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Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, February 18, 1929.

TROPHY TO BE GIVEN

      SCREEN‘S NOTABLES

      Bronze and Gold Statuette

(...) Photo, Los Angeles Times, Feb. 18, 1929

      The statuette is not yet called Oscar.

„To Charles Chaplin for writing, acting and producing The Circus“

Editorial content. „FILM EFFORTS REWARDED

      Academy Announces Fifteen Awards of Statuette

      for Elevating Standards of Screen

      The first awards for individual meritorious achievements

in motion pictures were announced yesterday by the

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The fifteen

awards are for outstanding achievements for 1928 and

were made after an exhaustive survey.“ (...)

      Photo. „CHARLIE CHAPLIN“ (...)

      „Special first award was given to Warner Brothers for

producing the pioneer outstanding talking picture,

The Jazz Singer, with Al Jolson, while another first special

award was given to Charles Chaplin for writing, acting

and producing The Circus.

      CONSIDERED SEPARATELY

      It was announced by the central board of judges which

made the award that the board felt that Warner

Brothers and Chaplin should be considered separately from

the other award classifications owing to the unique

character of their accomplishments.“ (...)

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