Andrew Jackson. Andrew Jackson, considered the father of the modern Presidency, significantly contributed to the expansion of that office. He was considered the first popularly elected President, and, throughout his Presidency, acted his role as a populist. Elected 1828 1832.
Unlike later ceremonies, an actor or director could be awarded for multiple works within a year. Emil Jannings, for example, was given the Best Actor award for his work in both The Way of All Flesh and The Last Command. Moreover, Charlie Chaplin and Warner Brothers each received an Honorary Award.
Sidney Poitier was the first African-American actor to win Best Actor in a Leading Role for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field at the 36th Academy Awards. The first person named Oscar to win an Oscar was Oscar Hammerstein II for the song The Last Time I saw Paris, in the 1941 movie Lady Be Good.. The first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture was the 1991 film Beauty and the Beast.. (Back in Bugs Bunny's heyday, it would have been called a cartoon.