The Academy Awards: The Complete Unofficial History, Revised and Updated Edition [Hardcover] Gail Kinn

Everybody loves the Academy Awards, from the red-carpet procession through the final goodnight, from the first brief ceremony in 1929 through the lavish festivities of 2005. Here is a richly illustrated and vibrantly written year-by-year record of the very best movies ever produced, the enduring classics and brilliant performances that have won the hearts of filmgoers, and the coveted golden statuettes that signify the industry's highest accolade.

This fact-filled and irreverent history of Hollywood's annual awards for excellence is an all-in-one reference, featuring all of the winners, nominees, egregious omissions, behind-the-scenes stories, and fashions, in addition to expert commentary on each year's ceremony and outcome, making it a must-have for all cinephiles. Its more than five hundred photos provide a running visual history to match the detailed text, complete with stills from the honored films as well as revealing photos of the ceremonies themselves. Gail Kinn and Jim Piazza, two highly knowledgeable and opinionated authors, share their passion for movies—and their fresh insight—in this satisfying survey of the awards in all their glory.

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, The James Dean Scene, and those Lips, Those Eyes.

Jim Piazza is the author of The King, an illustrated celebration of Elvis Presley. He is also a screenwriter and playwright whose personal essays and writings about the media have appeared in The Village Voice and Out magazine, and he has been a script analyst for Columbia, Fox, and Paramount Pictures.

Kine and Piazza are co-authors of Four-Star Movies: The 101 Greatest Films of All Time. Both live in New York City. RKV-193.TheAcademyAwards