Bibliograph

Oscar wars, a history of Hollywood in gold, sweat, and tears, Michael Schulman

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Oscar wars, a history of Hollywood in gold, sweat, and tears, Michael Schulman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

photographs

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Oscar wars

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Michael Schulman

Sub title

a history of Hollywood in gold, sweat, and tears

Summary

"The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, chronicling the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes drama."--, From dust jacket flap

Table Of Contents

Introduction: A little too scared to hope -- You ain't heard nothin' yet, 1927-29: The Academy's turbulent birth -- Rebels, 1933-39: Frank Capra and the attack of the guilds -- War! 1942: The plot against Citizen Kane -- The greatest star, 1951: All about an extraordinary Best Actress race -- Who is Robert Rich? 1947-60: Three screenwriters and the Hollywood blacklist -- X, 1970: The counterculture takes the Oscars -- Running the asylum, 1976: The Oscars fly over the cuckoo's nest -- Fiasco, 1989: Allan Carr and the "Worst Oscars Ever" -- The Harveys, 1999: Shakespeare in Love vs. Saving Private Ryan -- Tokens, 1940, 1964, 2002: Hattie McDaniel, Sidney Poitier, and Halle Berry make history -- The envelope, 2017: #OscarsSoWhite and a chaotic night -- Afterword: Gettin' Jiggy Wit It

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