Presents a complete history of the Academy Awards nominations and winners in each category, from the first ceremony to this year's eightieth anniversary, updated to include the 2008 winners, losers, fashions, and behind-the-scenes stories, all highlighted by more than five hundred photographs from the Oscar ceremonies and the films themselves. Original.

Presents a complete history of the Academy Awards nominations and winners in each category, from the first ceremony to this year's eightieth anniversary, updated to include the 2008 winners, losers, fashions, and behind-the-scenes stories, all highlighted by more than five hundred photographs from the Oscar ceremonies and the films themselves. Original.