85 years of the Oscar: The official history of the Academy Awards
Written by the late Robert Osborne, the primary host of Turner Classic Movies and the Academy's official biographer, this is widely considered the definitive visual and factual history of the ceremony up to its publication.
Inside Oscar: the unofficial history of the Academy Awards
This book focuses on the Academy Awards ceremony and other events connected with it. Each chapter contains an overview of the film year. It gives dates for each annual ceremony, location, host, who presented the major awards that year, as well as who performed the nominated songs.
Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears.
This recent publication offers a modern, narrative-driven history that focuses on the conflicts and campaigns behind the scenes. It is rigorously researched and provides a contemporary look at how the awards ceremony evolved into a global cultural battlefield.
Behind the Oscar: The Secret History of the Academy Awards
Author Anthony Holden covers each of the award ceremonies in rich detail, from the first Oscar dinner in 1929 to the self-congratulations in 1991. Devotees of Oscar trivia will be interested to learn how the statuettes are made, the security measures that ensure the secrecy of winners' names--and a plethora of other tidbits.
All About Oscar: The history and politics of the Academy Awards
Author Emanuel Levy offers an assembled array of facts rather than a specific point of view, this survey of the Academy Awards is admirable for its breadth but tiring in its uninspired presentation.