Year 1: The Oscar Awards were held in May 1929 for achievements made in 1927 and 1928.
Best Picture
The Last Command: 3N, 1A, 88 minutes
The Racket: 1N, 84 minutes
Seventh Heaven: 5N, 3A, 119 minutes
The Way of All Flesh: 2N, 1A; 9 reels (film lost)
Wings: 2N, 2A; 139 minutes
The longest movie won.