Jennifer Schultz's Reviews > Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears

This is not a year-by-year chronicle of who won what award; rather, Schulman chronicles key Oscar races/winners/loses from a specific year for each decade, such Citizen Kane's many losses, the long years between Hattie McDaniel and Halle Berry winning an Oscar, Miramax vs. Dreamworks in the Saving Private Ryan vs. Shakespeare in Love, and the infamous La La Land and Moonlight Best Picture mixup, which seemed to be the most scandalous event to happen during the ceremony, until 2022's Slap Heard Round the World.

This is rich, engaging, and has a refined gossipy tone, Catnip for Hollywood history buffs and Oscar watchers!

Many thanks to Harper and NetGalley for a digital review copy in exchange for an honest review.