The Academy Awards, also known as The Oscars, is an awards ceremony held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS or "The Academy"). The first Academy Awards was held on May 16th, 1929 at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood, California. Since then, the award has become so esteemed that it's now considered the undisputed mother of all awards shows, with viewership ratings far surpassing The Grammys, the Golden Globes, and others.
In the early 1990s, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences threatened legal action against a primetime BBC entertainment show called Noel's House Party, which featured a segment called the Gotcha Oscars in which host Noel Edmonds would prank British celebrities (in the style of the earlier light entertainment show on ITV Game for a Laugh) and give them a "Gotcha Oscar" for being such good sport. This segment was renamed the Gotchas after the threat of legal action.
| Year | Ceremony | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1927/28 | 1st Academy Awards | May 16, 1929 |
| 1928/29 | 2nd Academy Awards | April 3, 1930 |
| 1929/30 | 3rd Academy Awards | November 5, 1930 |
| 1930/31 | 4th Academy Awards | November 10, 1931 |
| 1931/32 | 5th Academy Awards | November 18, 1932 |
| 1932/33 | 6th Academy Awards | March 16, 1933 |
| 1934 | 7th Academy Awards | February 27, 1934 |
| 1935 | 8th Academy Awards | March 5, 1935 |
| 1936 | 9th Academy Awards | March 4, 1936 |
| 1937 | 10th Academy Awards | March 10, 1938 |
| 1938 | 11th Academy Awards | February 23, 1939 |
| 1939 | 12th Academy Awards | February 29, 1940 |
| 1940 | 13th Academy Awards | February 27, 1941 |
| 1941 | 14th Academy Awards | February 26, 1942 |
| 1942 | 15th Academy Awards | March 4, 1943 |
| 1943 | 16th Academy Awards | March 2, 1944 |
| 1944 | 17th Academy Awards | March 15, 1945 |
| 1945 | 18th Academy Awards | March 7, 1946 |
| 1946 | 19th Academy Awards | March 13, 1947 |
| 1947 | 20th Academy Awards | March 20, 1948 |
| 1948 | 21st Academy Awards | March 24, 1949 |
| 1949 | 22nd Academy Awards | March 23, 1950 |
| 1950 | 23rd Academy Awards | March 29, 1951 |
| 1951 | 24th Academy Awards | March 20, 1952 |
| 1952 | 25th Academy Awards | March 19, 1953 |
| 1953 | 26th Academy Awards | March 25, 1954 |
| 1954 | 27th Academy Awards | March 30, 1955 |
| 1955 | 28th Academy Awards | March 21, 1956 |
| 1956 | 29th Academy Awards | March 27, 1957 |
| 1957 | 30th Academy Awards | March 26, 1958 |
| 1958 | 31st Academy Awards | April 6, 1959 |
| 1959 | 32nd Academy Awards | April 4, 1960 |
| 1960 | 33rd Academy Awards | April 17, 1961 |
| 1961 | 34th Academy Awards | April 9, 1962 |
| 1962 | 35th Academy Awards | April 8, 1963 |
| 1964 | 36th Academy Awards | April 13, 1964 |
| 1965 | 37th Academy Awards | April 5, 1965 |
| 1966 | 38th Academy Awards | April 18, 1966 |
| 1967 | 39th Academy Awards | April 10, 1967 |
| 1968 | 40th Academy Awards | April 10, 1969 |
| 1969 | 41st Academy Awards | April 7, 1970 |
| 1970 | 43rd Academy Awards | April 15, 1971 |
| 1971 | 44th Academy Awards | April 10, 1972 |
| 1972 | 45th Academy Awards | March 27, 1973 |
| 1973 | 46th Academy Awards | April 2, 1974 |
| 1974 | 47th Academy Awards | April 8, 1975 |
| 1975 | 48th Academy Awards | March 29, 1976 |
| 1976 | 49th Academy Awards | March 28, 1977 |
| 1977 | 50th Academy Awards | April 3, 1978 |
| 1978 | 51st Academy Awards | April 9, 1979 |
| 1979 | 52nd Academy Awards | April 14, 1980 |
| 1980 | 53rd Academy Awards | March 31, 1981 |
| 1981 | 54th Academy Awards | March 29, 1982 |
| 1982 | 55th Academy Awards | April 11, 1983 |
| 1983 | 56th Academy Awards | April 9, 1984 |
| 1984 | 55th Academy Awards | April 14 1985 |
| 1983 | 56th Academy Awards | March 31, 1986 |
| 1984 | 57th Academy Awards | April 14, 1985 |
| 1985 | 58th Academy Awards | March 31, 1986 |
| 1986 | 59th Academy Awards | March 29, 1987 |
| 1987 | 60th Academy Awards | April 11, 1988 |
| 1988 | 61st Academy Awards | March 29, 1989 |
| 1989 | 62nd Academy Awards | March 26, 1990 |
| 1990 | 63rd Academy Awards | March 25, 1991 |
| 1991 | 64th Academy Awards | March 30, 1992 |
| 1992 | 65th Academy Awards | March 29, 1993 |
| 1993 | 66th Academy Awards | March 21, 1994 |
| 1994 | 67th Academy Awards | March 27, 1995 |
| 1995 | 68th Academy Awards | March 25, 1996 |
| 1996 | 69th Academy Awards | March 24, 1997 |
| 1997 | 70th Academy Awards | March 23, 1998 |
| 1998 | 71st Academy Awards | March 21, 1999 |
| 1999 | 72nd Academy Awards | March 26, 2000 |
| 2000 | 73rd Academy Awards | March 25, 2001 |
| 2001 | 74th Academy Awards | March 24, 2002 |
| 2002 | 75th Academy Awards | March 23, 2003 |
| 2003 | 76th Academy Awards | February 29, 2004 |
| 2004 | 77th Academy Awards | February 27, 2005 |
| 2005 | 78th Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 |
| 2006 | 79th Academy Awards | February 25, 2007 |
| 2007 | 80th Academy Awards | February 24, 2008 |
| 2008 | 81st Academy Awards | February 22, 2009 |
| 2009 | 82nd Academy Awards | March 7, 2010 |
| 2010 | 83rd Academy Awards | February 27, 2011 |
| 2011 | 84th Academy Awards | February 26, 2012 |
| 2012 | 85th Academy Awards | February 24, 2013 |
| 2013 | 86th Academy Awards | March 2, 2014 |
| 2014 | 87th Academy Awards | February 22, 2015 |
| 2015 | 88th Academy Awards | February 28, 2016 |
| 2016 | 89th Academy Awards | February 27, 2017 |
| 2017 | 90th Academy Awards | March 30, 2018 |
| 2018 | 91st Academy Awards | February 24, 2019 |
| 2019 | 92nd Academy Awards | February 9, 2020 |
| 2020 | 93rd Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 |
| 2021 | 94th Academy Awards | March 27, 2022 |
| 2022 | 95th Academy Awards | March 12, 2023 |