Academy Award for Best Picture

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Until 1950, this award was presented to a representative of the production company rather than individual producers. That year the protocol changed so the award went to all credited producers. A major rule modification occurred in 1999 after five producers accepted the award for Shakespeare in Love. The Academy applied a maximum limit of three producers receiving the award thereafter. Current rules require nominees to hold screen credit as producer or produced by. Executive producers, co-producers, associate producers, line producers, and those producing in association are explicitly excluded. Teams of two people with an established partnership can be considered a single producer if approved by the Producers Guild of America Producing Partnership Panel. Final determination of qualifying producer nominees rests with the Producers Branch Executive Committee. Steven Spielberg holds the record for most nominations at fourteen, winning only once. Kathleen Kennedy holds the record for most nominations without a win at eight. Sam Spiegel and Saul Zaentz tie for the most wins with three each. During the era when awards went to companies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer received the most with five wins and forty nominations.

When did the first Academy Award for Best Picture ceremony take place?

The first Academy Awards ceremony took place on the 16th of May 1929. This event honored films released during the calendar years of 1927 and 1928.

Which film won the Outstanding Picture award at the first Academy Awards in 1929?

Wings won the Outstanding Picture award at the first Academy Awards ceremony held on the 16th of May 1929. The organization later decided retroactively that Wings had received the highest honor possible after dropping the Unique and Artistic Picture category.

Who holds the record for the most nominations without a win for the Academy Award for Best Picture?

Kathleen Kennedy holds the record for the most nominations without a win at eight. Steven Spielberg holds the overall record for most nominations with fourteen but has only won once.

What year did Parasite become the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?

Parasite became the first film not in English to win Best Picture in 2019. It was financed in South Korea and marked a historic milestone for international cinema within the category.

When did the Academy implement inclusion standards requiring films to qualify for the Academy Award for Best Picture?

A film is now required to satisfy representation and inclusion standards called Academy Aperture 2025 to compete in the Best Picture category starting with the 96th Academy Awards for films released in 2023. These rules mandate specific criteria regarding on-screen representation and creative leadership.

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When did the first Academy Award for Best Picture ceremony take place?

Which film won the Outstanding Picture award at the first Academy Awards in 1929?

Who holds the record for the most nominations without a win for the Academy Award for Best Picture?

What year did Parasite become the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?

When did the Academy implement inclusion standards requiring films to qualify for the Academy Award for Best Picture?

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