Category Archives: Oscarama Stats

Collecting and analyzing statistics on the Oscars

Oscarama Stats: Same Actor, Same Role

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Morgan R. Lewis

It’s awards season again, and this past week brought out the nominations for the 2015 Academy Awards. As always, there’s a lot that people are discussing, from the racial makeup of the nominees to the fact that the third sequel … Continue reading →

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Oscarama Stats: Ratings

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Morgan R. Lewis

For today, another simple look at the statistics of the Oscars. This time around, I’m looking at the MPAA ratings assigned to the movies — just to see what sort of films get nominated for Best Picture, in terms of … Continue reading →

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Oscarama Stats: Release Month

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Morgan R. Lewis

I remember back when 2008’s Oscar nominees were announced, and I was a regular visitor to a few different comic book forums. There was, of course, a lot of discussion on whether or not The Dark Knight should have been … Continue reading →

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Oscarama Stats: Questions of Content

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Morgan R. Lewis

Scattered throughout Oscarama I’ll be posting a few interesting statistics on the Academy Awards’ Best Picture category. (Well, I find them interesting anyway.) We often find ourselves making comments to the effect that “movies of type X never get nominated”, … Continue reading →

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