For Your Consideration...
MY LEFT FOOT FETISH Looking for a jump on the office Oscar pool? Data crunched from the past 20 Academy Awards suggest that Oscar loves actors who play afflicted fictional characters (mentally and/or physically challenged or alcoholic), actresses who play unafflicted fictional characters, and films with concise titles:
Actor in a Leading Role
40% Afflicted fictional character 30% Unafflicted fictional character 20% Unafflicted real person 10% Afflicted real person
Actress in a Leading Role
75% Unafflicted fictional character 15% Afflicted fictional character 10% Unafflicted real person
Best Picture
One word 6 Two words 4 Three words 9 Four words 0 Five words 1
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