01957nam a22003017a 4500 BJBSDDR 20260819140511.0 ta 260727s2022 mau||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781684581191 (cloth) 1684581192 (cloth) eng BJBSDDR eng PN 1993.5 D261a 2022 Davis, Bruce, 1943- 49822 (Former Executive Director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) The Academy and the award : the coming of age of Oscar and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences / Bruce Davis. Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, 2022 x, 500 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. "The early history of the formation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and its most famous award-the Oscar-as told by its former executive director who reveals many previously unknown stories"-- $c Provided by publisher. Now that story is finally being told. Bruce Davis, executive director of the Academy for over twenty years, was given unprecedented access to its archives, and the result is a revealing and compelling story of the men and women, famous and infamous, who shaped one of the best-known organizations in the world. Davis writes about the Academy with an intimate view of its workings, its awards, and its world-famous membership. Thorough and long overdue, The Academy and the Award fills a crucial gap in Hollywood history. Available now for the first time in paperback. Academia de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas Historia 50105 Cine Premios 30579 Cine Premios Historia 50106 Premios Oscar de cine (Estados Unidos) 30578 Cine Historia Estados Unidos 909 lcc BK cmc 127853 127853 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2026-07-27 0 PN 1993.5 D261a 2022 00000201715 2026-07-27 13:04:00 1 2026-07-27 BK