Have you ever wondered what the numbers behind the fascinating film of Oscar 2020 are? We gathered the data from Frame.io’s outstanding workflow article, to create a chart that summarizes the figures behind nine 92nd Academy Awards Best Picture nominees, regarding their budget, crew, production, and post. Check it out below.

Budget, crew, and duration

After examining the data and create the charts that demonstrate the cameras and lenses that shot Oscar 2020 Best Picture nominees, now it’s the time to analyze the hidden figures behind them. Excellent research made by Frame.io sheds some light on the fascinating data regarding the numbers (budget, crew, production, and post) behind those films. Y.M.Cinema Magazine has collected that data to build a user-friendly and straightforward graph so filmmakers can get new perspectives and insights concerning Hollywood moviemaking. In case you are eager for knowledge, read Frame.io’s article that deals with the workflow of each movie.

The data of 92nd Academy Awards Best Picture nominees

Check out these slides below that show the data for each film. The chart is underneath those slides. 

Oscar 2020: 92nd Academy Awards nominees-Figures Chart

Check out the chart which summariness and demonstrates the data above. The chart is a high definition so press on the image to get a larger view. Credit: Y.M.Cinema Magazine.

Discussion – Money is not the essential factor even in the Oscar

Exploring those figures can educate us a lot regarding the impact and importance of each segment on the film. First, we can definitely see that money is not the most crucial factor. Take, for instance, the winner in this category (Best Picture), which is the movie with the lowest budget, Parasite. Only a fraction ($11 million) was invested in Parasite comparing to other films. Moreover, we can notice a decent presence of “low” budget films in that prestige category (Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit). Second, we can distinguish a significant correlation between budget and crew, which is logical. However, there is no significance between budget and production (principal photography), which is the most costly phase in filmmaking, especially in Hollywood movies. Moreover, Parasite, which is the lowest budget movie on the list, has the highest number of principal photography days.

Furthermore, it’s fascinating to examine the most expensive film in the list, which is The Irishman. We wrote an article about the making of this film regarding the complicated and ultra challengeable de-aging process from production and post perspectives. As for the post-production duration, it seems that Ford v Ferrari takes the lead, which is not surprising. The film has won the Sound Editing Oscar, which can explain the vast extent of the post-production phase. Contrary to 1917, which has the lowest post-production duration in all those movies. The one-take strategy may explain this because editing is simplified due to the small number of cuts. By the way, we wrote an in-depth review of 1917, which you can read here (spoiler: we like the movie, but we think that it’s overrated and does not deserve an Oscar).  For more statistics, head to Y.M.Cinema Magazine articles and charts that deal with the cameras and lenses that used to shoot the Best Picture and Cinematography nominees of Oscar 2020.