- Critics (quotable raves, festival honors, year end prizes)
- Media (favoritism from EW to Awards Daily to Oprah)
- Precursors (love from the guilds and the Globes)
- Momentum (the past triumphs of actors and directors)
- Prestige (subject matter x genre ÷ filmmaking team assembled)
- Industry Pull (Hollywood eats their own, but some are higher on the food chain)
- Audience (box office popularity and buzz)
If you answered, "Trick Question! All of the above," you are correct...
...where I'll be sounding off on the Oscars weekly. This article focuses on mastering The Oscar Combination and why I don't think James Cameron's Avatar is the frontrunner, despite its billion dollar haul. Also discussed: The Hurt Locker, Up in the Air, Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock.
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