The Oscars

by Anthony Holden

It is just thirteen inches tall and weighs eight pounds, yet the Oscar has come to exert an hypnotic hold over film performers and audiences alike. This book uses the narrative story of an individual year as the basis of a much broader and historical canvas, to present a portrait of the film world today, and its personalities, finances and power-struggles. It also includes detailed lists of Oscar facts and figures, winners and losers. The author's other books include best-selling biographies of Prince Charles and Laurence Olivier.

995 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 7, 2016

About the author

Anthony Holden is an English writer, broadcaster and critic, particularly known as a biographer of artists.