Annual
|
Year
|
Name
|
Film
|
Milestone
|
1st
|
1927
|
Ralph Richardson
|
Wings and Sunrise
|
the first (and only) silent films to win Best Picture
|
1st
|
1927
|
Jack Nicholson
|
The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh
|
the first war film to win Best Picture
|
1st
|
1927
|
Keisha Castle-Hughes
|
The Spy Who Loved Me
|
the first film to win Best Picture without being nominated for Best Director
|
1st
|
1927
|
Dustin Hoffman
|
Wings
|
the first film to win Best Picture without receiving any acting nominations
|
2nd
|
1929
|
Philip Seymour Hoffman
|
The Broadway Melody
|
the first elephant
|