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This is a complete list of nominees and winners of the 1st Academy Awards. They were given out on May 19, 1929 for films released between August, 1927 and July, 1928.

Winners are highlighted in boldface.

Best Production

• The Racket
• Seventh Heaven
• Wings

Best Artistic Quality of Production

• Sunrise
• The Crowd
• Chang

Best Directing in a Dramatic Picture

• Frank Borzage - Seventh Heaven
• Herbert Brenon - Sorrell and Son
• King Vidor - The Crowd

Best Directing in a Comedic Picture

• Lewis Milestone - Two Arabian Knights
• Ted Wilde - Speedy
• Charles Chaplin - The Circus

Best Performance By An Actor

• Richard Barthelmess - The Noose and The Patent Leather Kid
• Emil Jannings - The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh

Best Performance By An Actress

• Louise Dresser - A Ship Comes In
• Janet Gaynor - Seventh Heaven, Street Angel, and Sunrise
• Gloria Swanson - Sadie Thompson

Adapted Screenplay

• Alfred A. Cohn - The Jazz Singer
• Anthony Coldeway - Glorious Betsy
• Benjamin Glazer - Seventh Heaven

Original Screenplay

• Lajos Biró - The Last Command
• Ben Hecht - Underworld

Best Title Writing

• Gerald Duffy - The Private Life of Helen of Troy
• Joseph Farnham
• George Marion, Jr.

Achievement In Art Direction

• Rochus Gliese - Sunrise
• William Cameron Menzies - The Dove and Tempest
• Harry Oliver - Seventh Heaven

Achievement In Cinematography

• George Barnes - The Devil Dancer, The Magic Flame, and Sadie Thompson
• Charles Rosher and Karl Struss - Sunrise

Best Engineering Effects

• Ralph Hammeras
• Roy Pomeroy - Wings
• Nugent Slaughter

Special honors

Academy Honorary Award

• Charlie Chaplin, "for acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus."
• Warner Bros., "for producing The Jazz Singer, the pioneer outstanding talking picture, which has revolutionized the industry."