This year will mark the 74th anniversary of the Oscars. The first ceremony, on May 16th, 1929, was a private dinner in a dining hall of the Roosevelt Hotel. The tickets were US$10, and fewer than 250 people attended that evening.

今年将会是奥斯卡的74周年纪念。1929年5月16日举行的第一届颁奖典礼，只是在罗斯福饭店宴会厅举办的一场私人晚宴。当时的门票只有10美金，而且当晚与会人数不到250人。

(短文节选,本篇始于：奥斯卡旋风再现)