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ACCLAIM FOR INSIDE OSCAR"A giddy social history of our place and time...Mr. Wiley and Mr. Bona have found just the right tone for writing about this most particular of American phenomena."--Vincent Canby The New York Times"This is the book for your film reference library, not merely because it reveals where the bodies are buried, but also because it serves as a useful sociological and aesthetic guide to the Hollywood rat race over the past six decades."--Andrew Sarris The Village Voice"A grand, grotesque Hollywood party, and what a guest list!"--Michael Musto Saturday Review"A fat volume of facts, trivia, trash, and gossip (perfectly fitting for the occasion)."--Patricia Holt San Francisco Chronicle"Gossipy fun and a browser's delight! Everyone may know bits and pieces, but no one has ever gathered this kind of material in such a convenient and diverting format."--Desmond Ryan The Philadelphia Inquirer"The fullest--and funniest--chronicle ever accorded the Golden Guy...a remarkable closeup of Oscar--warts and all."--Harry Haun New York Daily News"There are probably more solid laughs on any ten pages of this book than in the last ten years of Academy Award telecasts."--Dennis Brown St. Louis Post-Dispatch"It may be the only hilariously funny reference book in the world. At whatever point you open it, your total attention is engaged."--Quentin Crisp The New York Native

Product Description: The untold story of the innovative pioneers who helped make movies the preeminent art form of the twentieth century.The founders of the now infamous Academy were a motley crew as individuals, but when they first converged in Hollywood, then just a small town with dirt roads, sparks flew and fueled a common dream: to bring artistic validity to their beloved new medium...read more

Presents a history of the Academy Awards with a year-by-year look at the nominations and winners in each category.

An in-depth study of the integral relationship between fashion trends and the Academy Awards examines the entertainers who have shaped the look of the Oscars, the international couturiers who designed the gowns for the ceremonies, the unique partnerships between celebrity and designer, and the changing face of fashion from pre-World War II to the present. 40,000 first printing.

Surveying the last fifteen years of the Academy Awards, the author reveals the behind-the-scenes machinations of this national 'spectacle' of celebrity while also analyzing the cultural significance of this event. Reprint.

The popular authors of Cinematherapy and Cinematherapy for the Soul return in a close-up look at the Academy Awards and the grand themes of each decade's award-winning films, accompanied by entertaining sidebars on who's who in Hollywood, Oscar fashion, acceptance speeches, and more. Original. 35,000 first printing.

A book for all film lovers! All About Oscar[registered] builds on Emmanuel Levy's acclaimed Oscar Fever to give even more information and insights into the Academy Awards[registered].

Looks at all the African American nominees and winners of Academy Awards in the categories of actor, actress, and director. (view table of contents)

Encompassing more than seven hundred illustrations and archival photographs, this comprehensive volume chronicles the history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, featuring a year-by-year overview of the ceremonies, a complete listing of the nominees and winners in every category, and reminiscences by more than one hundred Oscar winners. 35,000 first printing.

Product Description: Only one year after the presentation of the first Academy Awards on May 16, 1929, two musicals joined the select group of five films nominated for Best Picture. One, The Broadway Melody, won the award, and since then, 37 additional musicals have received Best Picture nominations...read more

Product Description: In March, 2003, the Academy Awards celebrates its 75 anniversary. To chronicle those award-winning movies, this wonderful new book presents a history illustrated of the Academy Awards with over 850 movie posters. It is a visual feast that provides an image from almost every winning picture in every category...read more

Presents a history of the Academy Awards with a year-by-year look at the nominations and winners in each category.

Product Description: Lists Italian movies that were big hits, nominated, and won Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film.

Enlivened by entertaining gossip, humorous anecdotes, moving personal dramas, and controversies, a companion volume to Inside Oscar focuses on the Oscar ceremonies from 1995 through 2000, describing each year's awards, winners' acceptance speeches, and behind-the-scenes action. Original.

An exciting and informative companion to the Academy Awards presents all of the nominees and award-winners, from the past to the present, featuring a year-by-year listing of all nominations in every category, and includes a wealth of behind-the-scenes facts, amusing stories, and numerous photos of the hottest stars. Original.

An exciting and informative companion to the Academy Awards features all of the nominees and award-winners from 1927 to the present, includes a wealth of behind-the-scenes facts and amusing stories, provides numerous photos of the hottest stars, and much more. Original.

Product Description: Oscar« Fever is both history and appreciation, filled with insider stories and little-known facts, such as who came up with the idea of the Academy Awards«; who the youngest and oldest winners are; which film garnered the most nominations; who has been nominated the most times without ever winning and more...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A movie buff's guide to filmdom's most prestigious honors allows readers to test their knowledge of the Academy Awards, including winners and losers in a variety of categories, accompanied by sidebars, commentary, gossip, and other information. Original.

Revised and updated, an ultimate film guide encompasses every aspect of the Academy Awards by including a yearly listing of all the nominations in every category, winners and losers, trivia, celebrity photos, and a practical index. Original.

Ranging from Oscar's beginnings in 1927 to the triumph of Titanic in 1998, a revised and expanded edition of the official history of the Academy Awards contains detailed accounts of each year's ceremony and nearly seven hundred photographs. (view table of contents)