For how many years have the Oscars been around?

Answer 1

The first televised Academy Awards were held in March 19, 1953. So that would be 55 years.
The first Oscar telecast was on March 19, 1953 via the NBC television network, which provided live coverage from Hollywood and New York City.

Answer 2

The very first Academy Award (Oscar) ceremony was 15 minutes long. It was a private ceremony which was not televised or broadcast on radio.

The most recent Oscar ceremony was 3 hours, 37 minutes (03/07/2010).

Answer 3

The first Academy Awards ceremony was held in Hollywood on May 16, 1929 to honor excellence in film for 1927/1928. Next year, the 84th Oscars ceremony will be held on February 26, 2012 at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre.

Answer 4

The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929 at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. On February 26, 2012, the 84th annual Academy Awards ceremony will be held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

Answer 5

the first one was held in may 16 1929... its now 2011, you do the math.

Answer 6

The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will honor the best films of 2009 and will take place March 7, 2010.