And the Oscar Goes to…
March 01, 2014
| 87 minutes
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Directed by: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
| Written by: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Sharon Wood
| Cinematography: Nancy Schreiber
| Editing: Brad Fuller, Brian Johnson, Jake Pushinsky
| Music: Jeff Beal
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, And the Oscar Goes to... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Cast: Anjelica Huston (Narrator), Billy Crystal, Tom Hanks, Robert Osborne, Ellen Burstyn, Phil Alden Robinson, George Clooney, Jason Reitman, Jennifer Hudson, Jane Fonda, Benicio Del Toro, Bruce Davis, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Voight, Kathleen Kennedy, Annette Bening, Liza Minnelli, Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Michael Moore, Craig Barron, Ben Burtt, Ve Neill, Jeannine Oppewall, Jeffrey Kurland, Kirk Baxter, Bruce Vilanch