| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Basic knowledge | 第11-17页 |
| ·Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | 第11-14页 |
| ·Development of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Academy statuette | 第15-16页 |
| ·The origin of the Oscar name | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Comparison with other film awards | 第17-47页 |
| ·Comparison with the film awards bestowed by film institutes | 第17-32页 |
| ·Membership | 第19-20页 |
| ·Award categories | 第20-22页 |
| ·Eligibility for nomination and voting procedures | 第22-32页 |
| ·About BAFTA | 第23-26页 |
| ·About AMPAS | 第26-32页 |
| ·Comparison with the film awards bestowed by international film festivals | 第32-38页 |
| ·Genre of film festival | 第32-33页 |
| ·Introduction of three important film festivals:Venice, Cannes and Berlin | 第33-34页 |
| ·Comparison with the three important film festivals | 第34-38页 |
| ·Comparison with the film awards bestowed by Critics Associations | 第38-41页 |
| ·Introduction of three influential critics associations | 第38-41页 |
| ·The New York Critics Circle | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 第39-40页 |
| ·The National Society of Film Critics | 第40-41页 |
| ·Comparison with the three critics associations | 第41页 |
| ·Comparison with the Golden Globes | 第41-45页 |
| ·Introduction of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association | 第42-44页 |
| ·Comparison with the Golden Globes | 第44-45页 |
| ·A brief summary for Chapter 2 | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter 3 The Reasons for Oscar to be the king of film awards | 第47-63页 |
| ·Building up authority | 第47-50页 |
| ·Rational structure | 第47-48页 |
| ·Elitist membership | 第48-49页 |
| ·Democratic voting procedures | 第49-50页 |
| ·Eye-catching strategies | 第50-55页 |
| ·Sealed envelope | 第50-51页 |
| ·Red Carpet | 第51-52页 |
| ·Oscar ceremonies | 第52-55页 |
| ·From a dinner to a global media event | 第52-54页 |
| ·Qualities and importance of the Oscar ceremony | 第54-55页 |
| ·Dramatic impact | 第55-62页 |
| ·Impact on films | 第55-58页 |
| ·Impact on actors | 第58-62页 |
| ·Skyrocketing Pay | 第58-59页 |
| ·International stardom | 第59-61页 |
| ·Bargaining power | 第61-62页 |
| ·A brief summary for Chapter 3 | 第62-63页 |
| Chapter 4 Oscar, Oscar show and American culture | 第63-73页 |
| ·Democracy versus Elitism | 第64-65页 |
| ·Equality versus Discrimination | 第65-66页 |
| ·Individualism versus Collectivism | 第66-68页 |
| ·Competition versus Cooperation | 第68-70页 |
| ·Hard work versus Luck | 第70-71页 |
| ·A brief summary for Chapter 4 | 第71-73页 |
| Conclusion | 第73-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-78页 |
