Oscar's Favorite Actors - The Winningest Stars (and More Who Should Be)

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.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Part I.¿The Countdown

Part II.¿The Runners-Up:

Actors Who Didn't Make the Countdown

1.¿So Close and Yet So Far

delete delete¿Actors One Nomination from the Countdown

delete delete¿Most Nominated Non-Winners

2.¿Legends and Trailblazers

delete delete¿Those Who Won an Oscar

delete delete¿Those Who Were Nominated for an Oscar

delete delete¿Those Who Were Overlooked

3.¿Double Threat: Filmmaker-Actors

delete delete¿Filmmakers Who Won Acting Oscars

delete delete¿Oscar-Winning Filmmakers Nominated for Acting Oscars

delete delete¿Non-Oscar-Winning Filmmakers Nominated for Acting Oscars

4.¿Special Acclaim

delete delete¿Multiple Wins in a Single Category

delete delete¿Multiple Nominations in a Single Category

delete delete¿Record-Setting Honorary Winners

delete delete¿Landmark Single-Year Honors

Countdown List

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Roger Leslie is a scholar in the fields of education and film history. A prolific writer of books in many genres, he is sought after for his lively keynote speeches relating award-winning movies to any theme or group. He lives in Spring, Texas.

Product details

• Authors: Roger Leslie
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2017
• EAN: 9781476669564
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-6956-4
• No. of pages: 324
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 426 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning, PERFORMING ARTS / Reference, Individual actors & performers, Reference works, Individual actors and performers