Mt. Prospect woman wins "Predict the Oscars" contest

Posted March 17, 2011 11:00 pm

Claire Vartabedian, Falk Associates

The ballots are in, and the Grand Prize Winner has been selected for Classic Cinemas annual “Predict the Oscars” contest. Mount Prospect resident Gayle Silverman entered the contest at York Theatre at 150 North York St. and came out the BIG winner for this year's competition!

Silverman takes home the top prize of FREE movies for two for an entire year at any Classic Cinemas theatre location, along with a dinner certificate valued at $200, good at any of the 21 Chicagoland Francesca Restaurants. Having celebrated her birthday on March 12th, this was the best birthday gift Silverman has ever received! “I am so thrilled! I absolutely love movies, and I may even go to Francesca's for a celebratory birthday dinner!” says Silverman.

This year, 5,605 ballots were cast to predict the Oscar winners in seven categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Animated Film. Each Classic Cinemas theatre selected one winner from the correct ballots entered at that location. The remaining 12 Second Place winners each received a movie pass for one for the entire year and two passes to the Brookfield Zoo. Additionally, every correct entry received one pair of movie tickets valid at any Classic Cinemas location and two passes to the Brookfield Zoo.

Silverman and her boyfriend really enjoy going to the movies. “We love all types of movies especially action-packed films, romantic comedies, and science fiction,” exclaims Silverman.

Silverman did not have a chance to see the entire lineup of Oscar nominated films, but of the nominees she did see, Inception was her favorite, “I saw Inception twice and would see it again!” Now with the pair of movie passes for an entire year, Silverman and her boyfriend can see all the movies they've been wanting to see, “We are really looking forward to seeing Black Swan and The King's Speech with our new movie pass!” says Silverman excitedly.

Happy belated birthday to Silverman and her big win!

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