Over the course of 97 years, the Academy Awards have shifted and changed with the times.

This meant some categories have been added to the ceremony, while others have been changed.

The history of the Oscars includes unique categories, including informal ones like the Juvenile Academy Awards.

László smoking and staring down as sparks glow in front of him in The Brutalist

Ultimately, 12 child actors earned the accolade between 1934 and 1961.

William Afton looking menacing in Five Nights at Freddy’s

Rosario in close-up with a cut on her cheek shielding her face with her hand in Rosario

An Oscar is in front of a black backdrop with a shadow.

Heidi (1937) Shirley Temple as Heidi Kramer

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Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft in The Miracle Worker

Actors Justin Henry, Jackie Cooper, and Tatum O’Neil, as Billy Kramer, Skippy, and Addie Loggins.

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The Oscars, first held in 1929, is an annual American awards ceremony honoring achievements in the film industry. Winners across multiple categories receive a statuette officially named the Academy Award of Merit, commonly known as the Oscar.

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