BigML News, Issue #102, March 2022
BigML Challenge: 2022 Oscar Predictions
 
Hi <<Full Name>>,

Last week we announced the BigML challenge to predict the 2022 Oscar winners that we will know on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Today, as promised in our previous newsletter, we want to share the updated and complete datasets that include more movie industry awards celebrated up until yesterday, March 20, which you may find useful for your Oscar predictions. Feel free to use these datasets or other data sources, that is your choice:
Gentle reminder: The objective fields are listed as "Oscar_Best_XXXXXXX_won" and there are 20 different categories you can predict. As mentioned above, you will most likely need to build one model per category. The remaining fields are the predictor fields, e.g., "Oscar_Best_XXXXXX_nominated". Below are some explanations:
  • XXXXXXX_won: Numeric. (Number of awards won at that specific event)
  • XXXXXXX_won_categories: Items. (Categories that were won at that specific event)
  • XXXXXXX_nominated: Numeric. (Number of nominations for that specific event)
  • XXXXXXX_nominated_categories: Items. (Nominations for that specific event) 

Ready, Get Set… Predict!
2022 Oscar Predictions
This dataset is prepared to predict the following 20 categories. Feel free to predict all of them, any of them, or just one, it's up to you!
  • Best Picture
  • Best Director
  • Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • Best Actress in a Leading Role
  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  • Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Best Original Screenplay
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Film Editing
  • Best Sound Editing
  • Best Sound Mixing
  • Best Visual Effects
  • Best Makeup and Hairstyling
  • Best Music, Original Song
  • Best Music, Original Score
  • Best Production Design
  • Best International Feature Film
  • Best Animated Feature Film
A little tip: With the given data, you might need to build one model per category for better results, but please feel free to follow your own modeling strategy.
 
The deadline to submit your predictions is March 23 at the end of your business day. You can submit your results by sending an email to support@bigml.com or simply by replying to this email.

You can submit a maximum of two picks per category in case you are using different approaches, e.g., ML model-based prediction versus your intuition. Please stick to the following format when submitting: 

BigML Username: alfred

Best Picture: 
  • ML-based: Dune (OPTIONAL: X% prediction confidence. It is not mandatory to use BigML for your ML predictions, however, if you do, you can share your BigML model via a secret link if you wish.)
  • Intuition: Don't look up.
We want the world to know how good your predictions are so we will present the best performing predictors on BigML's social media channels as well as on BigML's blog. Additionally, we might also invite you to present your solution to one of our Machine Learning Schools!
 
Looking forward to your participation in this fun challenge and good luck!!!
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