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Oscars 2017: 10 facts you didn't know about the Academy Awards over the years

Who won the first Oscars? Who got the most nominations? Curious about such questions? Here're your answers

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Oscar statues are seen on the red carpet during preparations for the 89th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California on February 25, 2017.
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Date, time, place, nominations and winners- these are some points each and every person knows about the 89th Annual Academy Awards

Hence, here are some interesting facts about the big night of the world film fraternity, which might grab the Oscars buff's eyeballs.

1. Emil Jannings was named the first Best Actor for The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh in 1929.

2. At the age of just 10, Tatum O'Neal won Best Supporting Actress for Paper Moon in 1973, which made her the youngest Oscar winner.

3. Christopher Plummer was the oldest Oscar winner. At the age of 82, he won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Beginners in 2012.

4. 1959's Ben-Hur, 1997's Titanic and 2003's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King had most wins for a single film, with 11 Academy Awards each.

5. Walt Disney won 22 Academy Awards, which made him most wins by an individual.

6. Katharine Hepburn is one actress, who won most Academy Awards- four Golden Statuettes.

7. Daniel Day-Lewis, Jack Nicholson, and Walter Brennan are the actors who won most Oscars- each won three Golden Statuettes.

8. 3048 Oscar statues have been given out since it started in the year 1929.

9. Each statue weighs 3.8kg.

10. The statues are made of solid bronze and are plated in 24-karat gold.

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