Author: Ben Zauzmer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781629334400
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
What are the hidden biases of Academy Awards voters? Do films that are more popular with audiences win more often? What are the biggest upsets in Oscar history and how can they be explained?
Oscarmetrics
Author: Ben Zauzmer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781629334400
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
What are the hidden biases of Academy Awards voters? Do films that are more popular with audiences win more often? What are the biggest upsets in Oscar history and how can they be explained?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781629334400
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
What are the hidden biases of Academy Awards voters? Do films that are more popular with audiences win more often? What are the biggest upsets in Oscar history and how can they be explained?
Oscar's Favorite Actors
Author: Roger Leslie
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476628424
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Just as the Academy Awards have an impact upon stars and their careers, their filmic achievements influence the Academy and contribute to the rich history of the Oscars. Upset wins, jarring losses and glaring oversights have helped define the careers of Hollywood icons, while unknown actors have proven that timing sometimes beats notoriety or even talent. With detailed discussion of their performances and Awards night results, this book describes how 108 actors earned the Academy's favor--and how 129 others were overlooked.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476628424
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Just as the Academy Awards have an impact upon stars and their careers, their filmic achievements influence the Academy and contribute to the rich history of the Oscars. Upset wins, jarring losses and glaring oversights have helped define the careers of Hollywood icons, while unknown actors have proven that timing sometimes beats notoriety or even talent. With detailed discussion of their performances and Awards night results, this book describes how 108 actors earned the Academy's favor--and how 129 others were overlooked.
Best Actress
Author: Stephen Tapert
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 1978808054
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
Showcasing a dazzling collection of 200 photographs, many of which have never before been seen, this lavishly illustrated book offers a captivating historical, social, and political examination of the first 75 women--from Janet Gaynor to Emma Stone--to have won the coveted and legendary Academy Award for Best Actress.t Actress.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 1978808054
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
Showcasing a dazzling collection of 200 photographs, many of which have never before been seen, this lavishly illustrated book offers a captivating historical, social, and political examination of the first 75 women--from Janet Gaynor to Emma Stone--to have won the coveted and legendary Academy Award for Best Actress.t Actress.
Maxine’s Critters Get the Vaccine Jitters
Author: Jan Zauzmer
Publisher: The Experiment
ISBN: 1615198385
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
"Maxine takes her pets to the vet to teach young readers that vaccines aren't scary-and they keep us well"--
Publisher: The Experiment
ISBN: 1615198385
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
"Maxine takes her pets to the vet to teach young readers that vaccines aren't scary-and they keep us well"--
Category Fraud
Author: Brian Lindsay
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780980490916
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Studios have been gaming the Oscar nominationsfor years - it's time the Academy took action! "Category fraud," Guy Lodge wrote in Variety, is"the practice of campaigning a leading performance in a supportingcategory (or, more rarely, vice versa) to increase an actor's chances ofa nomination or win - and, in some cases, to avoid competition." There have been instances of category fraud ever since the Academy introduced the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories in 1936to honour the work of character actors and featured players without themhaving to compete at the Oscars with famous movie stars. In recent years, however, as awards season campaigns have becomea ruthless and expensive business, category fraud has become more commonand egregious. With publicists taking any opportunity to secure nominationsfor their famous clients, many lesser-known performers are missing outon well-deserved recognition at the Oscars. Supporting performersare being pushed aside by famous stars in co-lead roles, backedby powerful studios and well-funded 'for your consideration' campaigns. When studios first began promoting established stars in co-lead roles for the supporting categories in the1950s, influential figures in the Screen Actors Guild protested and the Academy was forced to change its rules. Once the controversy subsided, however, the reform was repealed.Half a century later the practice is back: bigger and uglier than ever. Category Fraud charts the controversial history of this betrayal ofthe original reason for the introduction of the supporting categoriesand argues that it's once again time the Academy took action."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780980490916
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Studios have been gaming the Oscar nominationsfor years - it's time the Academy took action! "Category fraud," Guy Lodge wrote in Variety, is"the practice of campaigning a leading performance in a supportingcategory (or, more rarely, vice versa) to increase an actor's chances ofa nomination or win - and, in some cases, to avoid competition." There have been instances of category fraud ever since the Academy introduced the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories in 1936to honour the work of character actors and featured players without themhaving to compete at the Oscars with famous movie stars. In recent years, however, as awards season campaigns have becomea ruthless and expensive business, category fraud has become more commonand egregious. With publicists taking any opportunity to secure nominationsfor their famous clients, many lesser-known performers are missing outon well-deserved recognition at the Oscars. Supporting performersare being pushed aside by famous stars in co-lead roles, backedby powerful studios and well-funded 'for your consideration' campaigns. When studios first began promoting established stars in co-lead roles for the supporting categories in the1950s, influential figures in the Screen Actors Guild protested and the Academy was forced to change its rules. Once the controversy subsided, however, the reform was repealed.Half a century later the practice is back: bigger and uglier than ever. Category Fraud charts the controversial history of this betrayal ofthe original reason for the introduction of the supporting categoriesand argues that it's once again time the Academy took action."
