Oscarmetrics Breaks Down The Math of the Biggest Awards Night of the Year

Do you love the Oscars? Do you love trying to predict the winner each year?  Well then I have the book for you!  Oscarmetrics: The Math Behind the Biggest Night in Hollywood takes you through the Academy Awards by way of mathematical statistics and analysis as Ben Zauzmer breaks down each category.

The 91st Academy Award: NOMINATIONS LIST

The Academy unveiled its 2019 Oscar nominations early Tuesday morning, with The Favourite and Roma leading all films with 10 nods apiece.

Both movies are nominated for best picture for the 91st Oscars alongside BlacKkKlansman, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, Green Book, A Star Is Born and Vice.

A Star Is Born and Vice also were dominant in the 2019 Oscar nominations, earning eight apiece, followed by Black Panther with seven, BlacKkKlansman with six and Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book with five each.

The Oscars 2018 - LIST OF WINNERS

The 90th Annual Academy Awards took place last night (Sunday, Mar. 4th) with lots of great films scoring wins, including my favorite of all the Best Picture noms, The Shape of Water, which took home four trophies.  

This year's Oscar ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, honored the best films of 2017 and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 4, 2018. During the ceremony, The Academy presented awards in 24 categories (listed below). The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was once again hosted by television host Jimmy Kimmel and aired at 8 p.m. ET, with the red carpet event starting at 6:30 p.m. ET.  

Kimmel killed it this year.  This was probably the best Oscars in several years, with funny jokes, great musical performances, topical commentary, and much more.  So, if you didn't get a chance to watch the event, I highly recommend checking it out.

Foreign Film Spotlight: THE SALESMAN (Review #2)

Some of the best films ever made are ones that the general audience has never seen, and this is because they were made outside of the United States.  Welcome to another installment of FOREIGN FILM SPOTLIGHT, where we showcase some of the best in foreign cinema to help broaden your horizons.  This week, we take a look at the newly Academy Award-winning film THE SALESMAN!

89th Annual Academy Awards: The Winners

Hey everyone!  Last night we saw the 89th Annual Academy Awards as they recognized the best and brightest in the world of film for 2016.  This will run down our predictions and all the winners for the night's festivities.  Check out the winner below and drop a comment with how your predictions compared!

Oscars Week Series: PREDICTIONS

Hey everyone! Welcome to a very special extra OSCAR WEEK SERIES article. This will run down the predictions in all 24 categories of three of our wonderful writing team. Check out the predictions below and drop a comment with how yours compare!

Oscars Week Series: BEST PICTURE REVIEWS

Welcome to our special OSCAR WEEK SERIES of reviews. This series will go through the seven categories in which an award is given based on the entire film (rather than any one constituent element). This seventh review in the series will go through the BEST PICTURE nominees.

Oscars Week Series: ANIMATED FEATURE REVIEWS

Welcome to our special OSCAR WEEK SERIES of reviews. This series will go through the seven categories in which an award is given based on the entire film (rather than any one constituent element). This sixth review in the series will go through the ANIMATED FEATURE FILM nominees.

Oscars Week Series: FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM REVIEWS

Welcome to our special OSCAR WEEK SERIES of reviews. This series will go through the seven categories in which an award is given based on the entire film (rather than any one constituent element). This fifth review in the series will go through the FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM nominees.

Oscars Week Series: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE REVIEWS

Welcome to our special OSCAR WEEK SERIES of reviews. This series will go through the seven categories in which an award is given based on the entire film (rather than any one constituent element). This fourth review in the series will go through the DOCUMENTARY FEATURE nominees.

Oscars Week Series: LIVE ACTION SHORT REVIEWS

Welcome to our special OSCAR WEEK SERIES of reviews. This series will go through the seven categories in which an award is given based on the entire film (rather than any one constituent element). This third review in the series will go through the LIVE ACTION SHORT nominees.

Oscars Week Series: ANIMATED SHORT REVIEWS

Welcome to our special OSCAR WEEK SERIES of reviews. This series will go through the seven categories in which an award is given based on the entire film (rather than any one constituent element). This second review in the series will go through the ANIMATED SHORT nominees.

Oscars Week Series: DOCUMENTARY SHORT REVIEWS

Welcome to our special OSCAR WEEK SERIES of reviews. This series will go through the seven categories in which an award is given based on the entire film (rather than any one constituent element). This first review in the series will go through the DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT nominees.

89th Academy Awards Nominations

Nominations for the 89th Annual Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning with lots of great films scoring nominations.  Moonlight managed to grab 8 nominations, while La La Land scored a whopping 14 nominations, both of which are up for Best Picture.

This year's Oscar ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will honor the best films of 2016 and will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 26, 2017. During the ceremony, The Academy will present awards in 24 categories (listed below). The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, will be hosted by television host Jimmy Kimmel and will air at 7 p.m. ET, so make sure to join us for this star-studded event, and check us out on Twitter where we will be live tweeting the whole night.

Movie Review: WHIPLASH (A Retrospective)

Whiplash is a 2014 Best Picture nominee with a performance by the Best Supporting Actor winner of 2014, J.K. Simmons. The film is directed by Damien Chazelle and, in light of the upcoming release of his wildly critically exalted film La La Land, I will be taking a look back at this other directorial effort. The film stars Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, and Mellissa Benoist. It follows the story of a young drummer who gets an opportunity and endures a punishing music instructor dead set on making him one of the greats.

88th Annual Academy Awards Winners

The 88th Annual Academy Awards just ended and it was a great night.   Check out all the lucky winners below:

2016 Oscar Nominations

Nominations for the 88th Annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning during a special two-part news conference that took place inside the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills.

The Oscars will be held on Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Dolby Theater at Hollywood & Highland Center and will be televised live on ABC at 7 p.m. ET, so make sure to join us for this star-studded event, and check us out on Twitter where we will be live tweeting the whole night.

Now, here are the nominees: