{"product_id":"oscar-snubs-laurence-e-macdonald-9798893918120","title":"Oscar Snubs: From City Lights to Maestro","description":"\u003cp\u003eMacDonald's previous book covers all of the Academy Award-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewinning Best Pictures from 1927 to 2022. In his new book, Oscar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSnubs, the author takes a critical look at films that deserved\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOscars, but were denied them in the annual contests. It is his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebelief that many outstanding films have been snubbed by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emembers of the Motion Picture Academy over the more than\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e95 years of the Academy's existence. In fact, many of these\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efilms, such as Charlie Chaplin's City Lights and Bradley Cooper's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaestro, have proven to be far worthier of Oscars than the films\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethey competed against. In this volume, 52 films are presented, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ealong with critical evaluations of their artistic merits and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epersonal suggestions by the author about awards that these\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efilms deserved. Although the worth of any film may be based\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon the viewer's individual opinion, MacDonald contends that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethese 52 films are prime examples of filmmaking at its best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurence E. MacDonald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798893918120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Citiofbooks, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Laurence E. MacDonald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517102764287,"sku":"9798893918120","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32d5ca29-8664-4e17-9590-833223fc6f48.jpg?v=1778729918","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oscar-snubs-laurence-e-macdonald-9798893918120","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}