Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
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The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards， focusing on the brutal battles， the starry rivalries， and the colorful behind-the-scenes drama。
America does not have royalty。 It has the Academy Awards。 For nine decades， perfectly coiffed starlets， debonair leading men， and producers with gold in their eyes have chased the elusive Oscar。 What began as an industry banquet in 1929 has now exploded into a hallowed ceremony， complete with red carpets， envelopes， and little gold men。 But don't be fooled by the the Oscars， more than anything， are a battlefield， where the history of Hollywood--and of America itself--unfolds in dramas large and small。 The road to the Oscars may be golden， but it's paved in blood， sweat， and broken hearts。
In Oscar Wars， Michael Schulman chronicles the remarkable， sprawling history of the Academy Awards and the personal dramas--some iconic， others never-before-revealed--that have played out on the stage and off camera。 Unlike other books on the subject， each chapter takes a deep dive into a particular year， conflict， or even category that tells a larger story of cultural change， from Louis B。 Mayer to Moonlight。 Schulman examines how the red carpet runs through contested turf， and the victors aren't always as clear as the names drawn from envelopes。 Caught in the crossfire are their thwarted ambitions， their artistic epiphanies， their messy collaborations， their dreams fulfilled or dashed。
Featuring a star-studded cast of some of the most powerful Hollywood players of today and yesterday， as well as outsiders who stormed the palace gates， this captivating history is a collection of revelatory tales， each representing a turning point for the Academy， for the movies， or for the culture at large。
Reviews
Kathryn Forbes
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Michael Schulman and I could make such a powerful trivia night team
Bargain Sleuth Book Reviews
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For my complete review， visit www。bargain-sleuth。com。 While you're there， subscribe to my email newsletter， which alerts you to every new review I write。Oscar Wars is a book that appeals to the old me。 The one that， before children， would watch endless hours of cable television shows recapping previous years’ Academy Awards ceremonies and what everyone was wearing。 The book also appeals to the current me， who likes to read about old Hollywood and all the stories coming from the studios。 It was a For my complete review， visit www。bargain-sleuth。com。 While you're there， subscribe to my email newsletter， which alerts you to every new review I write。Oscar Wars is a book that appeals to the old me。 The one that， before children， would watch endless hours of cable television shows recapping previous years’ Academy Awards ceremonies and what everyone was wearing。 The book also appeals to the current me， who likes to read about old Hollywood and all the stories coming from the studios。 It was a golden age， but now that image is tarnished with the revelations of what studio heads were really like。Told in a chronological yet thematic way， Oscar Wars looks at the history of the Academy Award with fresh eyes， from it’s inception to the 2022 Oscars， when Will Smith made news for slapping comedian Chris Roth while on stage。 There’s plenty of juicy gossip in-between， too。Even though it’s been years since I watched the Academy Awards in full （motherhood will do that to you）， I thoroughly enjoyed this look back at some memorable moments in Academy history。 。。。more
Laura
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I did not read all the sections， but only those I was specifically interested in having co-majored in film history in college。 The sections about the Citizen Kane upset， Joan Fontaine vs。 Olivia de Havilland， Gloria Swanson vs。 Bette Davis vs。 June Holliday， Midnight Cowboy & Dennis Hopper， and the Jack Nicholson & Louise Flecther sections were my favorites。 It was also interesting to read about Mary Pickford & how the academy & awards started。 This book is outrageously well-researched & easy to I did not read all the sections， but only those I was specifically interested in having co-majored in film history in college。 The sections about the Citizen Kane upset， Joan Fontaine vs。 Olivia de Havilland， Gloria Swanson vs。 Bette Davis vs。 June Holliday， Midnight Cowboy & Dennis Hopper， and the Jack Nicholson & Louise Flecther sections were my favorites。 It was also interesting to read about Mary Pickford & how the academy & awards started。 This book is outrageously well-researched & easy to read。 However， it is quite a daunting undertaking if you want to read it cover to cover， & I doubt the whole book would've kept my interest。 I really enjoyed hearing the author on NPR， & the interview definitely made me want to read the book！ 。。。more
Zala
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IOscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold， Sweat， and Tears by Michael Schulman nteresting but at times too subjective in my opinion。 And I cannot believe there was barely a mention of the Lord of the Rings trilogy。 Literally， barely a mention。
Shawn Thrasher
