The British Are Coming!
Last night, most Americans tuned into the Grammy’s. But we were focused on the awards coming out of London. With two weeks left until Oscar Sunday, BAFTA is one of our last data signals. The British...
View ArticleThe Diva-Off
Two weeks ago we used social listening tools to compare the growing buzz around Argo relative to Best Picture nemesis Lincoln. Perhaps it was last week’s episode of Glee, or perhaps it was the Perez...
View ArticleTraffic Has Been Bad
Hey all, Sorry for the delay in posting the last two days. As you know, Hollywood Blvd. has been a nightmare. We’ve been stuck in traffic for days. This is the perfect time for SNL’s “The Californians”...
View ArticleOne Week Left…WGA Preview
This weekend is one of our final model signals. The WGA Awards are this weekend, and there is a relationship between the winners of the WGA and both the Oscars for Best Original Screenplay, Best...
View ArticleWGA Goes Political, and The Final Week Countdown
As Hollywood prepares for the Oscars (and if you live in the area, you know that Hollywood Blvd is already closed for preparations), the Writers Guild of America celebrated its annual awards last...
View ArticleVanity Fair – Polls and Parties
Recently, while reading Vanity Fair’s account of the wisdom of crowds and how that wisdom can be mined to predict the Oscars, I found myself nodding along with the piece. Yes, I am a firm believer...
View ArticleT-Minus
We are eager to update the models tomorrow! Stay tuned. In the meantime, we have to get ready for Michael Gold’s LA Trip. In the meantime, check out this 2013 Oscar montage: http://vimeo.com/60050642...
View ArticleMy Money Is On…
As they say in the gambler, you gotta know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em. Oscar betting is a little easier with the help of data science. For those of you looking to place real money on...
View ArticleThe Final Countdown
TGIF – no, not thank goodness it is Friday; Thank Goodness It is FINAL. Today is our final forecast for Sunday’s Academy Awards. And, don’t worry. We are going to keep blogging after the Oscars. Our...
View Articleand The Oscar® Goes to…
We have our Winners! It has been a fantastic few months since we launched the Farsite Forecast with our inaugural Oscar Forecast. Below is a summary of the pundits and data science predictions....
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