<P> Major winners at the ceremony included 7th Heaven and Sunrise , which each received three awards , and Wings , receiving two awards . Among its honors , Sunrise won the award for Unique and Artistic Picture and Wings won the award for Outstanding Picture ( now known as Best Picture ) . These two categories at the time were regarded equally as the top award of the night intended to honor different and important aspects of superior filmmaking . The next year , the Academy dropped the Unique and Artistic Picture award , and decided retroactively that the award won by Wings was the highest honor that could be awarded . </P>
<P> Major winners at the ceremony included 7th Heaven and Sunrise , which each received three awards , and Wings , receiving two awards . Among its honors , Sunrise won the award for Unique and Artistic Picture and Wings won the award for Outstanding Picture ( now known as Best Picture ) . These two categories at the time were regarded equally as the top award of the night intended to honor different and important aspects of superior filmmaking . The next year , the Academy dropped the Unique and Artistic Picture award , and decided retroactively that the award won by Wings was the highest honor that could be awarded . </P>
who won the first academy award for best picture
who won the first academy award for best picture
Wings
Wings