All about Oscar: The History and Politics of the Academy Awards

In 2003 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences celebrated the diamond (75th) anniversary of the Academy Awards. What began as an organizational banquet for several-hundred industry insiders has grown to an unequaled international spectacle viewed by more than one billion people. This book is an entirely new version of Emanuel Levy¿s critically acclaimed ¿Oscar Fever.¿ It is both history & appreciation, chockablock with inside stories & little-known facts. All statistics & tables have been updated & completely new information has been added on all 432 nominated films. Even more comprehensive than before, ¿All about Oscar¿ makes us look at the Academy Awards with a fresh vision. Illustrations.