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Headline: This Day in History: First Academy Awards Ceremony

Caption: May 16, 1929. The first awards ceremony was thought up by MGM mogul, Louis B. Mayer. Styled more as a dinner party than how we know the Oscars today, the event included about 250 people. Before this first ceremony was conducted, the winners had already been announced.

Keywords: This Day In History: First,Academy Awards,ceremony,Oscars,dinner party,winners,announced,MGM mogul,Louis B. Mayer,actors,actresses,Hollywood,movies

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