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Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Anjelica Huston | ... | Narrator (voice) (archive footage) | |
Billy Crystal | ... | Himself - Nine-Time Oscar Host (archive footage) | |
Tom Hanks | ... | Himself - Actor | |
Cher | ... | Herself - Actress (archive footage) | |
Robert Osborne | ... | Himself - Film Historian | |
Ellen Burstyn | ... | Herself - Actress | |
Phil Alden Robinson | ... | Himself - Director-Screenwriter | |
George Clooney | ... | Himself - Actor | |
Jason Reitman | ... | Himself - Director-Screenwriter (archive footage) | |
Jennifer Hudson | ... | Herself - Actress | |
Jane Fonda | ... | Herself - Actress | |
Benicio Del Toro | ... | Himself - Actor (archive footage) | |
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Bruce Davis | ... | Himself - Academy Executive Director 1989-2011 |
Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Herself - Actress | |
Jon Voight | ... | Himself - Actor (archive footage) |
On the opening night of its annual 31 Days of Oscar festival, TCM presents the world premiere of "And the Oscar Goes To...", a documentary tracing the history of the Academy Awards. The documentary is one of a series of programming events leading up to the TCM 20th anniversary in April 2014. In telling 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. Written by Polly_Kat
This is a power packed 90 minutes. Granted the whole history of the Oscars should be a mini-series, maybe produced by Ken Burns, but for a quick historical perspective and a look at the glamor of the whole thing, this isn't bad. We get to see a multitude of stars, a few acceptance speeches, features on the different categories, all done in snippets, and there is a friendliness and honesty here that isn't usually present in these kinds of shows. I always look forward to the Oscars and ever time I'm bored and disappointed because the show is often so dull (the first five minutes is usually the best with a great production number) and endless. The other problem lately is that it's like watching election coverage where all of the races are already called before the show starts. The internet and the press usually tell us who all the winners are ahead of time. Granted, in close races, there are some surprises, but you immediately know that three of the five nominees don't have a chance. Anyway, I thought that for a little insight into the Academy Awards, this was a nice job.