Well, Nobody's Perfect...
Well, Nobody's Perfect...
TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival)
Ep. 49: Introducing 'TIFF Long Take"
33 minutes Posted Feb 24, 2017 at 2:42 pm.
The three discuss the data model that Walt has built to find the probable winners
why the Golden Globes aren't a great indicator of Oscar success
why 'La La Land' is a shoe in for Best Picture
what categories are primed for an upset
and why an Oscar nomination doesn't always translate to box office success
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Well, Nobody's Perfect is winding down, but fear not, Rob and Geoff are moving on up to a shiny new podcast, 'TIFF Long Take'.
https://soundcloud.com/tifflongtake
On the inaugural episode, Rob and Geoff sit down with Walt Hickey, FiveThirtyEight.com's Chief Culture Writer, to find out how you can use data to win your Oscar Pool this Sunday.
The three discuss the data model that Walt has built to find the probable winners (
3:55), why the Golden Globes aren't a great indicator of Oscar success (6:45), why 'La La Land' is a shoe in for Best Picture (10:35), what categories are primed for an upset (17:00), and why an Oscar nomination doesn't always translate to box office success (23:40).