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Packed full of great stories; just academic enough to be taken seriously， and just juicy enough to be great fun。 It ends with Will Smith; as long as there are Oscars， there will be stories to tell。
Geri McB
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As a voracious consumer of insider entertainment trade publications， I thought there would be very little I didn't already know about the Oscar's。 I was wrong。 The stories told here are fascinating。 Highly recommend。 As a voracious consumer of insider entertainment trade publications， I thought there would be very little I didn't already know about the Oscar's。 I was wrong。 The stories told here are fascinating。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Rebekah
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Y’all I’m a sucker for film history and a sucker for the Oscars。 I love the glitz and the drama and I absolutely refuse to watch any of the movies because I don’t have the attention span。 But I absolutely must have the knowledge！Well written， well researched but felt flat for me just because these topics are so big and widespread， I would have read books just on the 70s， postwar era， etc。 I also think like the book started stronger than it ended。 The chapter on Bette Davis and Orion Welles（Chapt Y’all I’m a sucker for film history and a sucker for the Oscars。 I love the glitz and the drama and I absolutely refuse to watch any of the movies because I don’t have the attention span。 But I absolutely must have the knowledge！Well written， well researched but felt flat for me just because these topics are so big and widespread， I would have read books just on the 70s， postwar era， etc。 I also think like the book started stronger than it ended。 The chapter on Bette Davis and Orion Welles（Chapter 2） was very good as was the chapter on the blacklisted screen writers （chapter 5） I really liked the chapter on New Hollywood just because I’m obsessed with the making of， “One Flew Over the Cuckoos nest” （Chapter 7） The last few chapters felt like the author was trying to pull too many threads together。 Maybe it was because I have living memory of these Oscars？Really liked the format of full essays in each era。If you liked this book I cannot recommend the video essays on best actress winners and other film related subjects from Be Kind Rewind on YouTube。 。。。more
Brett
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I love me some Oscars！ This book was terrific， and gave some great history and insight into the Oscars and to films from the early 1900s to present。 From Hattie McDaniel’s history making win， to “envelope-gate” where La La Land was mistakenly announced as Best Picture winner over Moonlight。 The fake history of the “red scare” in Hollywood and who it pushed out because of。 While the book is rather larger， it felt like such a quick read！
Lori
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Oscars night was always sacred in our house when I was growing up。 My memories of watching the show go back to the late 1960s。 As a pre-teen， I was allowed to stay up late ON A SCHOOL NIGHT to watch with my mother。 （I haven't missed an Oscars ceremony since then。） In the early 1970s， in my pre-teens， I found a paperback book （at my grandmother's local drugstore in smalltown Minnesota） that had pictures and profiles of ALL the major Oscar winners （plus lists of all the nominees & other winners）， Oscars night was always sacred in our house when I was growing up。 My memories of watching the show go back to the late 1960s。 As a pre-teen， I was allowed to stay up late ON A SCHOOL NIGHT to watch with my mother。 （I haven't missed an Oscars ceremony since then。） In the early 1970s， in my pre-teens， I found a paperback book （at my grandmother's local drugstore in smalltown Minnesota） that had pictures and profiles of ALL the major Oscar winners （plus lists of all the nominees & other winners）， dating back to the very beginning of the awards。 Some kids memorized the "Guinness Book of World Records" -- I had my Oscars book。 I read and re-read and referenced it so much that my copy eventually fell apart and had to be held together with rubber bands （it may still be lurking somewhere in my parents' basement）。 I've bought and read many books about the Oscars and their history in the years since then， and when I heard about "Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold， Sweat， and Tears" by Michael Schulman， I knew I had to add it to my collection。 I downloaded an e-copy the day it became available， with the goal of getting through it before this year's Oscars show。 It's a long book （the hardcover edition is 608 pages）， and it took longer to get through than I thought it would -- but it's also well written and highly entertaining。 "Oscar Wars" is not an exhaustive year-by-year history of the awards。 It does， however， cover the near-century of their existence in 11 chapters， each one focused on a particularly theme or contest or year/period through a few， well-chosen， representative stories -- some I'd never heard before， or had， at least， forgotten -- that tell a larger story about the Oscars， about Hollywood and the movie industry， and about America。 We learn about （among many other things） how the awards were created and the early struggle between the studio moguls and the unions and guilds to control them; the McCarthy era and the blacklist; how Hollywood and the Oscars were forced to adapt to the social changes of the 1960s and 70s; how the 1989 "Snow White" fiasco unfolded （and how that particular show nevertheless led to some lasting changes）; the painfully slow progress toward diversity， as personified by the stories of Hattie McDaniel， Sidney Poitier and Halle Berry， as well as the #oscarssowhite years; and the rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein。 If you enjoy movies and the Oscars as much as I do， you will enjoy this book。 And if you don't know a lot about the history of the Oscars， this might be a good volume to whet your appetite for more。 4。5 stars， rounded down to 4。 。。。more
