WINGS the Studio's 1927 release, received the very first Academy Award® for Best Picture from the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
A silent movie about World War I fighter pilots, WINGSwas directed by William A. Wellman. The film starred Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers and Richard Arlen, with Gary Cooper in a scene which helped launch his star in Hollywood, and also marked the beginning of his affair with Clara Bow. WINGS was an immediate success, premiering on August 12, 1927 at the Critereo Theatre in New York and playing 63 weeks before being moved to second-run theaters.
In addition to it receiving the first Best Picture Oscar, WINGS has the distinction of being only silent film in movie history to win in the Best Picture category