Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards - Hardcover

Wiley, Mason; Bona, Damien; Jarrett, Gail Maccoll; MacColl, Gail

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0345314239 ISBN 13: 9780345314239

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1986

Synopsis

Describes each year's Oscar awards, shares anecdotes about the ceremony, winners, and their acceptance speeches, and provides a behind-the-scenes look at the event's production

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

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."
--Des

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0345314239
• ISBN 13: 9780345314239
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 850