
February 22, 2015
On the eve of the Academy Awards, I perused the Oscar oracles of several top media channels wondering how the box office factored into their Best Picture Oscar category picks. But I was also curious how wagering on the popular vote—social media sentiment—might hypothetically influence the outcome. If the “social correlation” were ever to become a nominating factor at the Academy, how might the popular vote sway the ballot, or even predict a winner.
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