Name the German expressionist filmmaker who immigrated to the United States and whose film Sunrise won Best Picture (Unique and Artistic Production) at the first Academy Awards ceremony.

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F.W. Murnau was a German expressionist filmmaker who immigrated to the United States and directed Sunrise, which won Best Picture (Unique and Artistic Production) at the first Academy Awards ceremony. Cecil B. DeMille, Erich von Stroheim, and D.W. Griffith were all prominent filmmakers during the early years of Hollywood, but none of them directed Sunrise.

Name the German Expressionist Filmmaker Who Immigrated to the United