Think Jennifer Lawrence falling on her face, Warren Beatty announcing La La Land as (the wrong) best picture, and Robert Opel streaking across the stage. Mix in glamorous outfits, cinematic achievements, star-studded selfies, live Tweets, and awkward mistakes, and you’ve got yourself a winning combination for the Hollywood event of the year—the Oscars.
With films like Bohemian Rhapsody, Black Panther, and A Star is Born on the table, it’s anyone’s guess who will win. With the help of Google Trends, the team at USDirect determined each state’s favorite best picture nominee to see if there’s a clear favorite across the nation.
Do you agree with your state’s pick? Check the map below to see if your state shares your impeccable taste in film and watch who wins live with DIRECTV.
Fascinating Finds
- Bohemian Rhapsody is the most-searched movie in 50% of the United States. Interestingly, 3 of the 4 top-searched films are about musicians—Black Panther is the only exception.
- Roma was Googled most in New Jersey, New York, and Texas—all states with high Latinx populations.
- 5 of the 8 films nominated this year share themes of facing racism and segregation, and empowering people who have historically been oppressed.
- Even though the majority of Green Book takes place in the South, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, and the Carolinas searched the most for Black Panther.
- Vice, BlacKkKlansman, and The Favourite didn’t appear as most-searched in any of the states.
Black Panther is the biggest box-office hit of all the nominees, raking in more than $700 million. It’s also the first superhero movie to get a Best Picture nomination.
Each State and Its Most Googled “Best Picture” Nominee
Alabama: Bohemian Rhapsody
Alaska: Bohemian Rhapsody
Arizona: Bohemian Rhapsody
Arkansas: Bohemian Rhapsody
California: Bohemian Rhapsody
Colorado: Bohemian Rhapsody
Connecticut: Bohemian Rhapsody
Delaware: Bohemian Rhapsody
Florida: Bohemian Rhapsody
Georgia: Bohemian Rhapsody
Hawaii: Bohemian Rhapsody
Idaho: A Star Is Born
Illinois: A Star Is Born
Indiana: Bohemian Rhapsody
Iowa: Bohemian Rhapsody
Kansas: Green Book
Kentucky: A Star Is Born
Louisiana: Black Panther
Maine: A Star Is Born
Maryland: Black Panther
Massachusetts: A Star Is Born
Michigan: Bohemian Rhapsody
Minnesota: A Star Is Born
Mississippi: Black Panther
Missouri: Bohemian Rhapsody
Montana: A Star Is Born
Nebraska: Bohemian Rhapsody
Nevada: Bohemian Rhapsody
New Hampshire: Bohemian Rhapsody
New Jersey: Roma
New Mexico: Bohemian Rhapsody
New York: Roma
North Carolina: Black Panther
North Dakota: Bohemian Rhapsody
Ohio: A Star Is Born
Oklahoma: Bohemian Rhapsody
Oregon: Green Book
Pennsylvania: A Star Is Born
Rhode Island: A Star Is Born
South Carolina: Black Panther
South Dakota: Bohemian Rhapsody
Tennessee: Black Panther
Texas: Roma
Utah: Bohemian Rhapsody
Vermont: Green Book
Virginia: Green Book
West Virginia: Bohemian Rhapsody
Washington: Bohemian Rhapsody
Wisconsin: Green Book
Wyoming: A Star Is Born
Methodology
Data analysts at USDIRECT.com used Googled Trends to learn which states were Googling which Oscar-nominated films the most. The search queries analyzed were based on the official release list of Oscar nominees on January 22, 2019.
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