ICYMI: SSN’s Top Original Stories For 1/13 – 1/17/14

SSN Awards Forecast Formula: Can Other Awards Help Predict the 2014 Oscar Nominees? SSN Digs Deeper to Find Out

SSN digs into our database of historical awards, and using a logistic regression, developed mathematical models for the nominations – each containing a unique combo of various awards and their predictive weight. Take a look at our picks for this year’s Academy Award nominations. (SSN)

Awards Insight: SSN’s Predictions Analysis of the 2014 Oscar Nominations

Just two days ago, SSN went out on a limb and picked what we thought would be today’s Oscar nominations. Using science to create The Forecast Formula to predict 8 categories and good old-fashioned professional instinct to predict 6 categories, we came up with a list of who we thought would get nominated in 14 of the 24 categories. We share our actual results – 80% successful – and just how we came up with our predictions in the first place. (SSN)

SSN Awards Phase 1 Wrap-Up: The Season’s Best Articles All in One Place

The first leg of our coverage has come to a close, and as we head into Phase II we’re gearing up for the SAG, PGA, and DGA Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards, and the mother of them all – the Oscars. Here’s a look at the highlights from SSN’s awards coverage over the past few months. (SSN)

Sundance 2014: Kristen Wiig, Michael Fassbender & More in SSN’s Top 10 Film Picks

SSN is headed out to Park City to check out the films and filmmakers that could break out from the pack this year. Here are 10 feature films we have on our radar, from Dear White People to Frank and Little Accidents. (SSN)

Road to Sundance: The Zellner Brothers & ‘Kumiko The Treasure Hunter’s Long & Winding Path to Park City

Kumiko is loosely based on the true story of a Japanese woman so obsessed with the Coen Brothers’ Fargo, that she convinces herself there’s a stash of money buried under the snow in the American Plains. SSN spoke to David and Nathan Zellner (Kid-Thing, Goliath) right before they took off for Sundance. (SSN)

Oscar Analysis Part Three: Will Sony’s Future Award Hopefuls Prove to be ‘Magic in the Moonlight’ Come 2015?

Sony’s expected to rack up a fair number of nominations for this year’s Oscars—with three movies that could earn close to 20 nods among them—but looking ahead to the upcoming slates of Columbia, TriStar, Screen Gems, and Sony Pictures Classics, it’s questionable whether next year’s awards futures will be as successful. (SSN)