Kasa Cotugno
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Not necessarily the fault of the book， but I felt a lot of territory was well worn already and since I read a fair deal on the subject， I didn't feel I learned as much from this book that justified its length。 Not necessarily the fault of the book， but I felt a lot of territory was well worn already and since I read a fair deal on the subject， I didn't feel I learned as much from this book that justified its length。 。。。more
Cody Lunsford
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i love movies。 i love the oscars。
Heather
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I received an electronic advanced reader's copy of this book from NetGalley。 For many years， I was *obsessed* with the Oscars and everything surrounding them。 While that's died down a bit， I was really excited to read this book。 I thought the way Schulman structured it， focusing on important years or time periods rather than trying to give a complete history of the Academy and the Oscars from their creation to now， was really smart。 There were some things here that will be familiar to Oscar fans I received an electronic advanced reader's copy of this book from NetGalley。 For many years， I was *obsessed* with the Oscars and everything surrounding them。 While that's died down a bit， I was really excited to read this book。 I thought the way Schulman structured it， focusing on important years or time periods rather than trying to give a complete history of the Academy and the Oscars from their creation to now， was really smart。 There were some things here that will be familiar to Oscar fans - there's not much new in the chapter about Harvey Weinstein's escalation of advertising and spending and the battle between Shakespeare in Love and Saving Private Ryan， for example。 But there's still plenty hear to engage even die-hards。 I found the chapter on the blacklist years and their impact on screenwriting awards especially fascinating， and I loved the chapter that connected Hattie McDaniel， Sidney Poitier， and Halle Berry。 I would definitely recommend this to any movie fan！ 。。。more
Beth
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3。5 stars。 I didn't get really interested in this until about halfway through， when we reached the 1970's。 It had a lot of fun trivia， but I found it disconcerting that Schulman would matter-of-factly divulge details of antisemitism and misogyny/borderline sexual assault in early Hollywood without comment。 3。5 stars。 I didn't get really interested in this until about halfway through， when we reached the 1970's。 It had a lot of fun trivia， but I found it disconcerting that Schulman would matter-of-factly divulge details of antisemitism and misogyny/borderline sexual assault in early Hollywood without comment。 。。。more
Brennan Klein
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There were certain things I wanted to know about that weren’t within this book’s purview （ie。 When and why the Oscars started being televised） which I guess I can’t blame it for。 Otherwise it was very informative and fun！
Justin （Bubbas_Books）
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If there’s anything I love almost as much as books， it’s The Oscars。 When I was younger， Oscar night was something I looked forward to every year。 My mom and I would get appetizers， watch the red carpet with Joan Rivers， critique the best and worst looks of the night， fill out our ballots， and anxiously await every “and the Oscar goes to…” This book is not only full of Academy Award history from its creation to the present， but it also discusses how movies were made， fought over， and ultimately If there’s anything I love almost as much as books， it’s The Oscars。 When I was younger， Oscar night was something I looked forward to every year。 My mom and I would get appetizers， watch the red carpet with Joan Rivers， critique the best and worst looks of the night， fill out our ballots， and anxiously await every “and the Oscar goes to…” This book is not only full of Academy Award history from its creation to the present， but it also discusses how movies were made， fought over， and ultimately chosen as Best Picture winners （some of which I disagree with）。 I loved reading about Halle Berry’s 2002 Oscar- being the first black woman to receive the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role， about how Saving Private Ryan was robbed of Beat Picture thanks to likes of scumbag and POS Harvey Weinstein， how Bette Davis ruled over the big screen until she was no longer relevant， and all of the other little parts of Hollywood that aren’t always known。 I also now have a long list of movies to watch and rewatch thanks to this book that makes you fall in love with the movies all over again。 。。。more
