Our Oscar Prediction for 2011, published Sunday February 27, 2011. Below is the unedited copy of our annual exclusive Oscar Predictions for iMAGES on Sunday, Dawn Newspaper. The link to the paper version, now online, can be found at the end of the post.
The Prediction Game
By Mohammad Kamran Jawaid & Farheen Jawaid
In just a few short hours (depending on when you’re reading this), the 83rd annual Academy Awards – aka the Oscars – will air live via Star Movies in the wee hours of the morning; and as per our exclusive tradition we present our picks for 2011.
But before we begin, a little 101 on the process: Our predictions are not a dip-stick poll that rummages information from the internet. We predict winners using the age old model of watching (almost) all the contenders, in as many categories as humanly possible. The predictions are then shortlisted by industry trends, previous winning at other industry awards – and most importantly – last minute Oscar pushes by distributors, and of course experience. Predicting winners is just a small part of a bigger, more intricate, game.
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