{"id":60500,"date":"2014-02-26T06:00:35","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=60500"},"modified":"2014-03-03T13:59:08","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T21:59:08","slug":"oscar-best-picture-2014-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/oscar-best-picture-2014-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Poll: Best Picture 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The TV advertisements for this weekend&#8217;s Academy Award ceremony claim that it&#8217;s the tightest race in years. Is that really the case? Which movie do you think will win the Best Picture Oscar this year? More importantly, which movie do you think <em>should<\/em> win?<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve created two polls here. Be sure to vote in both.<\/p>\n<p>First, we want to you predict which movie <strong>will<\/strong> win the Oscar. This has nothing to do with which movie you think deserves to win. (That&#8217;s coming up next.) Rather, how do you think the Academy members will vote?<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-513\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_513\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/blog\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_513_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"ce946b7d10\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"513\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Which Movie WILL Win Best Picture 2014?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-513-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6310\" name=\"poll_513\" value=\"6310\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6310\">'12 Years a Slave'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6311\" name=\"poll_513\" value=\"6311\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6311\">'American Hustle'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6312\" name=\"poll_513\" value=\"6312\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6312\">'Captain Phillips'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6313\" name=\"poll_513\" value=\"6313\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6313\">'Dallas Buyers Club'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6314\" name=\"poll_513\" value=\"6314\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6314\">'Gravity'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6315\" name=\"poll_513\" value=\"6315\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6315\">'Her'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6316\" name=\"poll_513\" value=\"6316\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6316\">'Nebraska'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6317\" name=\"poll_513\" value=\"6317\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6317\">'Philomena'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6318\" name=\"poll_513\" value=\"6318\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6318\">'The Wolf of Wall Street'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(513);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(513); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-513-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<p>With that out of the way, now it&#8217;s time to tell us which movie you think <strong>should<\/strong> win, in your personal opinion. If you don&#8217;t like any of the nominees, tell us your pick for best movie from 2013 in the Comments.<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-514\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_514\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/blog\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_514_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"a68a5ac826\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"514\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Which Movie SHOULD Win Best Picture 2014?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-514-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6319\" name=\"poll_514\" value=\"6319\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6319\">'12 Years a Slave'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6320\" name=\"poll_514\" value=\"6320\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6320\">'American Hustle'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6321\" name=\"poll_514\" value=\"6321\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6321\">'Captain Phillips'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6322\" name=\"poll_514\" value=\"6322\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6322\">'Dallas Buyers Club'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6323\" name=\"poll_514\" value=\"6323\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6323\">'Gravity'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6324\" name=\"poll_514\" value=\"6324\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6324\">'Her'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6325\" name=\"poll_514\" value=\"6325\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6325\">'Nebraska'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6326\" name=\"poll_514\" value=\"6326\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6326\">'Philomena'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6327\" name=\"poll_514\" value=\"6327\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6327\">'The Wolf of Wall Street'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6328\" name=\"poll_514\" value=\"6328\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6328\">My favorite movie wasn't nominated. (Tell us in the Comments.)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(514);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(514); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-514-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<p>As far as predicting what the Academy will do, I don&#8217;t know that this race is really all that tight. Right off the bat, we can eliminate &#8216;Captain Phillips&#8217;, &#8216;Dallas Buyers Club&#8217;, &#8216;Her&#8217;, &#8216;Nebraska&#8217; and &#8216;Philomena&#8217;. None of those stands a chance of picking up the big prize (though they may win other trophies). Populist picks &#8216;Gravity&#8217; and &#8216;The Wolf of Wall Street&#8217; are also unlikely, though may slip in as dark horse victors if the remaining two contenders split the vote.<\/p>\n<p>If the buzz can be trusted, this competition really comes down to the harrowing Antebellum South drama &#8217;12 Years a Slave&#8217; and the unruly con artist dramedy &#8216;American Hustle&#8217;. Both films won Golden Globes (for drama and comedy respectively). &#8216;Slave&#8217; also picked up a BAFTA, while &#8216;Hustle&#8217; nabbed top honors from the Screen Actors Guild.<\/p>\n<p>With the caveat that I&#8217;m very bad at picking award winners, I&#8217;m pretty sure that &#8217;12 Years a Slave&#8217; will take home the Oscar. It&#8217;s the more <em>important<\/em> and artistically-minded film, and its subject matter is so touchy that Academy members may feel guilty if they don&#8217;t vote for it. &#8216;American Hustle&#8217; is a more purely fun movie, but it has also suffered a significant backlash about its shallow script and lack of discipline or coherent structure.<\/p>\n<p>Then again, I&#8217;m frequently wrong in making Oscar predictions. How do you think this year&#8217;s ceremony will go?<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The TV advertisements for this weekend&#8217;s Academy Award ceremony claim that it&#8217;s the tightest race in years. Is that really the case? Which movie do you think will win the Best Picture Oscar this year? 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