Gail Kinn has conceived and edited a wide range of film books, among them: Screwball: The Great Romatice Comedies, Hollywood at Home: The Photographs of Sid Avery, The Zanucks of Hollywood, The Scorsese Picture by David Ehrenstein, The James Dean Scene, and Those Lips, Those Eyes. She lives in New York City.

Jim Piazza is a screenwriter and playwriter whose personal essays and writings about the media have appeared in the Village Voice and Out magazine. He had also been a script analyst for Columbia, Fox and Paramount Pictures. He is also the author of The King (BD&L). He lives in New York City.

The best book ever on the Oscars® is finally available in paperback—updated to include the 2007 winners, losers, behind-the-scenes stories, fashions, and more.

Rushed to press immediately following the 2007 Awards ceremony, this photo-packed celebration of 80 years of Oscar is the most up-to-date reference available, including every juicy detail and an array of unforgettable images from the latest prize-winning films. As before, every Oscar year from the very beginning in 1927 through the present is fully documented in words and pictures—every nominee and winner in every category, and even some of those artists who were undeservedly passed over. Expert commentary, facts, gossip, and ceremony highlights are included on every page, along with quotes from speeches and a look at “Oscar style” through the decades. Finally available in a compact and affordable paperback, the updated edition still features more than 500 beautifully reproduced photographs in color and black-and-white.