Miranda
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3。75
Chy
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4。5 stars。This was a both well researched and well written history about the Oscars from the very conception and first ceremony to the more recent shows that have aired。Filled with juicy gossip and inside stories about the fights that have taken place to win a golden statue as well as the drama that has befallen the people who are involved with the show this is a must read for anyone who's interested in Hollywood or award shows。 4。5 stars。This was a both well researched and well written history about the Oscars from the very conception and first ceremony to the more recent shows that have aired。Filled with juicy gossip and inside stories about the fights that have taken place to win a golden statue as well as the drama that has befallen the people who are involved with the show this is a must read for anyone who's interested in Hollywood or award shows。 。。。more
Walter
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Every so often， a book is published that seems like it was written for me， personally。 This is one。 Yes， I knew most of the information contained in the book because I have read and own many of the books in his extensive list of referenced works。 I mean， I have been an Oscars obsessive since my first Academy Awards telecast in 1969， when I was ten。 But it is Schulman's breezy tone and insight that makes this an exceptional read。 I highly recommend it to all film lovers。 Every so often， a book is published that seems like it was written for me， personally。 This is one。 Yes， I knew most of the information contained in the book because I have read and own many of the books in his extensive list of referenced works。 I mean， I have been an Oscars obsessive since my first Academy Awards telecast in 1969， when I was ten。 But it is Schulman's breezy tone and insight that makes this an exceptional read。 I highly recommend it to all film lovers。 。。。more
Andrew
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If you are the type of person that this subject appeals to， you will love this book。
Anna
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ExcellentIf you love movies， you'll love this book。 It traces the history of the Oscars by significant events。 It's not gossipy， but presents factual stories。 I loved it。 ExcellentIf you love movies， you'll love this book。 It traces the history of the Oscars by significant events。 It's not gossipy， but presents factual stories。 I loved it。 。。。more
Zachary Bernstein
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Simply one of the best pop culture books I’ve ever read。 Fun， funny， and fascinating。 The author writes about his subjects with an alternatively playful reverence and scholarly seriousness， and both modes are a joy to read。 Can’t recommend it enough to anyone who loves reading about pop culture and movies， the personalities that make them， and the larger sociopolitical developments that they both influence and reflect。
Monica （crazy_4_books）
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🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This was like eating my favorite sandwich or ice cream flavor（s）; I couldn't put it down。 It read very fast but it's long and heavy on the Hollywood historical research on facts， myths and legends。 It's not entirely about The Academy Awards。 The Oscars are the glue to tell a century long of Hollywood history; from when Louis B。 Mayer decided he wanted to create the Academy to justify his own selfish agenda， to America's sweetheart Mary Pickford cheating her way into winning her only Oscar， 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This was like eating my favorite sandwich or ice cream flavor（s）; I couldn't put it down。 It read very fast but it's long and heavy on the Hollywood historical research on facts， myths and legends。 It's not entirely about The Academy Awards。 The Oscars are the glue to tell a century long of Hollywood history; from when Louis B。 Mayer decided he wanted to create the Academy to justify his own selfish agenda， to America's sweetheart Mary Pickford cheating her way into winning her only Oscar， to how the depression decade and WWII affected Tinseltown， to shifts in trends， to Harvey's pulling a "Darth Vader" to Spielberg all throughout the nineties， up to "Envelopegate" and "The Slap" - the most notorious Academy Awards backfires in recent history。 This is perfect for Oscar aficionados and cinephiles everywhere 🎥🎬😊 。。。more
Katie
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So good — I devoured this book！ So many fascinating stories and details about early ceremonies and Oscar history。 Great cultural commentary and very well-written。 Heavy on research but never feels academic or too dense。 Highly recommend！
Kevin
