WHO Won?!?: An Irreverent Look at the Oscars: 1927-1943 (Volume 1)
"I'm currently reading author Robert James' comprehensive history of the Academy Awards entitledWho Won?!?: An Irreverent Look at the Oscars, Volume 1and it is hilarious and insightful." Kristen Lopez, journeysinclassicfilm.com"I've read about half of it and enjoy all of it, even the parts that piss me off." Scott Eyman, author ofEmpire of Dreams: The Epic Life of Cecil B. DeMille, (2010),Louis B. Mayer: Lion of Hollywood(Simon and Schuster, 2005),Print the Legend: The Life and Times of John Ford(2001), andErnst Lubitsch: Laughter in Paradise(2000)."I was continually interested in the material for two main reasons:  my love for film and my interest in the historical aspect associated with the Oscars. Certainly helping was the tone of the book, which mixes up the informative nature of the material with a fitting sense of humor...very much a  grand accomplishment.WHO Won?!?may have "irreverent" as a part of its title, but it is also insightful and engaging, with its entertainingly opinionated regards to films that either deserved more praise or were loved too much." -- Aaron Neuwirth, whysoblu.com"Brilliantly encyclopedic and frequently hilarious." Patrick McGilligan, author ofAlfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light;Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director;Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast; andGeorge Cukor: A Double Life.