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- An exclusive look behind the scenes of the Academy Awards as top stars and filmmakers discuss their Oscar wins and share never-before-told tales of Hollywood's biggest night. This collection features original interviews with Dave Karger, host of Turner Classic Movies and entertainment media journalist.
- About the Author: Dave Karger is an award-winning TV host, interviewer, journalist, and film expert.
- 272 Pages
- Performing Arts, Film
- Series Name: Turner Classic Movies
About the Book
"Dave Karger--Turner Classic Movies on-air host, entertainment media darling, and the Oscars expert--offers a one-of-a-kind collection of original interviews with an A-list lineup of Oscar winners discussing the highs, lows, and never-before-told tales of Hollywood's most storied awards show"--
Book Synopsis
An exclusive look behind the scenes of the Academy Awards as top stars and filmmakers discuss their Oscar wins and share never-before-told tales of Hollywood's biggest night. This collection features original interviews with Dave Karger, host of Turner Classic Movies and entertainment media journalist.
For almost a century, movie fans have been captivated by the Academy Awards and the stars who have won Oscars. 50 Oscar Nights takes readers behind the scenes of Hollywood's most storied awards show through new and exclusive interviews with dozens of A-list actors, filmmakers, and craftspeople spanning sixty years of the Oscars. In these interviews, the artists reflect on their winning work and recount all the details of how they prepared, how they felt when they heard their name called and went up on stage to accept their award, what they wore, how the entire experience impacted their life, and more.
Some interviews reveal fun stories, like why Hilary Swank decided to celebrate her Academy Award at Astro Burger in West Hollywood, or provide insight into the work, as Elton John explains why he was convinced he won his Best Original Song award for the wrong tune. Other interviews shed light on why, for some honorees such as Julia Roberts, John Legend, and Octavia Spencer, the day remains a life highlight to be treasured, while for Marlee Matlin, Mira Sorvino, and Barry Jenkins, complex emotions cloud what most would think would be a purely celebratory moment.
Filled with over 150 photos of red-carpet moments, emotional acceptance speeches, and after-party festivities, 50 Oscar Nights is both a stunning record of cinema glamour and a must-read for any movie lover.
**Full list of interviewees: **Nicole Kidman, Elton John, Jennifer Hudson, Steven Spielberg, Jane Fonda, Barry Jenkins, Halle Berry, J. K. Simmons, Julia Roberts, John Legend, Rita Moreno, Martin Scorsese, Marlee Matlin, Dustin Hoffman, Hannah Beachler, Cameron Crowe, Mira Sorvino, Kevin O'Connell, Sally Field, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Eddie Redmayne, Lee Grant, Louis Gossett Jr., Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Jessica Yu, Michael Douglas, Catherine Martin, Francis Ford Coppola, Allison Janney, Mel Brooks, Emma Thompson, Peter Jackson, Marcia Gay Harden, Mark Bridges, Sofia Coppola, Joel Grey, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, Olivia Colman, Rob Epstein, Whoopi Goldberg, Alan Menken, Melissa Etheridge, Sissy Spacek, Keith Carradine, Estelle Parsons, Geoffrey Fletcher, Octavia Spencer, Aaron Sorkin, Meryl Streep
About the Author
Dave Karger is an award-winning TV host, interviewer, journalist, and film expert. He is a host on Turner Classic Movies and has been the Oscars expert on NBC's TODAY since 2000. He also spent over 15 years writing about the Oscars for Entertainment Weekly, cohosted ABC's Live from the Red Carpet pre-show, and served as the Academy's official red-carpet greeter on Oscar night. In 2015, Dave received the Publicist's Guild Press Award, honoring the year's outstanding entertainment journalist. He has been referred to as "this generation's mass-media cinematic ambassador" by The Wrap and a "beloved entertainment guru" by The Hollywood Reporter.