It Happened One Night (1934), from Harry Cohn’s then “Poverty Row” studio, Columbia, was the first movie to win all five top Oscars. In addition to winning the Oscar for Best Picture, the film brought honors to Frank Capra (director), Claudette Colbert (actress), Clark Gable (actor), and Robert Riskin (screenwriter).
The play’s author, George Bernard Shaw, who won an Oscar for his adaptation wrote the screenplay for the film Pygmalion.
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929), starring Warner Oland, was the first Fu Manchu movie made as a sound feature.
The first movie based on a TV series was Dragnet (1954). It was based on the NBC series of the same name (NBC, 1952-59, 1967-70).
Frank Lloyd won the Oscar for Best Director at the 1933 Academy Awards, for Cavalcade. Capra did not win in 1933 for Lady for a Day, but he won the next year for It Happened One Night.
Ron Howard’s directorial debut was Grand Theft Auto (1977). The movie featured Marion Ross, Howard’s TV mom on “Happy Days” (ABC, 1974-84).