The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled a new logo Tuesday that features a triangular image with an Oscar statue. “This design gives the Academy a presence in its own logo for ...

The old Academy logo had existed since the 1920s, and it exclusively showed off the shape of the Academy’s gold statuette. At some point, the statuette became ensconced in a round oval.

These were the first Jews who won Oscars at the inaugural Academy Awards in 1929. The three men — writers Ben Hecht and Benjamin Glazer and director Lewis Milestone — were connected by more ...

The first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929 began as a private dinner hosted by Douglas Fairbanks and director William C. DeMille and had no formal host. However, as the awards gained popularity ...