Cika wannan jumla:
An gudanar da bikin Academy Awards na farko a cikin 1929 tare da rarraba kyautar zuwa nau'ikan "Dramatic" da "Comedy"; Frank Borzage da Lewis Milestone sun ci nasara don "7th Heaven" da "Two Arabian Knights", bi da bi. Koyaya, waɗannan rukunin an haɗa su don duk bukukuwan da suka biyo baya. An zabi wadanda aka zaba ta hanyar kuri'a guda daya a cikin reshen daraktocin AMPAS; Ana zaɓar masu cin nasara ta hanyar kuri'a mai yawa daga dukkan membobin da suka cancanci jefa kuri'a na Kwalejin.