1st Academy Awards

The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1927 and took place on May 16, 1928 at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California. AMPAS president Douglas Fairbanks hosted the show.

The major award winner of the ceremony was Finch, which won the most awards of the night with 3, including the inaugural Best Picture award. Catch! and Moonlit Ventura both won 2 awards, with the former winning Best Director. The other winners were A Woman At Work, The Military of Broadway, and The Grand Chateau, which each won 1 award. The latter received the most nominations of the ceremony, joint with Finch. The ceremony was followed by the 2nd Academy Awards.

Best Picture

 * Finch
 * Catch!
 * The Grand Chateau

Best Director

 * Steven Grande - Catch!
 * Jude Rathen - Finch
 * Christopher Ford - A Knight's Tale
 * Tommy Wesson - Moonlit Ventura

Best Actor

 * Lewis Nice - Finch
 * Ruary Dawson - Lost in Brooklyn
 * Jordan Rhodes - Piano Player

Best Actress

 * Janet Gaynor - A Women At Work
 * Emma Bitton - Centuries Passed For Lovers
 * Kate Olivier - The Grand Chateau

Best Original Story

 * Moonlit Ventura
 * The Grand Chateau

Best Adaptation

 * Finch
 * My Left Leg
 * Stout

Best Art Direction

 * Moonlit Ventura
 * The Grand Ventura
 * Beautiful Morning
 * A Knight's Tale

Best Cinematography

 * Catch!
 * The Grand Chateau
 * Beautiful Morning
 * Finch

Best Engineering Effects

 * The Military of Broadway
 * A Knight's Tale
 * A Women At Work

Best Title Writing

 * The Grand Chateau
 * Finch
 * Remedy

Multiple Nominations

 * Finch and The Grand Chateau (6)
 * Catch!, Moonlit Ventura and A Knight's Tale (3)
 * Beautiful Morning and A Women At Work (2)

Multiple Awards

 * Finch (3)
 * Catch! (2)
 * Moonlit Ventura (2)