And the Oscar Goes To...

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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Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Narrator (voice) (archive footage)

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Self - Interviewee

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Self - Interviewee

Cher

Cher

Self (archive footage)

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

Self (archive footage)

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Self - Interviewee

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson

Self - Interviewee

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Self (archive footage)

Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli

Self - Interviewee

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Self (archive footage)

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Self (archive footage)

Phil Alden Robinson

Phil Alden Robinson

Self - Interviewee

Jason Reitman

Jason Reitman

Self (archive footage)

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Self (archive footage)

Kathleen Kennedy

Kathleen Kennedy

Self - Interviewee

Michael Moore

Michael Moore

Self - Interviewee

Janusz Kamiński

Janusz Kamiński

Self (archive footage)

Ben Burtt

Ben Burtt

Self - Interviewee

Ve Neill

Ve Neill

Self - Interviewee

Jeannine Oppewall

Self - Interviewee

Bruce Vilanch

Bruce Vilanch

Self - Interviewee

George Clooney

George Clooney

Self - Interviewee

Robert Osborne

Robert Osborne

Self - Interviewee

Craig Barron

Craig Barron

Self - Interviewee

Kirk Baxter

Kirk Baxter

Self - Interviewee

Jeffrey Kurland

Jeffrey Kurland

Self - Interviewee

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Self (archive footage)

Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani

Self (archive footage)

Buddy Adler

Buddy Adler

Self (archive footage)

Robert Altman

Robert Altman

Self (archive footage)

Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews

Self (archive footage)

George Arliss

George Arliss

Self (archive footage)

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Self (archive footage)

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Self (archive footage)

Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

Self (archive footage)

John Bailey

John Bailey

Self

Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

Self (archive footage)

Alan Ball

Alan Ball

Self (archive footage)

Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

Self (archive footage)

Ethel Barrymore

Ethel Barrymore

Self (archive footage)

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Self (archive footage)

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Self (archive footage)

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Self (archive footage)

Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty

Self (archive footage)

Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni

Self (archive footage)

Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen

Self (archive footage)

Ingrid Bergman

Ingrid Bergman

Self (archive footage)

Halle Berry

Halle Berry

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Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Bigelow

Self (archive footage)

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

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Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Self (archive footage)

Lorraine Bracco

Lorraine Bracco

Self (archive footage)

Charles Brackett

Charles Brackett

Self (archive footage)

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

Self (archive footage)

Nicoletta Braschi

Nicoletta Braschi

Self (archive footage)

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Self (archive footage)

Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody

Self (archive footage)

Geneviève Bujold

Geneviève Bujold

Self (archive footage)

James Caan

James Caan

Self (archive footage)

James Cagney

James Cagney

Self (archive footage)

Jane Campion

Jane Campion

Self (archive footage)

Dyan Cannon

Dyan Cannon

Self (archive footage)

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Self (archive footage)

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Self (archive footage)

Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll

Self (archive footage)

Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson

Self (archive footage)

George Chakiris

George Chakiris

Self (archive footage)

Carol Channing

Carol Channing

Self (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Oona O'Neill Chaplin

Oona O'Neill Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Self (archive footage)

Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard

Self (archive footage)

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Self (archive footage)

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Self (archive footage)

Jon Cryer

Jon Cryer

Self (archive footage)

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Self (archive footage)

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Self (archive footage)

Doris Day

Doris Day

Self (archive footage)

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Self (archive footage)

Rebecca De Mornay

Rebecca De Mornay

Self (archive footage)

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Self (archive footage)

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Self (archive footage)

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Self (archive footage)

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Self (archive footage)

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Self (archive footage)

Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway

Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Durante

Jimmy Durante

Self (archive footage)

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Self (archive footage)

Blake Edwards

Blake Edwards

Self (archive footage)

Vince Edwards

Vince Edwards

Self (archive footage)

Edith Evans

Edith Evans

Self (archive footage)

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Self (archive footage)

Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini

Self (archive footage)

Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell

Self (archive footage)

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Self (archive footage)

Calista Flockhart

Calista Flockhart

Self (archive footage)

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Self (archive footage)

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Self (archive footage)

Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Self (archive footage)

Teri Garr

Teri Garr

Self (archive footage)

Greer Garson

Greer Garson

Self (archive footage)

Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor

Self (archive footage)

Hermione Gingold

Hermione Gingold

Self (archive footage)

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Self (archive footage)

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Elliott Gould

Elliott Gould

Self (archive footage)

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Self (archive footage)

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Self (archive footage)

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Self (archive footage)

Rex Harrison

Rex Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Howard Hawks

Howard Hawks

Self (archive footage)

Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn

Self (archive footage)

Edith Head

Edith Head

Self (archive footage)

Lillian Hellman

Self (archive footage)

Justin Henry

Justin Henry

Self (archive footage)

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Self (archive footage)

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Self (archive footage)

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Self (archive footage)

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Self (archive footage)

Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Self (archive footage)

Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Self (archive footage)

Hugh Hudson

Hugh Hudson

Self (archive footage)

Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Self (archive footage)

Linda Hunt

Linda Hunt

Self (archive footage)

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Self (archive footage)

John Huston

John Huston

Self (archive footage)

Amy Irving

Amy Irving

Self (archive footage)

James Ivory

James Ivory

Self (archive footage)

Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Self (archive footage)

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Self (archive footage)

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

Self (archive footage)

Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly

Self (archive footage)

Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Self (archive footage)

Sally Kirkland

Sally Kirkland

Self (archive footage)

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Self (archive footage)

Diane Ladd

Diane Ladd

Self (archive footage)

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Self (archive footage)

Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Self (archive footage)

Ang Lee

Ang Lee

Self (archive footage)

Janet Leigh

Janet Leigh

Self (archive footage)

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Self (archive footage)

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

Self (archive footage)

Sacheen Littlefeather

Sacheen Littlefeather

Self (archive footage)

Harold Lloyd

Harold Lloyd

Self (archive footage)

Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren

Self (archive footage)

George Lucas

George Lucas

Self (archive footage)

Sidney Lumet

Sidney Lumet

Self (archive footage)

Ali MacGraw

Ali MacGraw

Self (archive footage)

Henry Mancini

Henry Mancini

Self (archive footage)

Dean Martin

Dean Martin

Self (archive footage)

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Self (archive footage)

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Self (archive footage)

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Self (archive footage)

Marsha Mason

Marsha Mason

Self (archive footage)

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Self (archive footage)

Louis B. Mayer

Self (archive footage)

Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

Self (archive footage)

Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell

Self (archive footage)

Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

Self (archive footage)

Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Self (archive footage)

Sarah Miles

Sarah Miles

Self (archive footage)

Freida Lee Mock

Freida Lee Mock

Self

Roger Moore

Roger Moore

Self (archive footage)

Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno

Self (archive footage)

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Self (archive footage)

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Self (archive footage)

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Self (archive footage)

Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor

Self (archive footage)

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Self (archive footage)

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Self (archive footage)

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Self (archive footage)

Valerie Perrine

Valerie Perrine

Self (archive footage)

Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen

Self (archive footage)

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Self (archive footage)

Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

Self (archive footage)

Cole Porter

Cole Porter

Self (archive footage)

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Self (archive footage)

Martha Raye

Martha Raye

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Self (archive footage)

Donna Reed

Donna Reed

Self (archive footage)

Debbie Reynolds

Debbie Reynolds

Self (archive footage)

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Self - Actor

Trent Reznor

Trent Reznor

Self (archive footage)

Hal Roach

Hal Roach

Self (archive footage)

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Self (archive footage)

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Self (archive footage)

Chris Rock

Chris Rock

Self (archive footage)

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Self (archive footage)

Cesar Romero

Cesar Romero

Self (archive footage)

Atticus Ross

Atticus Ross

Self (archive footage)

Diana Ross

Diana Ross

Self (archive footage)

Herbert Ross

Herbert Ross

Self (archive footage)

Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands

Self (archive footage)

Mark Rydell

Mark Rydell

Self (archive footage)

Eva Marie Saint

Eva Marie Saint

Self (archive footage)

Bert Schneider

Bert Schneider

Self (archive footage)

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Self (archive footage)

George Segal

George Segal

Self (archive footage)

David Seidler

Self (archive footage)

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

Self (archive footage)

Jim Sheridan

Jim Sheridan

Self (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Self (archive footage)

Steven Soderbergh

Steven Soderbergh

Self (archive footage)

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Self (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Self (archive footage)

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Self (archive footage)

James Stewart

James Stewart

Self (archive footage)

Vittorio Storaro

Vittorio Storaro

Self (archive footage)

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Self (archive footage)

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Self (archive footage)

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Self (archive footage)

Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney

Self (archive footage)

Dimitri Tiomkin

Dimitri Tiomkin

Self (archive footage)

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Self (archive footage)

Twiggy

Twiggy

Self (archive footage)

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Self (archive footage)

Liv Ullmann

Liv Ullmann

Self (archive footage)

King Vidor

King Vidor

Self (archive footage)

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. Warner

Self (archive footage)

John Wayne

John Wayne

Self (archive footage)

Raquel Welch

Raquel Welch

Self (archive footage)

Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder

Self (archive footage)

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Self (archive footage)

Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams

Self (archive footage)

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Self (archive footage)

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Self (archive footage)

Robert Wise

Robert Wise

Self (archive footage)

Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Self (archive footage)

Joanne Woodward

Joanne Woodward

Self (archive footage)

Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Self (archive footage)

Renée Zellweger

Renée Zellweger

Self (archive footage)

Fred Zinnemann

Fred Zinnemann

Self (archive footage)

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

Self (archive footage)

John Travolta

John Travolta

Self (archive footage)

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Self (archive footage)