Who Has Hosted The Academy Awards The Most Times And More...

We are almost there, Oscar time! Every actor on the planet will be gathered around the TV, either at a party or in their living room, to see who gets to take home the hardware this year. It is a fun event with a long, storied history.

Since the time is here, you should get a few of your basic facts straight before you head of to you party. Just knowing a few little facts will really 'wow' them at the party:

Who has hosted the academy awards the most times? Bob Hope, 19 times. Who was the first black performer to win an Academy Award? Hattie McDaniel, 1939 Gone With the Wind. Name the only "Oscar" to win an Oscar. Oscar Hammerstein for Best Song in 1941 and 1945. Which actor has the most Oscar nominations for his performances? Jack Nicholson, 12.

Just think about heading into that party with knowledge like that! Here is my list of favorite past winners separated by decade:

1940's --- Picture: All the Kings Men, 1949 -- Actor: Jimmy Cagney, Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942 -- Actress: Jane Wyman, Johnny Belinda, 1948

1950's --- Picture: An American In Paris, 1951 -- Actor: Humphrey Bogart, Hamlet, 1951 -- Actress: Grace Kelly, The Country Girl, 1954

1960's --- Picture: The Apartment, 1960 -- Actor: Cliff Robertson, Charly, 1968 -- Actress: Katherine Hepburn, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, 1967

1970's --- Picture: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, 1975 -- Actor: Art Carney, Harry and Tonto, 1974 -- Actress: Liza Minnelli, Cabaret, 1972

1980's --- Picture: Out of Africa, 1985 -- Actor: F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus, 1984 -- Actress: Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice, 1982

1990's --- Picture: The Silence of the Lambs, 1991 -- Actor: Nicholas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas, 1995 -- Actress: Frances MacDormad, 1996

2000's --- Picture: Crash, 2005 -- Actor: Jamie Foxx, Ray, 2004 -- Actress: Nicole Kidman, The Hours, 2002

Have fun Sunday!