75 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards (Seventy Years of the Oscar) - Hardcover

Osborne, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0789207877 ISBN 13: 9780789207876

Publisher: Abbeville Press, 2003

Synopsis

75 Years of the Oscar, newly updated, revised, and expanded, is the official history of the Academy Awards written by film critic Robert Osborne in association with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It begins with a general history of the Academy followed by the author's lively, decade-by-decade overviews of the accomplishments, trends, and events that occurred during each ten-year period within the Academy and the film industry. The book also provides a year-by-year portrayal of the actual ceremonies, plus a complete listing of the nominees and winners in every category, making it the most comprehensive book on the subject. In addition to Osborne's text, there are personal remembrances of more than 100 Oscar winners, including Mickey Rooney, Mary Astor, Sir Laurence Olivier, Fred Zinnemann, Clint Eastwood, and Emma Thompson.The 725 candid pictures from the evening's events, stills from the movies, and original posters for every Best Picture round out each section. Combining Osborne's extensive knowledge and the Academy's exceptional archives, including many rarely seen photographs, this book, ideal for scholars and film buffs alike, is unrivaled in illustration, accuracy, and scope.

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Review:

"Unique...by virtue of the number and quality of its hundreds of illustrations." - Los Angeles Times Book Review "...Features a year-by-year rundown of nominations and winners, plus dozens of Oscars memories." - People "...A well-organized and well-indexed reference source on award nominations, winners, and ceremonies. Osborne's extensive coverage of the ceremonies themselves is probably his most unique contribution...a very readable and visually attractive presentation of a popular subject, as well as a solid reference source." - Choice

About the Author:

Robert Osborne is a columnist and critic for The Hollywood Reporter and prime-time host and anchor of the Turner Classic Movies cable television network. He has written more than ten books on the film world and hosted several of the Academy's in-person tributes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0789207877
• ISBN 13: 9780789207876
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 408