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The Ultimate Insiders Look Into The Academy Awards
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Anjelica Huston Annette Bening Ellen Burstyn Cher Billy Crystal Benicio del Toro Jane Fonda Whoopi Goldberg Tom Hanks Jennifer Hudson Ben Kingsley Liza Minnelli Helen Mirren Jon Voight Phil Alden Robinson Jason Reitman Steven Spielberg Kathleen Kennedy Michael Moore Janusz Kamiński Ben Burtt Ve Neill Jeannine Oppewall Bruce Vilanch George Clooney Robert Osborne Craig Barron Kirk Baxter Jeffrey Kurland F. Murray Abraham Isabelle Adjani Buddy Adler Ben Affleck Robert Altman Julie Andrews George Arliss Fred Astaire Richard Attenborough Lauren Bacall John Bailey Fay Bainter Alan Ball Anne Bancroft Ethel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore Kathy Bates Ned Beatty Warren Beatty Roberto Benigni Candice Bergen Ingrid Bergman Halle Berry Kathryn Bigelow Cate Blanchett Humphrey Bogart Lorraine Bracco Charles Brackett Marlon Brando Nicoletta Braschi Walter Brennan Adrien Brody Geneviève Bujold James Caan James Cagney Jane Campion Dyan Cannon Frank Capra Steve Carell Jim Carrey Diahann Carroll Johnny Carson George Chakiris Carol Channing Charlie Chaplin Oona O'Neill Chaplin Glenn Close Gary Cooper Francis Ford Coppola Marion Cotillard Joan Crawford Bing Crosby Russell Crowe Tom Cruise Penélope Cruz Jon Cryer Tony Curtis Matt Damon Bette Davis Doris Day Daniel Day-Lewis Rebecca De Mornay Cecil B. DeMille Judi Dench Kirk Douglas Michael Douglas Richard Dreyfuss Faye Dunaway Jimmy Durante Robert Duvall Clint Eastwood Blake Edwards Vince Edwards Edith Evans Peter Falk Federico Fellini Will Ferrell Laurence Fishburne Calista Flockhart Harrison Ford Jodie Foster Michael J. Fox Clark Gable Judy Garland Teri Garr Greer Garson Janet Gaynor Richard Gere Hermione Gingold Lillian Gish Louis Gossett Jr. Elliott Gould Cary Grant Lee Grant Gene Hackman Rex Harrison Howard Hawks Goldie Hawn Edith Head Lillian Hellman Justin Henry Audrey Hepburn Charlton Heston Dustin Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman Bob Hope Anthony Hopkins Ron Howard Hugh Hudson Rock Hudson Linda Hunt Holly Hunter John Huston Amy Irving James Ivory Ben Johnson Angelina Jolie Danny Kaye Buster Keaton Gene Kelly Grace Kelly Deborah Kerr Nicole Kidman Sally Kirkland Akira Kurosawa Diane Ladd Burt Lancaster Diane Lane Ang Lee Janet Leigh Jack Lemmon Jerry Lewis Sacheen Littlefeather Harold Lloyd Sophia Loren George Lucas Sidney Lumet Ali MacGraw Henry Mancini Dean Martin Steve Martin Lee Marvin Groucho Marx Marsha Mason Walter Matthau Louis B. Mayer Joseph McCarthy Hattie McDaniel Mary McDonnell Steve McQueen Bette Midler Sarah Miles Freida Lee Mock Roger Moore Rita Moreno Liam Neeson Paul Newman Jack Nicholson Nick Nolte Donald O'Connor Peter O'Toole Laurence Olivier Gregory Peck Valerie Perrine Wolfgang Petersen Sidney Poitier Sydney Pollack Cole Porter Richard Pryor Martha Raye Ronald Reagan Vanessa Redgrave Donna Reed Debbie Reynolds Trent Reznor Hal Roach Jason Robards Julia Roberts Edward G. Robinson Chris Rock Ginger Rogers Cesar Romero Atticus Ross Diana Ross Herbert Ross Gena Rowlands Mark Rydell Eva Marie Saint Bert Schneider Martin Scorsese George Segal David Seidler Tom Selleck Jim Sheridan Frank Sinatra Steven Soderbergh Sissy Spacek Sylvester Stallone Barbara Stanwyck Rod Steiger James Stewart Vittorio Storaro Meryl Streep Barbra Streisand Elizabeth Taylor Emma Thompson Gene Tierney Dimitri Tiomkin Spencer Tracy John Travolta Twiggy Cicely Tyson Liv Ullmann King Vidor Jack L. Warner Denzel Washington John Wayne Raquel Welch Billy Wilder Robin Williams Tennessee Williams Kate Winslet Shelley Winters Robert Wise Alfre Woodard Joanne Woodward Loretta Young Renée Zellweger Fred Zinnemann
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