Her Again
Author: Michael Schulman
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006234286X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
A portrait of a woman, an era, and a profession: the first thoroughly researched biography of Meryl Streep that explores her beginnings as a young woman of the 1970s grappling with love, feminism, and her astonishing talent In 1975 Meryl Streep, a promising young graduate of the Yale School of Drama, was finding her place in the New York theater scene. Burning with talent and ambition, she was like dozens of aspiring actors of the time—a twenty-something beauty who rode her bike everywhere, kept a diary, napped before performances, and stayed out late “talking about acting with actors in actors’ bars.” Yet Meryl stood apart from her peers. In her first season in New York, she won attention-getting parts in back-to-back Broadway plays, a Tony Award nomination, and two roles in Shakespeare in the Park productions. Even then, people said, “Her. Again.” Her Again is an intimate look at the artistic coming-of-age of the greatest actress of her generation, from the homecoming float at her suburban New Jersey high school, through her early days on the stage at Vassar College and the Yale School of Drama during its golden years, to her star-making roles in The Deer Hunter, Manhattan, and Kramer vs. Kramer.New Yorker contributor Michael Schulman brings into focus Meryl’s heady rise to stardom on the New York stage; her passionate, tragically short-lived love affair with fellow actor John Cazale; her marriage to sculptor Don Gummer; and her evolution as a young woman of the 1970s wrestling with changing ideas of feminism, marriage, love, and sacrifice. Featuring eight pages of black-and-white photos, this captivating story of the making of one of the most revered artistic careers of our time reveals a gifted young woman coming into her extraordinary talents at a time of immense transformation, offering a rare glimpse into the life of the actress long before she became an icon.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006234286X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
A portrait of a woman, an era, and a profession: the first thoroughly researched biography of Meryl Streep that explores her beginnings as a young woman of the 1970s grappling with love, feminism, and her astonishing talent In 1975 Meryl Streep, a promising young graduate of the Yale School of Drama, was finding her place in the New York theater scene. Burning with talent and ambition, she was like dozens of aspiring actors of the time—a twenty-something beauty who rode her bike everywhere, kept a diary, napped before performances, and stayed out late “talking about acting with actors in actors’ bars.” Yet Meryl stood apart from her peers. In her first season in New York, she won attention-getting parts in back-to-back Broadway plays, a Tony Award nomination, and two roles in Shakespeare in the Park productions. Even then, people said, “Her. Again.” Her Again is an intimate look at the artistic coming-of-age of the greatest actress of her generation, from the homecoming float at her suburban New Jersey high school, through her early days on the stage at Vassar College and the Yale School of Drama during its golden years, to her star-making roles in The Deer Hunter, Manhattan, and Kramer vs. Kramer.New Yorker contributor Michael Schulman brings into focus Meryl’s heady rise to stardom on the New York stage; her passionate, tragically short-lived love affair with fellow actor John Cazale; her marriage to sculptor Don Gummer; and her evolution as a young woman of the 1970s wrestling with changing ideas of feminism, marriage, love, and sacrifice. Featuring eight pages of black-and-white photos, this captivating story of the making of one of the most revered artistic careers of our time reveals a gifted young woman coming into her extraordinary talents at a time of immense transformation, offering a rare glimpse into the life of the actress long before she became an icon.
Oscar's Favorite Actors
Author: Roger Leslie
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476669562
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Just as the Academy Awards have an impact upon stars and their careers, their filmic achievements influence the Academy and contribute to the rich history of the Oscars. Upset wins, jarring losses and glaring oversights have helped define the careers of Hollywood icons, while unknown actors have proven that timing sometimes beats notoriety or even talent. With detailed discussion of their performances and Awards night results, this book describes how 108 actors earned the Academy's favor--and how 129 others were overlooked.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476669562
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Just as the Academy Awards have an impact upon stars and their careers, their filmic achievements influence the Academy and contribute to the rich history of the Oscars. Upset wins, jarring losses and glaring oversights have helped define the careers of Hollywood icons, while unknown actors have proven that timing sometimes beats notoriety or even talent. With detailed discussion of their performances and Awards night results, this book describes how 108 actors earned the Academy's favor--and how 129 others were overlooked.
All about Oscar
Author: Emanuel Levy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9780826414526
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Celebrates the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Academy Awards by sharing historical and political information about the event, as well as facts relating to how the Oscars came to fruition and past winners in several categories.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9780826414526
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Celebrates the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Academy Awards by sharing historical and political information about the event, as well as facts relating to how the Oscars came to fruition and past winners in several categories.
Alternate Oscars
Author: Danny Peary
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780671712396
Category : Academy Awards (Motion pictures)
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
The author looks at the movies, actors and actresses he feels deserved Oscars but didn't get them. Looking at each year from 1927, Peary lists the nominees and winners of each season and explains why the wrong film or person was frequently honoured.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780671712396
Category : Academy Awards (Motion pictures)
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
The author looks at the movies, actors and actresses he feels deserved Oscars but didn't get them. Looking at each year from 1927, Peary lists the nominees and winners of each season and explains why the wrong film or person was frequently honoured.
Nobody's Girl Friday
Author: J. E. Smyth
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019084082X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
This book on the history of Hollywood's high-flying career women during the studio era covers the impact of the executives, producers, editors, writers, agents, designers, directors, and actresses who shaped Hollywood film production and style, led their unions, climbed to the top during the war, and fought the blacklist.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019084082X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
This book on the history of Hollywood's high-flying career women during the studio era covers the impact of the executives, producers, editors, writers, agents, designers, directors, and actresses who shaped Hollywood film production and style, led their unions, climbed to the top during the war, and fought the blacklist.