February 17, 2005
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Buzzing Over the Oscar Race
Thursday February 17, 2005 6:00PM PT
With just over a week to go until the Academy Awards, we decided to examine the nominee buzz in the leading categories. While the films in the Best Picture race may be outside the mainstream fare monopolizing the nation’s multiplexes, there’s still plenty of buzz around the big five. Searches on the Academy Awards are on the upswing as well — up 42% over the past week. It’s impossible to predict the names that will be in the envelopes that fateful Sunday night, but the search momentum shows Million Dollar Baby punching out the competition. Here’s how the players in the major categories stack up, according to your searches:
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Best Picture:
Best Director:
Best Actor:
Best Supporting Actor:
Best Actress:
Best Supporting Actress: