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2014 Oscar Forecast | Farsite Forecast
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Bringing Big Data to the Big Screen. Category Archives: 2014 Oscar Forecast. We did it: 6 for 6 Oscar picks! We’re a little bleary-eyed this morning. But very proud. We bested last year’s pick percentage by one category Best Director one of the closer races of the night. (Insert nerdy, stat-geek fist pump). Take a look at how our Oscar picks stacked up against Hollywood pundits this year. This entry was posted in 2014 Oscar Forecast. March 3, 2014. How the Producers Guild Awards tie affects our pick.
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Best Actress – Cate Blanchett | Farsite Forecast
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Bringing Big Data to the Big Screen. Best Actress – Cate Blanchett. Even among Oscar powerhouses like Meryl Streep and Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett is poised to take home the golden guy for Best Actress. Blanchett has 5 previous Oscar nominations (including 1 win) and a 59% chance of winning this year due to Best Actress wins in the Golden Globes, Critic’s Choice awards and the Screen Actors Guild the top predictor of Oscar success. FarsiteForecast for Best Actress. February 24, 2014.
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2013 Oscar Forecast | Farsite Forecast
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Bringing Big Data to the Big Screen. Category Archives: 2013 Oscar Forecast. And The Oscar Goes to…. We have our Winners! We’ll continue to post on a variety of fun topics, including the movies, music, and perhaps even some issues related to pop culture and politics…. This entry was posted in 2013 Oscar Forecast. February 25, 2013. First things first – here are our final predictions. This entry was posted in 2013 Oscar Forecast. February 22, 2013. My Money Is On…. February 21, 2013. February 21, 2013.
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Bringing Big Data to the Big Screen. 2016 Oscar wrap up. What happened to Rocky? This entry was posted in 2016 Oscar Forecast. March 10, 2016. Here we go. Our final predictions for the 2016 Oscars. We’ll check back in after the show. This entry was posted in 2016 Oscar Forecast. And tagged Oscar Predictions. February 15, 2016. For the 2nd year in a row. That’s right. 6 for 6 once again. Do we know how to forecast those little statuettes or what? This entry was posted in 2015 Oscar Forecast. March 3, 2014.
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Contributors | Farsite Forecast
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Bringing Big Data to the Big Screen. Ryan develops the models for the blog’s forecasts and leads Farsite’s data science teams. Originally in high-performance computation for nuclear engineering, he earned his PhD from the University of Michigan and worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory and as a faculty member at Texas A&M University. Outside of the technical realm, Ryan enjoys literature, the movies of Wes Anderson, and spending time with his wife and two daughters. Call Us: 614.523.3070.
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Ryan McClarren | Farsite Forecast
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Bringing Big Data to the Big Screen. Author Archives: Ryan McClarren. But how, exactly, does the Farsite prediction model work? At Farsite, we created a statistical model that keeps two important things in mind:. 1) 40 years of Oscars history can give us winner predictions based on trends. 2) Intangibles, like momentum, popular opinion and controversy can buck these same past trends. Here are the specific types of data that populate our statistical models:. Prediction Markets and Betting Lines. Are runni...
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Best Supporting Actor – Jared Leto | Farsite Forecast
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Bringing Big Data to the Big Screen. Best Supporting Actor – Jared Leto. Jared Leto holds our highest predicted winning margin, with an 86% chance of victory for his work in. Leto, who’s been away from the acting world to focus on music with his band 30 Seconds to Mars, is back in force with Best Supporting Actor wins at the Golden Globes, Critic’s Choice and Screen Actors Guild considered the biggest win predictor for the Oscar. FarsiteForecast for Best Supporting Actor. February 24, 2014.
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We did it: 6 for 6 Oscar picks! | Farsite Forecast
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Bringing Big Data to the Big Screen. We did it: 6 for 6 Oscar picks! We’re a little bleary-eyed this morning. But very proud. We bested last year’s pick percentage by one category Best Director one of the closer races of the night. (Insert nerdy, stat-geek fist pump). Take a look at how our Oscar picks stacked up against Hollywood pundits this year. This entry was posted in 2014 Oscar Forecast. March 3, 2014. Just when we thought the Best Picture Oscar race couldn’t get tighter.
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Best Supporting Actress – Lupita Nyong’o | Farsite Forecast
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Bringing Big Data to the Big Screen. Best Supporting Actress – Lupita Nyong’o. Lupita Nyog’o, from our Best Picture pick,. 12 Years a Slave. Has gained ground in recent weeks, with wins at the Critic’s Choice and Screen Actors Guild, where her acceptance speeches were emotional and eloquent making it hard not to root for her, according to. We give Nyog’o an 85% chance of winning, our second highest win margin behind Jared Leto. FarsiteForecast for Best Supporting Actress. February 24, 2014.
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Farsite was right: 2013 Oscar prediction results | Farsite Forecast
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Bringing Big Data to the Big Screen. Farsite was right: 2013 Oscar prediction results. We accurately predicted 5 out of 6 winners in the top categories for the 2013 Oscars: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Director. And we’re back here in 2014 to do it all again. What we didn’t expect was to blow anyone’s mind. Unchained. Some thought we also went out on a limb when we picked. For Best Picture, despite the age-old rule that the Best Picture O...
