The first Academy Awards presentation was held on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner function at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with an audience of about 270 people.
ðə fˈɜːst ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən wʌz hˈɛld ˌɔn mˈeɪ sˈɪkstiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, æɾə pɹˈaɪvət dˈɪnɚ fˈʌŋkʃən æt ðə hˈɑːliwˌʊd ɹˈoʊzəvˌɛlt hoʊtˈɛl wɪð ɐn ˈɔːdiəns ʌv ɐbˌaʊt tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti pˈiːpəl.