PastLaugh on Instagram: "The very first Academy Awards in 1929 were a low-key private dinner with just 270 guests, a $5 ticket, and a ceremony that lasted only 15 minutes — and the winners were already known. In 1953, everything changed when the Oscars were televised for the first time, turning the event into a global spectacle watched far beyond Hollywood. Fast-forward to today: this year’s Oscar nominations are out, and Sinners has just made history with a record-breaking 16 nominations, provi