What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1928?

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There wasn't actually a "Best Picture" award in the first Oscars in 1928. Rather, there were two distinct awards, "Most Outstanding Production," (won by the movie "Wings") and "Most Artistic Quality of Production" (won by the movie "Sunrise").

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wings

First Best Picture

The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Motion Picture (Best Picture) was originally called the Academy Award for Best Production. The film 'Wings' was the first honored with this very prestigious award in 1929. The film is a 1927 silent movie about World War I fighter pilots Charles 'Buddy' Rogers and Richard Arlen who vie for the attentions of the same woman. According to Wikipedia, The first Academy Awards were presented on May 16, 1929 at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Tickets cost $10 and fewer than 250 people attended.

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