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How the Oscars has changed over the past 92 years

Louis BaragonaApr 23, 2021, 20:22 IST

The Oscars are a lot different than when they started.AP/Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

The Academy Awards changed a lot since they began in 1929.
The first ceremony only gave out 15 awards.
There used to be a limit on best picture nominations.

The first Academy Awards took place in a very different location and a whole different season.

This is where it was previously held. Google Maps

The Oscars weren't televised until 1953.

Walt Disney (center) receives Academy Award at the 1953 Academy Awards. AP

Academy Award winners didn't always have limits to their acceptance speeches.

Actress Celeste Holm gives her acceptance speech after winning an Oscar at the 1947 Academy Awards. AP

Whoopi Goldberg made Oscar history in more ways than one.

Whoopi Goldberg hosted the Oscars a few times. AP

Red-carpet style wasn't always so glamorous.

Gary Cooper, left, Joan Fontaine, Mary Astor, and Donald Crisp, in army uniform, pose backstage at the 1941 Academy Awards. AP

Gift bags have gotten more and more expensive.

Actor Will Forte at the Backstage Creations Giving Suite at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards. Photo by Omar Vega/Invision for Backstage Creations/AP Images

The after-party menu wasn't always fancy, either.

Model-actress Emily Ratajkowski at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

The number of Academy Award show attendees has grown exponentially.

The infamous Oscars selfie. AP

There used to be a limit on best picture nominations.

"Moonlight" winning best picture. Kevin Winter / Getty

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