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After the 2012 Olympics in London, track cyclist Sir Chris Hoy retired, having become the first British Olympian to win six gold medals. But having spent 20 years at the top of his sport, Chris isn’t going to settle for a quiet life. Instead he swaps two wheels for four to pursue his boyhood dream of competing in the world’s toughest endurance motor race, the Le Mans 24 Hours.
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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.
