93rd Academy Awards in 2021 drew only 10.4 million viewers, the lowest total recorded by Nielsen since it began tracking audience figures in 1974. By comparison, the 70th ceremony in 1998 drew more than 57.25 million viewers.
Walt Disney holds the record with 26 Academy Awards, resulting from 59 nominations, as of 1969. He also holds the record for most awards in a single category, with 12 wins for Best Animated Short Film.