Predict the Oscars Contest Announces Winner at Tivoli Theatre
Speeches were made, "selfies" taken, pizza shared and the 2014 Oscars ceremony has now come to a close. After hours of sorting and counting, Classic Cinemas is proud to announce the winners of the annual "Predict the Oscars" contest. Clarendon Hills resident Irene Mackiewicz takes home the prize for the Tivoli Theatre, and will receive a yearlong movie pass for one valid at any Classic Cinemas theatre, and two passes to the Brookfield Zoo. Mackiewicz submitted her ballot at the Tivoli Theatre, located at 5021 Highland Avenue in downtown Downers Grove, IL.
"This year's group of Oscar winners was a bit 'more predictable' than others, which opened the field for more patrons to receive prizes for their correct predictions," explained Classic Cinemas Vice President Chris Johnson. "We were quite impressed by the number of patrons who participated in our annual Oscar contest, and are pleased that movies continue to engage, enlighten and entertain our loyal customers."
This year, winners range from 27 to 80 years old, and over 7,608 ballots were cast during the six-week contest. In order to win, customers needed to predict all seven categories correctly: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Animated Film.
Mackiewicz is a loyal Tivoli fan who visits the theater most Saturday evenings with her husband. "We love the beautifully restored auditorium and the staff is wonderful. We recommend it whenever we can to our friends and family. We're at the Tivoli so often that we earned tickets to their classic holiday film series based on the points we accrued!" she declared.
"We saw most of the nominated films, but I knew that '12 Years a Slave' would be too difficult for me to watch. Based on the reviews and other comments, I felt it should win," Mackiewicz explains. "My favorite film was 'American Hustle,' with its great acting, good storyline, lots of humor and plot twists. I also liked 'Gravity,' with the technology and good acting by Sandra [Bullock]."
Mackiewicz is a previous Predict The Oscar Contest winner, being the only entrant in 1996 at the Tivoli to guess all categories correctly, and then winning the following year when many other participants also submitted accurate ballots.
Classic Cinemas received 255 correct ballots this year, and each of the 13 theatres selected one winner from the correct ballots at that location. The remaining correct ballots entered at the North Riverside Mall Theatre will receive a pair of movie passes to any Classic Cinemas location and a pair of tickets to the Brookfield Zoo.