Most Americans haven't seen a single movie nominated for best picture, according to survey

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Most Americans haven't seen a single movie nominated for best picture, according to survey

http://www.businessinsider.com/most-people-havent-seen-a-movie-nominated-for-best-picture-2017-2

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Ryan Gosling in "La La Land."Summit

Movie lovers often go out of their way to see every film nominated in the best picture category before the Oscar ceremony goes down. And you'd think that once a movie wins the revered best picture trophy, people would leap to see it as soon as possible.

But that's not so. According to a survey conducted by Morning Consult, 55% of Americans actually haven't seen a single movie nominated for best picture in 2017. Only 14% of the people surveyed take a nomination as a reason to see a movie. So while the Oscars do have some impact on a film's audience, there are other factors that play a more important role.

"When asked to choose what should win best picture, the top picks were 'La La Land' (13%) and then 'Hidden Figures' (11%). However 47% of Americans say they don't know or don't have an opinion on what should win."

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The survey questioned a group of 2,000 people about what drives them to see a movie. The No. 1 factor? Who's in it. Thirty-nine percent of the people surveyed said that their decision to see a movie is driven by the stars.

Thirty-one percent said that the movie's trailer plays a major factor in their decision to see it. Young people tend to be in this category: 50% percent of adults under 30 say that the trailer is a big influence on their choice to see a movie or to skip it.

Like the Oscars, critics also don't have a huge influence: only 15% said that a critic's review determines whether they see a movie.
 

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La La Land was incredible, but I have no idea which movies are actually nominated except for that one.

Like I know I read it I just don't give a shyt, I think Moonlight (definitely still going to see it) and Arrival (amazing) were on there.

Hidden Figures looks trash from the trailers :yeshrug:
 

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Domestically, La La Land is going to end up making around 140M and Hidden Figures is going to sail past 150M, with neither having any significant amount coming from 3D, etc (LLL had a very limited IMAX run, but it didn't do much). Arrival will be hitting 100M probably this weekend. Moonlight and Hell or High Water are going to be the only films, out of nine deep, nominated in BP to not cross $50M. This is the most populist Oscar field probably in awhile, all told.

Also, the star system is dying, with only a very select few consistent draws left, so whoever those people polled are aren't reflecting too much in what is increasingly becoming the box office's reality. It's partly why there's been such a decrease in original properties lately and why the "star" actors from all these Marvel, Star Wars, DC, etc films routinely flop outside those properties despite the huge numbers for them.
 
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I think you could connect this to 'coastal elitism' too, I have seen at least half the noms, and 38 movies last year total, but the "average american" wouldn't ever see or even hear of 'Moonlight' or 'Elle'...
 

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Not surprised if we had it our way the Dark Knight would have won for best picture when it came out but the oscars are notoriously biased... they know what fukking time it is... they dont cater to true fans they have the people behind the scenes (Oscar Voters) voting on dull shyt...:stopitslime:
 

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Sucks for them :yeshrug:

There are plenty of problems with the academy and the movies they nominate/award, but becoming concerned with popularity solves nothing.
 
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