Here's Why We Can't Predict Best Picture At This Year's Oscars

Here's Why We Can't Predict Best Picture At This Year's Oscars

By Lexie Hammesfahr

By Lexie Hammesfahr
January 26, 2016

January 26, 2016

The best picture front-runner continues to change, leaving everyone's predictions up in the air.

SHOW TRANSCRIPT

Newsy's Lexie Hammesfahr takes a minute to discuss why it's so hard to predict what film will win best picture at the 88th Academy Awards.

This video includes images from Getty Images.

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