And the Oscar Goes To...

Documentary · TV Movie

Release date: 2/1/2014

Overview

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.

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Cast

Annette Bening

Self - Interviewee

Ellen Burstyn

Self - Interviewee

Jane Fonda

Self - Interviewee

Jennifer Hudson

Self - Interviewee

Liza Minnelli

Self - Interviewee

Phil Alden Robinson

Self - Interviewee

Michael Moore

Self - Interviewee

Ben Burtt

Self - Interviewee

Ve Neill

Self - Interviewee

Jeannine Oppewall

Self - Interviewee

Bruce Vilanch

Self - Interviewee

George Clooney

Self - Interviewee

Robert Osborne

Self - Interviewee

Craig Barron

Self - Interviewee

Kirk Baxter

Self - Interviewee

Jeffrey Kurland

Self - Interviewee

John Bailey

Self

Freida Lee Mock

Self

Tom Hanks

Self - Actor