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Michael Schulman （"Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep"） offers a tasty overview of the Academy Awards， namely the scandals， upsets， wrong decisions and juicy gossip。 Unlike Mason Wiley and Damien Bona's "Inside Oscar，" which devoted a chapter to each year's Oscar ceremonies， Schulman's massive （600+ pages） Oscar Wars is more selective， and its chapters are organized by topics， such as "Tokens，" which discusses how Oscar wins for Hattie McDaniel， Sidney Poitier and Halle Berry broke the Oscar color Michael Schulman （"Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep"） offers a tasty overview of the Academy Awards， namely the scandals， upsets， wrong decisions and juicy gossip。 Unlike Mason Wiley and Damien Bona's "Inside Oscar，" which devoted a chapter to each year's Oscar ceremonies， Schulman's massive （600+ pages） Oscar Wars is more selective， and its chapters are organized by topics， such as "Tokens，" which discusses how Oscar wins for Hattie McDaniel， Sidney Poitier and Halle Berry broke the Oscar color barriers in 1940， 1964 and 2002。Individual chapter topics also include the Hollywood blacklist period; why Citizen Kane won only one Oscar out of its nine nominations; and how Bette Davis in ALL ABOUT EVE and Gloria Swanson in SUNSET BOULEVARD lost the 1951 Best Actress Oscar to Judy Holliday in BORN YESTERDAY。 One of the funniest chapters covers caftan-loving "Glittermeister" Allan Carr's production of the 1989 awards show， the camp-fest that resulted in the Academy issuing a public apology。 In the final chapters， Schulman deftly covers recent gaffes， such as when Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were handed the wrong envelope in 2017 and LA LA LAND was announced as Best Picture， only to have the Oscar stage managers leap into action to reveal that the winner was actually MOONLIGHT。 He also dissects Harvey Weinstein's award show tactics and how SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE won the Best Picture Oscar over SAVING PRIVATE RYAN。 The book ends with Schulman's firsthand account from the Dolby Theatre's mezzanine of the live 2022 ceremony when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock。 Film buffs will savor this tantalizing and gossip-filled overview of the Academy Awards。 。。。more
John Schorg
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Just an enjoyable read。
Martin Maenza
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Oscar Wars comes out on February 21， 2023。 Harper Collins provided an early galley for review。I have always been fascinated by Hollywood， by actors and by the movies。 Growing up， I remember flipping through the entertainment magazines that my grandmother would occasionally buy - just to look at the pictures of the stars all dressed in glamour for premieres and such。 So， a book like this one was very appealing to me。 Also， the cover reminded me a bit of the artwork in movie parodies that ran in M Oscar Wars comes out on February 21， 2023。 Harper Collins provided an early galley for review。I have always been fascinated by Hollywood， by actors and by the movies。 Growing up， I remember flipping through the entertainment magazines that my grandmother would occasionally buy - just to look at the pictures of the stars all dressed in glamour for premieres and such。 So， a book like this one was very appealing to me。 Also， the cover reminded me a bit of the artwork in movie parodies that ran in Mad Magazine， something I read a lot growing up。 I enjoyed those movie parodies even though I might not have actually seen what they were satirizing。Schulman has done his research when it comes to this book。 He covers the nine decades of the Academy Awards， from the way the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences first came together all the way up to most recent times。 It is told in a chronological manner， and it highlights some of the biggest films that were nominated， often pitted against one another， and how the battles played out。 The stories are filled with the names of those who are legendary in the Hollywood story - actors and actresses， writers， directors， producers and studio executives。 This one is a cavalcade of who's who in the entertainment industry。There were a number of fascinating stories that I got out of this one。 I enjoyed the parallels from the two 1950 films Sunset Boulevard and All About Eve。 I am always interested to hear about the HUAC actions of the 1950's and how individuals got around being blacklisted。 I was intrigued with how Candace Bergen brought about change in the demographics of the Academy in the early 1970's。 And， despite all the bad press it got， I rather enjoyed Allan Carr's production of the 1989 Academy Awards show （but I also was a huge fan of his Can't Stop The Music and Grease 2。I very much recommend this for movie fans。 。。。more
Zeb Kantrowitz
