While these predictions focus more on mainstream movies, it is not necessarily the ones dominating the main categories: Life of Pi leads in three, Zero Dark Thirty in three, Anna Karenina in two, and Lincoln in only one.

Branching out from politics and economics, I have been examining Oscar predictions over the last few weeks. While I approach the science of predictions the same way for both political elections and the Oscars, there are some key differences.

The outcomes of the Golden Globes cemented our expectations in most categories, but the few surprises will not have as large an impact on the Oscars as you may expect.

The 2013 Golden Globe winners were announced on Sunday night in Los Angeles. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted the Golden Globe ceremony, the 70th in...

"Argo" has won Best Picture, Drama at the 2013 Golden Globes. "Argo," directed by Ben Affleck, defeated "Django Unchained," "Lincoln," "Life of Pi"...