Oscars Bookstore

Now you can get all the Academy Award information you could ever want. In association with Amazon.com, browse for and buy Oscar-related books, videos and DVDs.

Books:

The Envelope, Please: The Ultimate Academy Awards Trivia Book by Arnold Wayne Jones

The glamour, the excitement, the triumphs, the upsets, the tacky gowns--the Academy Awards: who can remember it all? Whether you're a film fan, award aficionado, or just a pop culture buff, her is, by category, the most comprehensive Academy Award trivia challenge ever to be compiled.

The Academy Awards: The Complete History Of Oscar by Gail Kinn & Jim Piazza

A great, picture and information filled hardcover book on the history of the Academy Awards ceremony, from 1927 to 2002.

All About Oscar: The History And Politics Of The Academy Awards by Emanuel Levy

This 400-page hardcover book discusses not only the awards, but also the Academy itself, and the formation thereof.

Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History Of The Academy Awards by Mason Wiley et.al.

This huge, hefty history of the hottest night for Hollywood hotshots is everything an "unofficial" account of the Academy Awards should be: exhaustively researched, informative, catty, and packed with amazing gossip.

Inside Oscar 2 by Damien Bona.

FINALLY, A SEQUEL AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL! Enlivened by humorous incidents, brewing controversies, and deeply moving personal dramas, Inside Oscar 1995-2000 offers the complete lowdown on six more years of Academy Awards glory...from Braveheart in 1995 through Gladiator in 2000, with the Titanic phenomenon and the Saving Private Ryan/Shakespeare in Love feud in between.

70 Years Of The Oscar by Robert Osborne

The only book officially sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, this hefty tome presents the history of the movies through the lens of the industry's central organizing body.

The Academy Awards Handbook: 2001 Edition by John Harkness

A look at the winners and losers of Academy Awards from 1927 to the present features a year-by-year listing of all nominations in every category, listings of all the winners, and an analysis of which films and stars win and why.

Oscar Fever: The History & Politics of the Academy Awards by Emanuel Levy

Star Style at the Academy Awards: A Century of Glamour by John Harkness

From Patty Fox, a fashion coordinator of the Academy Awards, comes the definitive glamour book on the Academy Awards-the most viewed fashion show on earth. In stunning black-and-white photography, author fox highlights the historic gown and the stars who wore them.

The Academy Awards Index by Richard Shale

A comprehensive record of Academy Award nominees and winners through 1992, this is a perfect complement to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' own Annual Index to Motion Picture Credits. While the latter is a yearly compilation of information on films that "opened in a commercial motion picture theater in the Los Angeles area for a consecutive run of not less than a week" (and are thus eligible for an award), The Academy Awards Index is a compilation of motion pictures actually honored by academy members through 1992.

Alternate Oscars by Richard Shale

A film critic presents his choices for who should have won the Oscars and did not, including Citizen Kane for Best Picture, listing the actual nominees and winners and explaining why the wrong person or picture is frequently honored.

DVDs:

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (or Trilogy Box-Set) - Best Picture 2003