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“BEST PICTURE” PREDICTION

It is time once again: On Sunday the 26th of February, the Academy Awards® or Oscars® are being awarded for the 89th time. We at CupoNation have looked far and wide, researched above and below and have arrived at our own evidence for our pick for who will win the "Best Motion Picture" category.

The study is based on the previous 88 winners for "Best Picture" and takes into account 5 criteria.

THE OSCAR® WILL GO TO A
PRODUCTION WITH AN AVERAGE BUDGET OF 46M$

We are takin into account the 3 movies closer to the average. The average production budget considers the most expensive and the cheapest production so far.
  • THE OSCAR® WILL GO TO A
    DRAMA GENRE

    • la la land (+ Romance)
    • Lion
    • Moonlight
    • Hell or High Water
    • Hidden Figures
    • Fences
    • Manchester by the Sea
    • Hacksaw Ridge
    • Arrival
The "Best Picture" winners contains multiple genres, according to IMDB. For example, La La Land belongs to a drama and romance genre.
  • THE OSCAR® WILL GO TO A

    • Arrival
    • Lion
    • Moonlight
    • Hell or High Water
    • Fences
    • Manchester by the Sea
    • Hacksaw Ridge
    • la la land
    • Hidden Figures
  • THE OSCAR® WILL GO TO A
    3 WORDS TITLE

    • la la land
    • Arrival
    • Lion
    • Moonlight
    • Hell or High Water
    • Hidden Figures
    • Fences
    • Manchester by the Sea
    • Hacksaw Ridge
Only one movie with a title longer than 7 words has won "Best Picture", "The Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King".
THE OSCAR® WILL GO TO A
MOVIE THAT LASTS AROUND 138 MIN

We are considering the 3 movies closest to the average. The average length takes into account the longest and the shortest winner movies.
  • AND THE WINNER IS
    THE MOVIE THAT MATCHES MOST OF THE REQUIREMENTS

    • 4/5 la la land
    • 4/5 Hacksaw Ridge
    • 3/5 Fences
    • 3/5 Manchester by the Sea
    • 2/5 Arrival
    • 2/5 Lion
    • 2/5 Moonlight
    • 2/5 Hell or High Water
    • 1/5 Hidden Figures
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