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Predicting Awards with Audience Insight
Audience awards at film festivals significantly influence Oscar nominations, as seen with past winners like 'Nomadland' and '12 Years a Slave', indicating a roughly 50% correlation. Films that resonate with the crowd often emerge from a mix of quality and festival exposure, bringing into play major titles from events like Cannes, Telluride, and Venice. Current contenders include an intriguing film featuring Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez, heavily promoted by Netflix, and a Cannes winner named Nora. Despite disparities between Cannes and Toronto winners, crowd favorites like the Saturday Night Live movie could also contend for prominent awards, especially the Audience Award.
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