The Oscars / John Atkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkinson, John, 1968-

Series:

Pocket essentials.

Pocket essentials. Film

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academy Awards (Motion pictures)--History.

Academy Awards (Motion pictures).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (96 p.)

Place of Publication:

Harpenden : Pocket Essentials, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are concise, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. This completely unauthorized guide to the Oscars explains how the Academy Awards can help us to understand the history of Hollywood. In a decade-by-decade account, it details how the Academy endorsed or rejected industry trends, be they technical, artistic, or political. Also included is a full list of Oscar winners in every category, as well as the author's own nominations for Worst Oscar-nominated Films and Shocking Oscar Oversights, making it the best-value, most up-to-date guide available to this annual public celebration of the movies.

Contents:

THE OSCARS

CONTENTS

Introduction

1927/ 8 - 1939: Origins Of The Oscars

1940 - 1949: The British Are Coming

1950 - 1959: Oscar

1950 - 1959: Oscar, Politics And The Blacklist

1960 - 1969: The Decline Of The Studio System

1970 - 1979: The Rise And Fall Of New Hollywood

1980 - 1989: Years Of Plenty

1990 - 1999: The New Establishment

The Most Shocking Oscar Oversights

Reference Materials.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

OCLC:

70739298