Kammala wannan magana: A bikin Academy Awards na 9 da aka gudanar a 1937, Gale Sondergaard ita ce ta farko da ta lashe wannan lambar yabo don rawar da ta taka a "Anthony Adverse". Da farko, ana ba da lambobin yabo ga masu cin nasara a cikin nau'ikan wasan kwaikwayo biyu maimakon mutum-mutumi. Farawa da
16th bikin da aka gudanar a 1944, masu cin nasara sun sami cikakkun siffofi. A halin yanzu, ana tantance masu gabatarwa ta hanyar jefa kuri'a guda daya a cikin reshen AMPAS; Ana zaɓar masu nasara ta hanyar kuri'a mai yawa daga cikin membobin ƙuri'a masu cancanta na Kwalejin.