Book Summary:
Film buffs will celebrate the arrival of this definitive book on the Academy Awards: it is the biggest and best look at movie-making's winners from the 1920s to today. great stories; actors, actresses and directors at the pinnacle of their careers; the winners; who should have won; deserving films that did not get nominated; fascinating film facts; an inside look at film history spanning 75 years; The book contains a comprehensive list of all the nominations and winners for each year, and includes more than 500 movie stills. Each award ceremony is captured on a four-page spread filled with fascinating features, quotes from the movies and Oscar moments. More fun because it is completely unauthorised, the book also explores the gaffs and glorious moments from the award ceremonies, plus educated opinions about the winners and losers.
About the Author:
GAIL KINN has conceived and edited a wide range of film books, among them, Screwball: The Great Romantic Comedies, Hollywood at Home: The Photographs of Sid Avery, The Zanucks of Hollywood, The Scorsese Picture by David Ehrenstein, The James Dean Scene and Those Lips, Those Eyes. She is the author of Be My Baby. She lives in New York City.
JIM PIAZZA is a screenwriter and playwright whose writings about the media as well as his personal essays have appeared in The Village Voice and Out magazine. He has also been a script analyst for Columbia, Fox and Paramount Pictures. He lives in New York City.
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Details of Book: THE ACADEMY AWARDS THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF OSCAR(SIP)
| Book: | THE ACADEMY AWARDS THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF OSCAR(SIP) | |||||
| Author: | Jim Piazz Gail Kinn | |||||
| ISBN: | 157912240X | |||||
| ISBN-13: | 9781579122409,978-1579122409 | |||||
| Binding: | Hardcover | |||||
| Publishing Date: | 2003-07-31 | |||||
| Publisher: | Black Dog And Leventhal Publishing Inc | |||||
| Edition: | illustrated edition | |||||
| Number of Pages: | 336 | |||||
| Language: | English |
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84th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2011. The ceremony took place at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood, California. The 84th annual Academy Awards ceremony was hosted by Billy Crystal and produced by Brian Grazer.
Best Picture: “The Artist.”
Actor: Jean Dujardin, “The Artist.”
Actress: Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady.”
Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners.”
Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, “The Help.”
Directing: Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist.”
Foreign Language Film: “A Separation,” Iran.
Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, “The Descendants.”
Original Screenplay: Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris.”
Animated Feature Film: “Rango.”
Art Direction: “Hugo.”
Cinematography: “Hugo.”
Sound Mixing: “Hugo.”
Sound Editing: “Hugo.”
Original Score: “The Artist.”
Original Song: “Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets.”
Costume Design: “The Artist.”
Documentary Feature: “Undefeated.”
Documentary Short: “Saving Face.”
Film Editing: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.”
Makeup: “The Iron Lady.”
Animated Short Film: “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.”
Live Action Short Film: “The Shore.”
Visual Effects: “Hugo.”