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This is a read for those who are fans of the cinema from the early nickelodeons to the current day of streaming services。 It all began when those entrepreneurs who created the movie industry at the beginning of the twentieth-century， decided that it would be a good idea to create a way to burnish the image of the movie industry。 Originally just a lot of independent producers and marketers of film， the industry had grown into a behemoth that controlled who made films， who starred in them and who This is a read for those who are fans of the cinema from the early nickelodeons to the current day of streaming services。 It all began when those entrepreneurs who created the movie industry at the beginning of the twentieth-century， decided that it would be a good idea to create a way to burnish the image of the movie industry。 Originally just a lot of independent producers and marketers of film， the industry had grown into a behemoth that controlled who made films， who starred in them and who and where they were shown。 With the Heads of the biggest studios， they created the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences。 The Original statuette was made of iron and latter was covered with bronze and then gold。 There are many stories about the name "Oscar" but there is no definitive story。The first Oscars were given out at a dinner where all of the winners knew who they were。 It was given to a silent movie， but soon revolved around sound。 Later with the addition of color， more and more catagories were added。 The idea of a envelope was added to keep the name of the winners from getting out to the public before the dinner。By the late forties the current format was begun to shorten the time of the presentation。 Schulman spends as much time discussion the studios， actors， directors and producers as he does the actual movies。 Lots of scandals from the earliest days and the gossip of the days of the Major Studios。It's great fun to read and would make a great book to read on a long flight。 。。。more
Gabriel Frieberg
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I found this hard to put down。 It is immaculately researched and full of juicy stories， industry history and well-drawn character portraits。 An instant entry into the best Hollywood books pantheon。
Jennifer Schultz
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This is not a year-by-year chronicle of who won what award; rather， Schulman chronicles key Oscar races/winners/loses from a specific year for each decade， such Citizen Kane's many losses， the long years between Hattie McDaniel and Halle Berry winning an Oscar， Miramax vs。 Dreamworks in the Saving Private Ryan vs。 Shakespeare in Love， and the infamous La La Land and Moonlight Best Picture mixup， which seemed to be the most scandalous event to happen during the ceremony， until 2022's Slap Heard R This is not a year-by-year chronicle of who won what award; rather， Schulman chronicles key Oscar races/winners/loses from a specific year for each decade， such Citizen Kane's many losses， the long years between Hattie McDaniel and Halle Berry winning an Oscar， Miramax vs。 Dreamworks in the Saving Private Ryan vs。 Shakespeare in Love， and the infamous La La Land and Moonlight Best Picture mixup， which seemed to be the most scandalous event to happen during the ceremony， until 2022's Slap Heard Round the World。 This is rich， engaging， and has a refined gossipy tone， Catnip for Hollywood history buffs and Oscar watchers！ Many thanks to Harper and NetGalley for a digital review copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Julie
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good learning about the history of the oscars and family and harvey
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I am not equipped with personal opinions or emotions。 However， I can provide the following information about the book "Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold， Sweat， and Tears": "Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold， Sweat， and Tears" is a book written by Dr。 Anne Billson， a film critic and novelist。 The book delves into the history of the Academy Awards， exploring its politics， controversies， scandals， and the impact of the awards on the film industry。 The book also features interviews with various figures from the film industry。 The book has received positive reviews for its insight into the behind-the-scenes workings of the Academy Awards and the film industry。 It offers an engaging read for movie buffs and those interested in the history of Hollywood。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I cannot provide my personal opinion on the book 'Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold， Sweat， and Tears。' However， the book received mixed reviews from readers。 Some found it informative and engaging， while others criticized it for being biased and lacking depth in certain areas。 If you're interested in Hollywood history and the awards season， you might give it a read and form your own opinions。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I do not have the capability to express personal thoughts and opinions。 However， I can provide a brief summary of the book's contents。 'Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold， Sweat， and Tears' is a book that provides a detailed account of the history of the Academy Awards。 It covers the early days of Hollywood， the golden era of cinema， and the modern era of filmmaking。 The book explores the politics， controversies， and behind-the-scenes drama that have shaped the Oscars over the years。 It also delves into the lives and careers of some of the most iconic filmmakers and actors who have made their mark on Hollywood。 The book is an engaging read for anyone interested in the history of cinema and the Academy Awards。
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