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Far from the eagerly anticipated and globally televised event it is today, the first Academy Awards ceremony took place out of the public eye during an Academy banquet at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Two hundred seventy people attended the May 16, 1929 dinner in the hotel's Blossom Room; guest tickets cost $5. And there was little suspense when the awards were presented that night, as the recipients had already been announced three months earlier.

That all changed the following year, however, when the Academy kept the results secret until the ceremony but gave a list in advance to newspapers for publication at 11 p.m. on the night of the Awards. This policy continued until 1940 when, much to the Academy's surprise, the Los Angeles Times broke the embargo and published the names of the winners in its evening edition



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Tony Award Nominee David Rockwell Wins Art Directors Guild Award
by Lauren Wolman - February 06, 2011

Architect, set designer and Tony nominee David Rockwell won at the Art Directors Guild Awards, held in Beverly Hills on Saturday, February 5. Rockwell won for his work in designing for the 82nd annual Academy Awards....


Scott Nevins 'Live in New York City' Set for the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 4/1
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2010

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New 'Oscar Backstage Pass' App for iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch Offers Insider's View
by Kelsey Denette - February 18, 2011

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The Oscars Offer Fans A Place On The Red Carpet In 2011, Applications Ready 9/13
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 08, 2010

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Christoph Waltz Wins Oscar for Best Supporting Actor
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2010

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Penelope Cruz 2009 Oscar Acceptance Speech
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Comix Hosts FREE OSCAR VIEWING PARTY
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 16, 2010

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Bruce Vilanch Comes To Feinstein's 1/11
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 10, 2011

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Third Annual 'Academy Aweirds'
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STAGE TUBE: STOMP On WCBS TV News
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Jimmy Page Launches Show of Peace in Beijing
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 15, 2010

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by Gabrielle Sierra - September 10, 2009

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Steve Bass Signs on as Production Designer for Oscar Telecast
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 23, 2010

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Scott Nevins 'Live in New York City' Set for the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 4/1
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2010

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Comix Hosts FREE OSCAR VIEWING PARTY
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2010

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Scott Nevins: Live in New York City Plays The Laurie Beechman Theater 11/26
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2010

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is proud to present Award Winning TV Personality and Comedian known as the "Hilarious Hottie" from truTV's hit show "The Smoking Gun Presents", recent INSTINCT Magazine Cover guy and critically acclaimed live performer Scott Nevins as he returns to NYC to deliver his late...


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by Jessikah Hackett - August 20, 2010

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