Wings is a 1927 American silent war film directed by William A. Wellman, following two rival fighter pilots who become friends while serving in the United States Army Air Service during the First World War. The production was noted for its extensive real aerial combat sequences, filmed with cameras mounted directly on the aircraft rather than through miniatures or process shots, an unusually dangerous and costly approach for the period. Wings won the award for Outstanding Picture at the first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929, making it the first film to receive what is now known as the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Is Wings the only silent film to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture?
A Library of Congress essay calls it the only silent-era film to win Best Picture.
A Library of Congress National Film Preservation Board essay on Wings, written by Dino Everett, says that the film, directed by William Wellman in 1927, is the only silent film from the silent era to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Wings is a 1927 American war film which won the first Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Wings is a 1927 American war film which won the first Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Wings is a 1927 American silent war film directed by William A. Wellman, following two rival fighter pilots who become friends while serving in the United States Army Air Service during the First World War.
Created By: William A. Wellman, Infobox: director
William A. Wellman
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Wings is a 1927 American war film which won the first Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Engineering Effects
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Engineering Effects.
Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Picture
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Picture.
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