Di 1st Akademi Awod sɛrimɔni, we di Akademi fɔ Moshɔn Pikchɔ At ɛn Sayns (AMPAS) bin gi ɛn we AMPAS prɛsidɛnt Douglas Fairbanks bin ɔs, bin ɔna di bɛst fim dɛn frɔm 1 Ɔgɔst 1927 to 31 Julay 1928 ɛn i bin apin May 16, 1929, na a prayvet dina we dɛn bin gɛt na di Holiwud Ruzvelt Ɔtel na Lɔs Ɛnjɛls, Kalifɔnia. Tikɛt dɛn bin de kɔst $5 ($85 insay 2022, we yu tink bɔt infleshɔn); 270 pipul dɛn bin atɛnd di ivent, we tek 15 minit. Na di wan ol Akademi Awod sɛrimɔni we dɛn nɔ brodkas na redio ɔ tɛlivishɔn;[2] dɛn bin introduks wan redio brodkas fɔ di 2nd Akademi Awod.[3] We dɛn bin de du di sɛrimɔni, AMPAS bin gi Akademi Awod – we leta dɛn go kɔl am "Oscars" insay langwej – insay 12 kategori. Dɛn bin dɔn anɔys di wan dɛn we win tri mɔnt bifo di sɛrimɔni. Sɔm nomineshɔn dɛn nɔ bin rifer to wan patikyula fim, lɛk Ralph Hameras ɛn Nugent Slaughter, we dɛn bin nominate fɔ Engineering Effects, wan kategori we dɛn bin drɔp di nɛks ia (wit di wan dɛn fɔ Yunik ɛn Atistik Prodakshɔn, Bɛst Dayrɛktɔ (Kɔmɛdi), ɛn Bɛst Taytul Rayt).[4] Nɔ lɛk di sɛrimɔni dɛn we dɛn kin gɛt leta, dɛn kin gi aktɔ awɔd fɔ bɔku fim dɛn: Ɛmil Jannings bin win di Bɛst Aktɔ fɔ di wok we i du insay ɔl tu di fim dɛn we nem The Way of All Flesh ɛn The Last Command, ɛn di wan we win di Bɛst Aktris, Jenɛt Genɔ bin gɛt ɔnɔ fɔ tri fim dɛn. Charlie Chaplin ɛn Warner Brɔda dɛn ɔl tu bin gɛt wan Ɔna Awod.[5][6] Dɛn bin dɔn tɛl Jannings, we bɔn na Bruklin ɛn we bin gɛt nem na Bɛlin, se i dɔn win; afta dat i bin poz fɔ pikchɔ wit in statuet bifo i kɔmɔt fɔ go na Jamani.[2] Di big big wan dɛn we win di sɛrimɔni na 7th Heaven ɛn Sunrise, wit tri awɔd ɛvri wan (di las wan win fɔ Yunik ɛn Atistik Pikchɔ), ɛn Wings gɛt tu awɔd, we inklud Ɔtstandin Pikchɔ. Di nɛks ia, di akademi drɔp Yunik ɛn Atis Pikchɔ ɛn disayd bak se di awɔd we Wings win na in ay ɔna.[4][7]