Historical Best Picture Oscar Data

Columns

• Index: A numerical index for each record.
• Film: The title of the movie.
• Oscar Year: The year of the Academy Awards ceremony.
• Film Studio/Producer(s): The studio or producer responsible for the film.
• Award: Indicates if the film was a 'Winner' or 'Nominee' for Best Picture.
• Year of Release: The calendar year the film was released.
• Movie Time: The duration of the film in minutes.
• Movie Genre: The genre(s) associated with the film.
• IMDB Rating: The rating score from IMDB.
• IMDB Votes: The total number of votes the film received on IMDB.
• Movie Info: A description or synopsis of the movie.
• Genres: Genre classification from Rotten Tomatoes.
• Critic Consensus: The summary of critical reviews from Rotten Tomatoes.
• Content Rating: The film's content rating (e.g., G, PG, R).
• Directors: The director(s) of the film.
• Authors: The writers of the film or screenplay.
• Actors: The main actors in the film.
• Original Release Date: The original theatrical release date of the film.
• Streaming Release Date: The date the film became available on streaming services.
• Production Company: The production company behind the film.
• Tomatometer Status: The critic status on Rotten Tomatoes (e.g., Certified-Fresh, Fresh, Rotten).
• Tomatometer Rating: The critic rating score from Rotten Tomatoes.
• Tomatometer Count: The number of critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Audience Status: The audience status on Rotten Tomatoes (Upright or Spilled).
• Audience Rating: The audience rating score from Rotten Tomatoes.
• Audience Count: The number of audience reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Tomatometer Top Critics Count: The number of reviews from top critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Tomatometer Fresh Critics Count: The number of 'Fresh' critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Tomatometer Rotten Critics Count: The number of 'Rotten' critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Film ID: A unique identifier for each film.

Distribution

• Format: The data is provided in a single CSV file named oscars_df.csv.
• Size: The file size is approximately 692.42 kB.
• Structure: The dataset is structured with 571 rows and 30 columns. Note that some columns, particularly those sourced from Rotten Tomatoes, have missing values.

Usage

Coverage

• Geographic: The data primarily covers films from the American film industry, as recognised by the Academy Awards.
• Time Range: The dataset includes films with release years spanning from 1927 to 2021 and Oscar award years from the early 1930s to the present. The data is expected to be updated monthly.
• Demographic: The dataset does not contain specific demographic information about the cast, crew, or audience.

License

Who Can Use It

• Data Scientists: Can use this data to build and train machine learning models for predicting award outcomes.
• Film Analysts and Historians: Can analyse trends in genres, ratings, and studio success over the decades.
• Students and Educators: Can use it as a practical dataset for projects in statistics, data analysis, and film studies.
• Journalists: Can create data-driven stories and visualisations about the history of the Academy Awards.

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• Oscar Best Picture Winners and Nominees Ratings
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