The 2nd Academy Awards, presented by the

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(AMPAS) on April 3, 1930, at an awards banquet in the Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel in

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, honored the best films released between August 1, 1928, and July 31, 1929. This was the first Academy Awards ceremony broadcast on radio, by local station KNX, Los Angeles. The second ceremony included a number of changes from the first: most importantly, it was the first presentation for which the winners were not announced in advance, and the number of award categories was reduced from twelve to seven. It is unique in being the only occasion where there were no official nominees; subsequent research by AMPAS resulted in a list of unofficial or ''de facto'' nominees, based on records of which films were evaluated by the judges.

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was the first nominee for Best Actor born in the 20th century.

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, a founding member of AMPAS and married to its first president, lobbied to be considered for the

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award, inviting the judges over for tea at her home, while other actresses being considered for the same award were not made aware of their status. Jeanne Eagels became the first and, to date, only actress to be posthumously nominated for Best Actress, for '' The Letter''. ''

The Divine Lady ''The Divine Lady'' is a 1929 American pre-Code Vitaphone sound film with a synchronized musical score, sound effects, and some synchronized singing, but no spoken dialogue. It stars Corinne Griffith and tells the story of the love affair betwe ...

'' became the last film to win Best Director without receiving a Best Picture nomination. This is the only year in which no film won more than one Oscar. ''

The Broadway Melody ''The Broadway Melody'', also known as ''The Broadway Melody of 1929'', is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. It was one of the first musicals to feature a Technicolor seque ...

'' became the second of seven films to win Best Picture without a writing nomination (preceded by ''

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'', and followed by '' Grand Hotel'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. S ...

'', and ''

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''), and the first of three to win Best Picture and nothing else (followed by ''Grand Hotel'' and ''

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'').

Academy Awards of Merit

Nominees were announced on October 31, 1929. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double-dagger ().

Honorary awards

No Honorary Academy Awards then called Special Awards were conferred at the 2nd Academy Awards ceremony.

Multiple nominations and awards

The following 9 films received multiple nominations: * 5 nominations: '' The Patriot'' and '' In Old Arizona'' * 3 nominations: ''

'', ''

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'', and ''

'' * 2 nominations: '' Madame X'', '' The Valiant'', '' Our Dancing Daughters'', and '' Street Angel''

Changes to Academy Awards

Beginning with the 2nd Academy Awards (19281929), the following changes were made by

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. * Award categories were reduced from twelve to seven: ** The awards for Best Director (Comedy Picture) and Best Director (Dramatic Picture) were merged into a single Best Director award. ** The awards for Best Writing (Adaptation) and Best Writing (Original Story) were merged into a single Best Writing award (these would be split again for the 4th Awards. ** The awards for Best Engineering Effects, Best Unique and Artistic Production, and Best Writing (Title Writing) were discontinued.

Notable awards and nominations

'' In Old Arizona'' and '' The Patriot'' with five nominations each tied the record for the film receiving the most Academy Award nominations. This record was set by '' 7th Heaven'' at the

1st Academy Awards The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and hosted by AMPAS president Douglas Fairbanks, honored the best films from 1 August 1927 to 31 July 1928 and took place on May 1 ...

(19271928). One year later, at the 3rd Academy Awards (19291930), the record was broken by '' The Love Parade'', which garnered six nominations. The current record for the film receiving the most Academy Award nominations with fourteen nominations apiece is held by ''

All About Eve ''All About Eve'' is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, although Orr does not receive a screen credit ...

'' (1950), ''

'' (1997), and ''

La La Land ''La La Land'' is a 2016 American romantic musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress, respectively, who meet and fall in love ...

'' (2016). This record has stood for years.

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External links

The Official Academy Awards Database

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Academy Awards of Merit

Honorary awards

Multiple nominations and awards

Changes to Academy Awards

Notable awards and nominations

See also

References

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