The Envelope, Please: The Ultimate Academy Awards Trivia Book
Editorial Reviews
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The questions here range from the obvious (most movie fans will be able to identify Babe as the "film about a talking pig [which] won the Visual Effects Award in 1995") to the obscure (only those utterly obsessed with Oscar will answer "1963" when asked the year in which all Best Supporting Actress nominees were foreign-born). But The Envelope, Please is more than just a big quiz. The beginning of each chapter provides a fount of interesting information about the awards. You can read about the Academy's rules for selecting nominees and winners, the reasons unexpected candidates sometimes go home with the gold, and what author Arnold Wayne Jones calls "the glorious kitsch of Oscar." If you're looking to learn more about Hollywood's biggest night, or if you want to stump your friends between commercials at your next Oscar party, grab hold of this nicely priced, brightly written book. --Raphael Efrem Shargel
Book Description
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.
A trivia book with attitude, The Envelope, Please is divided into chapters on the various aspects, honors, nominations and telecasts of the Academy Awards. From statistical facts to memorable, and often embarrassing moments (paging Rob Lowe and Snow White!), from the record-holding winners to all-time big losers in a variety of categories, you can test your knowledge of Hollywood's night of nights. There are Tinseltown teasing questions about the Academy's inner workings, noteworthy achievements, heart-breaking omissions, unforgettable ovations, and much more--from high drama to high kitsch.
Complete with informative sidebars, insightful commentaries and tasty tidbits of chatty dish, here's the supreme Academy Awards quiz: The Envelope, Please
The Envelope, Please: The Ultimate Academy Awards Trivia Book
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