Academy Awards 2018

Academy Awards 2018

Class meeting: 5:00-5:50pm, Tuesdays in SE 101
Instructor: Christopher Davis, daviscj@uci.edu, Rowland Hall 440J  
Office hours: No designated office hours for this class, but you are very welcome in the office hours for my other classes, Mondays 10:30am-11:30am in RH 440J and Tuesdays 1:30pm-2:30pm in RH 340N.

Handouts:

• Course information Download Course information
• Critical Discourse and the Cultural Consecration of American Films Download Critical Discourse and the Cultural Consecration of American Films

Course updates:

• Week 5 we will discuss Machine Learning.  In preparation for that, please watch this video: Introduction to Neural Networks Links to an external site.
• Here is the page for the assignment due Week 4: Reactions to the nominations
• Page describing how we will rate the academy award predictions.
• Here is the page for the assignment due Week 2: Candidates

Useful links:

• Online textbook Links to an external site. on Neural Networks and Machine Learning
• Box office numbers Links to an external site.
• National Board of Review: Top ten films by year Links to an external site.
• Academy Awards Best Picture nominees by year Links to an external site.
• DGA Awards Best Director nominees by year Links to an external site.
• Piazza question and answer forum Links to an external site.
• Award show results Links to an external site.
• Critic Top 10 lists Links to an external site.
• Gold Derby nomination predictions Links to an external site. in all categories