European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Vernon Scott United press International i facts and Here Are some things you never knew about Iho oscars or perhaps you d Rathe not know or maybe you Only suspected James Cagney was the first actor to Winan award for Besl actor in a musical Yankee the Only ornate president of the motion picture Academy of arts and sols Mcaa in its 59-year history was Belle Davis and she quit before her Arm was up. Nominations but no award citizen Kane was nominated Lor nine oscars but won Only one the color purple won 1 1 nominations last year and came away with Zero. The picture that grabbed the most Academy award nominations was All about eve in 1950. It collected a total of 1 4 nominations and won sex including Best picture and Best director for Joseph l. Mankiewicz. Ben hurls the All Lime Winner of awards receiving 1 1 of the 1 2 oscars it was nominated for in 1 959, including Best picture Best director William Wyler and Best actor Charlton Heston. Most embarrassing Oscar moment will Rogers announced the winning director in 1933 by starting out to my Good Friend Frank. Frank Capra ran toward the stage until he heard Rogers continue ". The Winner a Frank  Capra later Eaks of his return to his seat it was the longest crawl in  tie Voles the first in 1932, was Between Wallace been for the Champ and Fredric March for or. Jerky to . The second in 1 966, was Between Katharine Hepburn for the lion in Winter and barbra Streisand for funny girl. They each netted a Best actress Oscar. Jack Nicholson nominated in 1 970 for Best actor for his performance in five easy pieces said i m voting for  deaf actress Marlee Mallin a a Tydren of e lesser go who won for Best actress this year is the sixth performer to win for delivering a performance without dialogue. The first two were Janet Gaynor and Emil Jannings in silent films. The others were Jane Wyman in Johnny Belinda Patty Duke in the Miracle worker and John Mills in Ryan 3 daughter two honorary awards were handed out this year. Ralph Bellamy was recognized for his unique artistry and distinguished service to the profession of  Steven Spielberg received the Irving g. That erg memorial award for his creative body of work. First time nominations went to 1 3 of the 20 acting nominees this year. Two of this year s acting nominees Jane Fonda and Paul Newman have been nominated seven times each. Newman won his Glrst Oscar this year for the color of Money Fonda has picked up two oscars for we teen 1971 and coming Home u 1b78. Ingrid Bergman sat an unusual record. Nominated for seven oscars she won three in three different decades Best actress gaslight 1944 Best actress Anastasia 1956, and Best supporting actress the Orient express 1 974. The first actress to win an Academy award was Janet Gaynor who won for three pictures in 1927-28, seventh heaven Street Angel and Sunrise. The previous 53 winners for Best picture include 34 dramas seven comedies eight musicals eight War films and Only one Western Cir name in 1930-31, Clark Sable and Claudette Colbert were the first co stars to capture oscars in the same film for their performances in if happened one night in 1934, in the Early year of the oscars before the award was Given the name As Many As a dozen films were nominated for he Best. Picture award. The five nominees this year were drawn from a Field of 249 movies that were eligible with the winning entry being Oliver Stone s platoon. The Best foreign language film category Drew entries from 31 countries this year. Winner was the dutch movie the assault. Katharine Hepburn with 11 nominations for Best actress stands alone As the performer with the most Golden statuettes four. Her wins also were in three different decades Best actress morning glory. 1933 Bast actress. Guess who s coming to dinner 1967 Best actress the lion in Winter 1968 Best actress on Golden Pond. 1981. On the actors aide to tale Walter Brennan holds the title with three oscars for Best supporting actor. Ii was not until 1936 that awards were Given for Best supporting actor and actress. The winners that year were Brennan in coma and gel it end gala Condor Gaartz for Anthony Adverse the Oscar St Alullo has a Bronze Interior with a Gold exterior and costs More than $200 to make. During world War it the oscars were made of plaster. All in the family i the Only brother and Sisler to win oscars in the acting categories were Lionel and Ethel Barrymore. Their brother John barn More never won. Lionet won the Best actor award in 1931 Lor a free soul and Ethel won Best supporting actress in 1944 Lor none but the lonely heart. All in the family u the first family members to collect awards in the same year 1946, were Walter and John Huston. Papa Walter won Best supporting actor for the treasure of the Sierra Madro. Son John won for Besl director in the same picture. Laurence Olivier is the Only person to direct himself to an Oscar. He won the award for Best actor in Hamlet which he directed in 1948, television coverage of the oscars began in 1953, and the first color broadcast was in 1966, the first sound film to win an Academy award was Broadway Melody in 1928-29. George Bernard Shaw noted Lor his acerbic a won a Best screenplay Oscar in 1938 for pygmalion his reaction to offer me an award of this sort is an insult As if they had never heard of me before of the 20 acting nominees this year William Hurt was the Only repeat nominee from 1965. Hurt won the Besl actor award Lor kiss of the spider woman end was nominated this year for children of a lesser god Sigourney Weaver and Paul Newman were nominated this year for roles in which they reprise characters they played in earlier films. Weaver played warrant officer Ripley in alien and aliens. Newman played Pool shark fast Eddie Refson in the Hustler and the color of Money. The Only other stars to do so were Al Pacino As Michael Corleone in Trig godfather pictures and sing Crosby As father o Matey in going my Way and the Bells of St. Mary s. The Only nominee to fall asleep during an Academy awards ceremony was Jackie Cooper who at age 10, dozed on Marie Dressler s shoulder. Cooper nominated for afar re in 193031, lost. There were 36 Charier members of the Academy in 1926 and Douglas Fairbanks was us first president. The Academy ordered 100 oscars for this year s awards. There were Only 23 categories but multiple winners in some categories required extra statuettes. Writer director Oliver Stone Haa had two nominations in the same category original screenplay for both platoon and Salvador the third time a nominee has competed against himself far Best screenplay. In 1944, Preston Sturges was nominated for the Miracle of Morgan s Creek and Hall the conquering hero. Joseph l. Mankiewicz was in the same position in 1950 with Alt about eve and to Way out. After the 1942 Oscar show Mary Pickford who attended the ceremonies said no one person could arrange anything so  George c. Scott who won the Oscar for Patton in 1970, refused to accept it saying the ceremonies Are a two hour meat Parade a Public display with contrived suspense for economic  said Dustin Hoffman of the oscars in 1974, the Academy awards Are obscene dirty and no better than a Beauty  the Academy awards presentations were first held at the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel a family affair with Only �00 attending a banquet. The awards subsequently moved id banquet rooms in the Biltmore and ambassador hotels. Thereafter they were held at the pantages Academy and Grauman s chinese Heaters the shrine auditorium and Santa Monica civic auditorium. Since 1969 Oscar has found a permanent Home at the los Angeles music Center. General consensus has it that 1939 was the All time Best Yea Tor picture nominees gone with the wind dark Victory goodbye he. Chips love affair or. Smith goes to Washington Ninotchka of mice and men Stagecoach the wizard of of and withering Heights. Wings 1927-28 was the first and last silent film to win the Oscar Tor Best picture wednesday april 1, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 17